“No one can take away my heritage or history. At the same time, it is up to me to discover and embrace… — The Thoughtful Beast Copy Share Image
As long as I'm making something from my voice, from my perspective there will be Asian American content because I am the… — Lulu Wang Copy Share Image
The harassment, violence, and attacks against our Asian American and Pacific Islander friends, neighbors, and community members must stop. — Ralph Northam Copy Share Image
Even if you look at 'American Idol,' or 'X-Factor,' or 'The Voice' or anything, it was always difficult to see an Asian… — Eric Nam Copy Share Image
Because if Asian American content is seen as a trend, the way that like leggings are in, then that's not true representation… — Lulu Wang Copy Share Image
Jeremy Lin is the only Asian American in the NBA today and one of the few in any professional U.S. sport. His… — Eric Liu Copy Share Image
I always felt that just being an actor is difficult. Being an Asian-American actor doesn't make it more difficult. I see it… — Keiko Agena Copy Share Image
But being Asian American, a lot of Asian American guys come up to me who are in interracial relationships and they tell… — Dante Basco Copy Share Image
I'd like to see more Asian-American roles where the ethnicity of the character can be swapped to another. We can, of course,… — Karen Fukuhara Copy Share Image
Because growing up as an Asian-American and growing up as someone who is not white, oftentimes in this country you can feel… — Lee Isaac Chung Copy Share Image
As an Asian American, I'm aware of how stereotypes can be very destructive. We've been defined by the drag queens. And yes,… — George Takei Copy Share Image
Some Asian American male scholars have claimed this muse to be Guong Goong, God of Literature, and, simultaneously, although not coincidentally or… — Shirley Geok-lin Lim Copy Share Image
When I first ran for City Council in 2013, I was told over and over again that I would likely lose, and… — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
So how do Latinos feel if there's a big investment just in the African American community, and they're looking around and saying,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When I arrived at the Capitol in 2007 to take my oath as a new member of the U.S. House of Representatives,… — Mazie Hirono Copy Share Image
We have a lot of heroes. We have Asian heroes, we have Asian American heroes, men, women, of all ages, and not… — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
My goal is, no matter what genre or story, I'll find a personal angle. It doesn't have to be autobiographical, or specifically… — Lulu Wang Copy Share Image
As a community, we're fighting for Asians to play Asian roles. And then there's the other battle, which is Asian Americans playing… — Ross Butler Copy Share Image
Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt, Al Pacino, Russell Crowe - these leading men. These are the ones I grew up with. And Hugh… — Ross Butler Copy Share Image
Kusewera, an organization that fosters orphanages in Africa and the Philippines and encourages through creative play and education. Anything and everything that… — Reggie Lee Copy Share Image
Asian Americans haven't had as many opportunities as other people to build their careers in Hollywood, just because there hasn't been that… — Daniel Wu Copy Share Image
The most important thing to keep in mind is the incredible diversity of talent that's out there - there are so many… — Kevin Kwan Copy Share Image
We are in a diversity age. I talk about the lack of diversity for black Americans, but what about the Asian Americans?… — Mike Colter Copy Share Image
I always feel like people misunderstand the difference between an Asian story and an Asian-American story. That's completely different, too. I have… — Arden Cho Copy Share Image
People obsess about casting and representation, but really, all the real work is behind the camera. Casting an Asian American into a… — Ali Wong Copy Share Image
It's important for Asian American kids to see themselves in stories and to feel seen. They need to know that their stories… — Jenny Han Copy Share Image
I bring quadruple diversity to the Senate: I'm a woman; I'll be the first Asian woman ever to be elected to the… — Mazie Hirono Copy Share Image
The color and the diversity dies out, and it gets whiter and whiter, and that's in any field. There is also this… — Jessica Williams Copy Share Image
“I believe that reappropriation can be a powerful tool for creating social change. Sometimes, things like irony, satire, or humor are more… — Simon S. Tam Copy Share Image
There is no way that we know what is going on between the African American and the Asian American. We don't understand… — Edward James Olmos Copy Share Image
There have been, in recent years, many Asian American pioneers in the public eye who've defied the condescendingly complimentary 'model minority' stereotype:… — Eric Liu Copy Share Image
We can now have action movies with two stars where one might be African American and one might be Asian American. One… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
I think we have to really focus on the issues much more than we may have in the past. I think we… — Angela Davis Copy Share Image
To be honest, at that point, just being so fresh to L.A., I was in the mind-set of just getting work, at… — Steven Yeun Copy Share Image
My brother often complains to me about the 'angry Asian male' in the United States. As a female, I haven't encountered this,… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
Today, we have come a distance. We have made a lot of progress. That cannot be denied. You cannot dispute the fact… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
“Asian men could be socially inept and incompetent and ridiculous, like a Long Duk Dong, or at best unthreatening and slightly buffoonish,… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
Is there deeply embedded change within our industry? And I would say, as a black filmmaker, it's easy for me to focus… — Ava DuVernay Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, I didn't realize that the idiosyncrasies of my mother's character had something to do with our culture.… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
Asian American success is often presented as something of a horror - robotic, unfeeling machines psychotically hellbent on excelling, products of abusive… — Jenny Zhang Copy Share Image
