TLDR: More pros are Asian because when Asians play games, it's oftentimes Valorant, not because of stupid generalizing statements Americans make up.
I've lived in two hotspots for Koreans, that being Los Angeles and the Chicago suburbs, and the Koreans I met there couldn't have been more different from a general standpoint (specifically a contrast between ABG/ABB and kids who study their asses off). And yet even in LA where parents were much more relaxed and oftentimes much more wealthy too, no Korean parent I've ever known to a proper degree would've supported their kid's career in an esport.
Why? Remember that these first-generation Korean parents are the same ones that come from the generation who were the first notable esports players (think old StarCraft players like BoxeR). They don't have the perceptions of esports as a career that modern native Koreans do, and that's probably the same case with Chinese who I find to be culturally very similar.
To address the topic of Asians being "richer" as a general term, also note that firstly, this data is heavily skewed by the presence of Indian-Americans, who are not the target of this conversation. Additionally, also note that Asian-Americans have the most income inequality of any ethnicity in the United States, meaning that added to their limited population (broadly), the Asians who can afford high-end gaming gear are not a lot of people.
But I digress, there are proportionally a lot of ethnically Asian pros in NA. Listing them up:
Viet: supamen, TenZ (half), Derrek
Filipino: Zekken (half), Cryocells
Cambodian: Jawgemo
Korean: s0m
Notice they are mostly SEA, which means that the generalizing statements made by Americans based on their uneducated perceptions of East Asians are ridiculous, and simply another instance of Americans trying to pretend they know Asians better than Asians themselves. So why are there quite a few Asians (inclusive of T2)? Simply put, more pros are Asian because when Asians play games, it's oftentimes Valorant.
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