My philosophy as an Asian guy in a major western city who is able to consistently pull each week 7/10+ XF (AF WF and MEF and LF) and here is my philosophy
Here is what I found:
Appearance matters, especially for Asian men because we have had historically stereotypes which make it hard to show value outside of skilled labor, food, and service, Appearance is a way to create inherent attraction within our norms and growing now is athletics (Shohei Ohtani) and art (BTS, K Dramas).
You need to take the strictness your parents put on you to get into Harvard or FAANG and put that into CHAANG. (and also FAANG).
Having clear skin, good hair, a great attitude, being physically capable, with an authentic style will do as much for your quality of life as whatever your parents told you to focus on.
Most Asian men are clueless about the importance of self promotion assertiveness and advocacy, on not only a micro scale but also on a global scale.
Confucian culture and boomer Chinese mentality has totally fucked Asians in the west. We actually have a lot to learn from Western society in that until recently East Asian - and especially Chinese culture is retarded for Asian male power globally.
So the first smart step China and Korean did is they learned from western information warfare and created KPOP + also put a spotlight on discrimination, cruelty and violent behaviour of Western men. Which is essentially what the CIA did with Hollywood + anti Asian propaganda.
Mate guarding is real while being attractive will get people to accept you more, you will still be expected to bend over backwards more to get access to social groups where you are the minority.
Some guys don't mind this (more power to them) and have thick skin. For me I would rather join and spend my time and money on groups that either accept me equally or at an advantage. For me I have the luxury of finding groups and people like this, but if I did not I would simply choose not to participate in a society I felt discriminated against me.
Places I enjoy supporting are Asian resteraunts, Artists, Anime, Food Festivals, and media.
War is not fought with only weapons, it is mostly about emotions and thoughts. Ironically Sun Tzu said something about winning a war without lifting a single finger which is exactly what the US did with China.
Media is everything, if you let other groups control the narrative against you then your group will be fucked. No Army needs to invade your country and your women will avoid you and your comrades will have given up on life. Just look at what is happening to the US internally now that Asian countries are on a more even playing ground in terms of media.