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Asian Americans get hired at a much higher rate than their proportion of the general U.S. population but that doesn't mean they're climbing the executive ranks at the same pace. Across corporate America, Asians make up 12 percent of professionals and 5 percent of executives, according to Equal Opportunity Commission data. In finance, four of the biggest U.S. banks have less than 15 percent of their Asian workforce in C-suites or upper management.