Why Are Asian Americans Sometimes Referred to as the "Model

Why are Asian Americans sometimes referred to as the "model minority"?

A) All immigrants groups from Asia have been wealthy.
B) Asian immigrants did not come to the U.S. fleeing war or political strife.
C) The term is traced back to a period when Asian features were thought to be the most beautiful.
D) No one really knows how the term originated, but continues to be used.
E) Asian Americans have the highest family incomes, even higher than Whites, and their children are most likely to go to college.