My guess is the Asians are making strides in medicine but within their teams (which may have whites in their group). You won't hear about their discoveries except in small blurbs because it's not sensationalist and otherwise newsworthy.
But again, Asians are typically more about working as a team so you won't hear of many standouts.
The only Asian I can think of who has made the news was the Chinese gentleman who changed babies' DNA so that they'd be HIV resistant.
You're right though; I can't think of anything that blacks have 'invented' in recent memory (despite all the tools and affirmative action assistance).
Another thing to note is that most important discoveries are made by teams nowadays as opposed to individuals.
The days of important, singular inventors, like Tesla, are long gone.
Asians will / have made a lot of advances in medicine, simply because western countries have laws against "playing god". In China - provided you pay the right people - you could probably design your own half human, half animal, super mutant freak.
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