I want to be a representative and be a role model for the Asian American community. — Jeremy Lin Copy Share Image
I have been called racist slurs and been treated differently because I am Asian American. — Michelle Steel Copy Share Image
There was never a point where I thought, 'I'm going to do something Asian American.' — Lee Isaac Chung Copy Share Image
The Asian-American kids I meet respond to a democracy in the vulgarity of my roles. — John Cho Copy Share Image
“I am an Asian goddess! I love myself and show others they can love themselves as well.” — The Thoughtful Beast Copy Share Image
I think being Asian or Asian American, there are always barriers to break, especially in sport. — Jessica Pegula Copy Share Image
Some useful advice for all of my Asian-American brothers and sisters - never go paint-balling with a Vietnam veteran. — Ali Wong Copy Share Image
OK, it was black, it was below grade, I was female, Asian American, young, too young to have served. Yet I think… — Maya Lin Copy Share Image
We're all conditioned to work hard, and it's not just an Asian thing: it's an Asian American thing. You maximize the little… — Ken Jeong Copy Share Image
Just because there's one Asian American superhero in the MCU, it does not by any means imply that our fight is finished… — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
“Only on a few occasions had I ever been comfortable showing my body off, and now here I was, taking a job… — Teresa Lo Copy Share Image
I always tend to gravitate toward the idea of things being human: that this isolation I feel as an Asian American, even… — Lee Isaac Chung Copy Share Image
It does feel like we get to just carte blanche create a superhero origin story for 2021, for this day and age,… — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
Chinese culture has a lot of virtues that are tremendously valuable to not only us as Asian-Americans, but also the world in… — Martin Yan Copy Share Image
I wish reporters were more in tune to the difference between the Asian experience and the Asian-American experience. I think often they… — Constance Wu Copy Share Image
With my husband, I do really appreciate the fact that we - even though we're different kinds of Asian, there is a… — Ali Wong Copy Share Image
The Vietnam War was taking place, which was raising all sorts of questions in the United States, and it was forcing Asian-Americans… — Grace Lee Boggs Copy Share Image
I am honored to have Ajamu Baraka as a running mate. I think he brings enormous credibility in the disenfranchised communities, not… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
Working on 'Fresh Off the Boat' has been really enlightening to me because it's made me actually think about the roles that… — Constance Wu Copy Share Image
My heritage is something that I have always been aware of, however, some would say that there is a disproportionately low number… — Nathan Adrian Copy Share Image
I think it's not an accident that you don't have that many Asian American women writers who are breaking out. I don't… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
For the longest time, the Asian-American community would talk about representation, but I think it's also about the freedom to really shape,… — Justin Lin Copy Share Image
Yes, I do feel a responsibility, and always have, and it's been an odd burden for me. Even when I started and… — John Cho Copy Share Image
We cannot educate white women and take them by the hand. Most of us are willing to help but we can't do… — Gloria E. Anzaldúa Copy Share Image
As a Chinese American legislator, I applaud the RNC's Growth and Opportunity Project. Engaging Asian American and Pacific Islander communities about Republican… — Kimberly Yee Copy Share Image
Our film [Hide and seek ]was created as part of the Asian American Film Lab's 11th 72 Hour Film Shootout filmmaking competition,… — Garth Kravits Copy Share Image
I'm so proud of my heritage, but yes, I think there's always a danger when people put you on a pedestal. Especially… — Lucy Liu Copy Share Image
I wish people wouldn't just see me as the Asian girl who beats everyone up, or the Asian girl with no emotion.… — Lucy Liu Copy Share Image
It was hard for me to do the show (All American Girl) because a lot of people didn't even understand the concept… — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
I happen to be one of those lucky people who says that she's a working actor. And to always be working is… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
Growing up as a South Asian-American, I didn't have any female role models. — Payal Kadakia Copy Share Image
It's weird for me to say I'm lucky when I can't go into a bookstore and have more than five choices if… — Jenny Zhang Copy Share Image
A lot of my students are Asian-American, and it has been thrilling to watch them break through the stereotypes into something alive… — Robert Morgan Copy Share Image
I worked at ILM the same time Masi Oka was there. Who would have thought that two Asian-American nerds from ILM would… — Grant Imahara Copy Share Image
I feel like there's this need that the Asian-American community has to feel like people. It's something that Asians in Asia do… — John Cho Copy Share Image
Americans are fickle. And what constitutes the enemy is always changing. Believe it or not, at one time Blacks were the favored… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
Growing up, I thought I was white. It didn't occur to me I was Asian-American until I was studying abroad in Denmark… — Maya Lin Copy Share Image
It's funny - when I started acting, I didn't know I was going to be talking about Asian-American issues so much. You… — Justin Chon Copy Share Image
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