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> [I do think it's getting better, but I have noticed that Asians are not well represented in awards shows, and not a ton of Asian faces on the big screen either. Perhaps some of the young Asian actors who are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-tom/i-do-think-it-s-getting-better-but-i-have-noticed-that-asians-are-not/)

[Lauren Tom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-tom/)

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## More by Lauren Tom

> [What I've realized is that, especially in Los Angeles, a lot of people are on some kind of path, even if they're not completely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-tom/what-i-ve-realized-is-that-especially-in-los-angeles-a-lot-of-people/)

[Lauren Tom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-tom/)

> [I've been to 25 psychics so far. I've even gone to see a woman called 'the mother' who just hugs you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-tom/i-ve-been-to-25-psychics-so-far-i-ve-even-gone-to-see-a-woman-called/)

[Lauren Tom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-tom/)

> [I was supposed to go to Northwestern and become a dental hygienist, get married, have babies. My father was very against me being in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-tom/i-was-supposed-to-go-to-northwestern-and-become-a-dental-hygienist/)

[Lauren Tom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-tom/)

> [From the time I was little, I always felt like an outsider. I always felt nervous and uncomfortable with myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-tom/from-the-time-i-was-little-i-always-felt-like-an-outsider-i-always/)

[Lauren Tom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-tom/)

> [I do think it's getting better, but I have noticed that Asians are not well represented in awards shows, and not a ton of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-tom/i-do-think-it-s-getting-better-but-i-have-noticed-that-asians-are-not/)

[Lauren Tom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-tom/)

> [One of the great joys of my life post-'Friends' has been being approached by Asian women who have told me how much it meant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-tom/one-of-the-great-joys-of-my-life-post-friends-has-been-being/)

[Lauren Tom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-tom/)

> [When kids would say 'Ching Chong Chinaman,' I thought they were talking to someone behind me. I used to think I was a white…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-tom/when-kids-would-say-ching-chong-chinaman-i-thought-they-were-talking/)

[Lauren Tom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-tom/)

> [What if everything I thought was wrong with me was actually right with me? You have to have the courage to show who you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-tom/what-if-everything-i-thought-was-wrong-with-me-was-actually-right/)

[Lauren Tom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-tom/)

> [When 'Joy Luck Club' came out, I kind of became a role model for the Asian acting community. I started to talk at colleges…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-tom/when-joy-luck-club-came-out-i-kind-of-became-a-role-model-for-the/)

[Lauren Tom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-tom/)

> [If I was blond and tall, then I would have had 10 times the competition. I auditioned steadily and performed for everyone who would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-tom/if-i-was-blond-and-tall-then-i-would-have-had-10-times-the/)

[Lauren Tom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-tom/)

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