Not only are their economic and technical contributions to Silicon Valley recognized, but their future potential is also only increasing. Their deep immersion in high-skill, technical jobs means they are a great conduit of traffic and business.
Chinese migrants in those high-skilled jobs have more exposure and education than their fellow Chinese workers in other industries, such as peddling, hospitality, inn-keeping, or shopkeeping in
Los Angeles and Chinese enclaves in other US cities. The multiplier effect is the importance of diasporas in leveraging their home countries in international business. As such, the Chinese, Indians, and, to less extent, Arabs have cultivated an extended, at least bi-cultural, network of contacts and other important resources.