Fellow Straight Asian Brothers...

Gain a personality

- Probably Harvard

Non-Asian, non-target here

No, you are not fucked - I managed to land a top bank in a top group

You just to be proactive and demonstrate grit

I remember a VP at a lower-tier foreign bank telling me that she was impressed by my proactiveness because the bank had never heard of my school (and hence doesn't even look there)

Asian non-target with a strong IB background. 

Just got to be proactive in the process, keep networking, maintain good GPA, have good internships experiences etc. This is really a people's industry, you have to even the playing field with your network. Cold applying may be harder but who cares, when your network just got you the first round interview and superday.      

You're not fucked. Just leverage your resources and start early. Was able to land top BB IB and AM offers from a non-target and low-income/first-gen background. Being Asian will not hinder you in any way in recruiting. 

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Asian + nontarget here. Lower BB/high MM offer landed. Keep pushing!

Chinese, international, non-target.

Agreed that it's difficult on paper, but in my own experience not an insurmountable barrier. Even if we aren't "diverse" by HR standards, I think that interviewers are always intrigued when personalities don't match the stereotypes(wooden/meek or overeager/try-hard). In other words, if you are different from the stereotype in any way or form, play it up. I think that it creates a more memorable impression, especially if you have storytelling ability(seriously underrated IMHO).

Also, being an Asian guy sometimes means that interviewers don't even bother to check technicals/smarts - it's taken as a given. That being said, we get dinged extra hard if we miss them.