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Asian male :Interested in economics; My parents both went to grad school here, college in china.
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As you probably already know, this profile is a very common one, and the target colleges you've named will see many applicants who have a background, EC;s, transcript, and test scores that are similar to yours. This means that you'll have to work even harder to stand out in the crowd (essays can help here, ditto an unusual interest that may not have translated into an official EC but is something you do on your own--e.g., reading all the works of a particular author or perhaps everything that's ever been written about parakeets
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You also might want to consider applying to colleges that are farther afield than the "usual suspect" Northeast institutions that already attract a lot of Garden Staters. For instance, what about Wake Forest? Vanderbilt? Case? (All are probably "Matches" for you). Notre Dame, though probably a "Reach" for almost everyone, has lower Asian numbers than most of the "name" universities, which might work in your favor. That's true, too, at Tulane, which should be a pretty safe bet. (It's really not responsible to call any college "Safe" without seeing the full picture that admission folks will see, so this is based just on what you've told us here.)
Thus, although you certainly have good odds at a number of the colleges you've already named, do keep in mind that you'll need to put some thought into how you can highlight your unique traits and strengths on your applications.