That was a bad comparison. Most top HS kids in California don’t apply to USD. If they do, it’s their safety.
FWIW, we are Asian American.
My daughter did some stereo typical Asian American EC’s: piano, Academic League, quiz bowl. But she also did some EC’s that are not “so-Asian”: Field Hockey, Church Choir, Vocalist in a band, Writing.
But she did all of those because she actually enjoyed them.