Is it possible to move from Asia to the US?

I see a lot of discussions on moving from the US to Asia but couldn't find one vice versa, so here I am.

I am currently an international student studying in the US with a SA offer at one of the large AM firms in HK/SG (think BlackRock, Fidelity, etc). While I would gladly take the offer if I can convert this SA to FT, I am also concerned that starting my career in Asia would limit my opportunity to come back to the US.

Wondering if anyone can share their experience making a transition to the US from another region. (Is it possible to move back within 4 years if I want to come back to the US? If not, when is the optimal time to make the transition? Is an MBA required for such move?)

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I used to do Asia-Pacific PE (kind of like FoF). Now I do something else but happy to try and answer questions on that stuff.

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