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From my experience, I would say no: actors of East Asian descent don't get the opportunities white actors do. I know that's… — Gemma Chan Copy Share Image
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My wife and I have always been Anglophiles. We always felt we were born in another life in England. I was in… — Robert Vaughn Copy Share Image
Asian food is very easy to like because it hits your mouth very differently than European food does. In European food, there… — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
I always tell Asian actors, especially Filipinos wanting to break into Hollywood, to study, study and study and show their best. I… — Reggie Lee Copy Share Image
My mother was tickled and I think kind of proud when my father got hit on my an attractive middle-aged Asian lady… — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
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It's not my place to say how Zoe Saldana perceives herself, and I can't say how anybody else perceives her, either. I… — India Arie Copy Share Image
Since I was a baby my goal was to be on TV because film was just impossible - you never got any… — Archie Panjabi Copy Share Image
But, yeah, as far as Asian Americans go, I hope they know they can look at me and see that they can… — James Iha 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
Today, former President Bill Clinton met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il and convinced him to release two American journalists that have… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
The dramatic modernization of the Asian economies ranks alongside the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution as one of the most important developments… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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My parents kept the best aspects of the Asian culture, and they Americanized the family. My mother was a great example for… — Andrea Jung Copy Share Image
I feel like decades ago it was either youre black, white, Asian or Hispanic, or whatever, but today we see more of… — Annie Ilonzeh Copy Share Image
When you look at the Asians, the Asian is very gifted in creation, creativity and inventions. If you go to Japan or… — Reggie White 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
There is not a liberal America and a conservative America - there is the United States of America. There is not a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've always felt like I'm Asia: I'm the first me and I'm the first Asia that's going to walk into the room,… — Asia Kate Dillon Copy Share Image
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I grew up with white friends, Asian friends - Vietnamese, Chinese, Pacific Islanders. I had Hispanic friends, not just Mexican friends, but… — Ryan Coogler Copy Share Image
The Indian economy grew at 5.5 percent, but if you look at the last 30 years - for example, 1960 to 1985… — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
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I know Im British. I havent spent much time in the U.K., but my parents are British, my family heritage is British,… — Chris Froome Copy Share Image
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I remember reading scripts when I started in the business, and [Latino roles] were either nonexistent or written as the maid or… — Eva Mendes Copy Share Image
“If you're not a flaming Filipino dancing queen, they never, ever expect the Asian guy to be asking about gay sex. They… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
In this context, the current recovery in the Japanese economy is taking place in tandem with the growing interdependence with the rest… — Toshihiko Fukui Copy Share Image
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Manga uses Japanese traditional structures in how to teach the student and to transmit a very direct message. You learn from the… — Takashi Murakami Copy Share Image
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