Why are white people so revered in the Western Hemisphere?

Most people of color have great admiration for white people and in extreme cases, some try to "become" white by having surgery and/or by denouncing their culture. It seems like the only race that doesn't have this overwhelming admiration for white people are African Americans. Is that why African Americans are the most despised race in North and South America? Why do Asians love white culture and features so much? They were never colonized or enslaved by whites. Why do all of the telenovelas from spanish tv networks only feature white faces and hardly any black or mestizo faces?

I can't turn white by changing cultures and I've seen mestizo who just look white so you can't have a mestizo face lol