We never set out to make one of the first Asian-American shows on cable. That's like, not a real fun creative place… — Greta Lee Copy Share Image
When I came on to 'Iron Fist,' it was really Colleen Wing that sold it for me. I thought it was a… — Jessica Henwick Copy Share Image
Coming out of college into the draft, being Asian-American and being from Harvard, that's not going to be an advantage because of… — Jeremy Lin Copy Share Image
You know, we never grew up with Asian American role models in the entertainment industry, unfortunately. I'd never seen an Asian face… — Eric Nam Copy Share Image
Hawaiis own Patsy Mink served as the first congresswoman of color and first Asian American woman in the House; she later sought… — Colleen Hanabusa Copy Share Image
The next Republican that will win will campaign in the Latino community, will campaign amongst Asian-Americans, will campaign in the black churches,… — Jeb Bush Copy Share Image
I definitely have been approached and reached out to by a lot of young Asian American and Asian women, which has been… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
Growing up as an Asian American, we're lucky to have two sentences in a history book about the Chinese-American experience. — Justin Lin Copy Share Image
The March on Washington was a March for Jobs and Freedom. There are still too many people who are unemployed or underemployed… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
The more visibility, the more opportunities for Asian-American actors to play great roles. It goes to the studios opening up roles they… — Nahnatchka Khan Copy Share Image
I don't like when an Asian-American actor says, 'I'm entering this business to change Hollywood.' It feels like the wrong reason -… — John Cho Copy Share Image
What I noticed is that the lens from which people want to look at 'Minari' is just from that Asian-American angle. And… — Lee Isaac Chung Copy Share Image
After I made 'Better Luck Tomorrow' and started taking meetings in Hollywood, I quickly learned that Asian Americans weren't even in the… — Justin Lin Copy Share Image
“math performance in Asian American women, built around the stereotypes of Asians being good at math, and women not. Half the subjects… — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
Nationally, more than one million Asian American entrepreneurs create jobs in their communities, helping fuel local commerce. In New York, we have… — Nydia Velazquez Copy Share Image
I am an American, not an Asian-American. My rejection of hyphenation has been called race treachery, but it is really a demand… — Bharati Mukherjee Copy Share Image
We have seen a man dragged to death in Texas simply because he was black. A young man murdered in Wyoming simply… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
“As for self-esteem, is this really the product of ethnic role models and fantasies of a glorious past? or does it not… — Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr Copy Share Image
“From 1979 to 1988, it concluded, Harvard admitted only 13.2 percent of Asian Americans, compared with 17.4 percent of whites. Applicants from… — Daniel Golden Copy Share Image
People take pride in being Irish-American and Italian-American. They have a particular culture that infuses the whole culture and makes it richer… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Within the model minority rhetoric, Asian Americans are represented as “good” minorities and African Americans are represented as “bad” minorities. Here, the… — Jennifer Lee Copy Share Image
I was grateful to see President Obama's victory speech. I was over the moon to see the audience. There were about 60… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I started asking friends, my white friends around, I said, "What's something that you think all Asians have in common?" They almost… — Simon Tam Copy Share Image
“I asked him about what it was like growing up as a Korean American in northern New Jersey in the 1970s and… — Euny Hong Copy Share Image
I've gotten scholarships from the Asian-American Directors Guild of America society and things like that, and those things helped me, even if… — Jon M. Chu Copy Share Image
Obviously the Asian American community wants you to do well. They are cheering you on no matter what the circumstances. — Michael Chang Copy Share Image
Danny Chung in 'Veep' is a really unique, very anti-stereotypical role for an Asian-American actor, and being able to play that has… — Randall Park Copy Share Image
Great numbers of Asian Americans do not fit the model minority or 'tiger family' stereotypes, living instead in multigenerational poverty far from… — Eric Liu Copy Share Image
I find being an adult very difficult. Being an adult artist, Asian American, incredibly difficult. Or trying, anyway. — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
“It’s my fault she is this way. I wanted my children to have the best combination: American circumstances and Chinese character. How… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
Yes, we become stronger when black and whites, Latino, Asian American, Native American, when all of us stand together. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I'm very humbled and honored. I'm very thankful to the Asian-American Community for all their support! — Jeremy Lin Copy Share Image
Even before BuzzFeed, Asian-American faces and voices were so prevalent online as huge YouTubers. — Eugene Lee Yang Copy Share Image
The narrative needs to change. Asian-American actresses don't want to be the damsels in distress anymore. We don't want to be saved,… — Jamie Chung Copy Share Image
I discovered I was an Asian American when I arrived in the U.S. I didn't identify as that before I came here.… — Mitski Copy Share Image
“I am forced to admit that I am, to them, nothing but a series of destinations with no meaningful expanses in between. ” — Monique Truong Copy Share Image
I do hope that my voice can be heard and that I can represent not only my district but also represent the… — Young Kim Copy Share Image
It is imperative that young white men and women study the black American history. It is imperative that blacks and whites study… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I think there's a misconception that all Asian-American experiences are the same. My experiences with my family and the way they wanted… — Lana Condor Copy Share Image
When I was finishing 'Now You See Me 2,' I remember thinking about exploring the Asian-American identity side of my brain. — Jon M. Chu Copy Share Image
