Every time we had a hot war going on in Asia, it was difficult for Asian Americans here. — George Takei Copy Share Image
Asian-Americans are still regarded as 'other' by many of their fellow-citizens. — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
There are many Asian-Americans who are living in poverty, especially our senior citizens. — Grace Meng Copy Share Image
Asian-Americans are fighting for space and fighting for visibility and for acceptance. — Eric Nam Copy Share Image
Acting just didn't seem like a viable option. I didn't have any connections in the industry, and I had little support from… — Randall Park Copy Share Image
A generation has witnessed the fight for racial justice from the front lines: Asian Americans have been paying attention, and they are… — Alex Wagner Copy Share Image
For us as Asian-Americans, I think the bane of our existence is one stereotype - 'Sixteen Candles,' the Long Duk Dong character. — Daniel Wu Copy Share Image
And so it became a priority for me to make sure that all Asian Canadians or Asian Americans or wherever you are,… — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
Asian-Americans often struggle to be good sons and daughters, but it's ultimately your life. In the end, you have to find what… — Su-chin Pak 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
One of the things I like about comedy in general is that it affords Asian Americans the opportunity to not be noble. — John Cho 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
I think that's what we need more of: Asian-Americans on movie screens and TV screens where they're normalized. Where it's not about… — Arden Cho Copy Share Image
There's so many Chinese or Asian Americans that were either born in another country like I was and raised in America or… — Ross Butler Copy Share Image
I forget the impact you have, especially when I see a young Korean girl or family, they come up to me and… — Jessica Pegula 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
I think you can assume because our pool of Asian-Americans actresses or actors - men and women - is pretty small, that… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
It's very difficult to be asking other people for opportunities. It is much more empowering to be creating opportunities, to be the… — Daniel Dae Kim Copy Share Image
Historically and culturally, New York City and our entire nation simply would not be the same without the infusion of Asian traditions.… — Nydia Velazquez Copy Share Image
With Asian-Americans actors, specifically, there's been fewer opportunities for them in TV and film and fewer that have the ability to actually… — Jenny Han 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
“the Afro-American experience, rejecting the false history, spurious logic, and expedient politics that collapse the situations of Afro-Americans, Latino Americans, Asian Americans,… — Barbara J. Fields 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 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'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
“How is it that Asians and Westerners can look at the same classroom interactions and one group will label it class participation… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Korean-American: Have you ever noticed how most Asian-Americans are slightly brain-damaged from having grown up with Asian parents? It’s like being raised… — Jean Lee Copy Share Image
“As a Chinese American growing up in a largely white world during the 1920s and 1930s, a sense of social marginalization marked… — Stephen M. Ward 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
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
Asian-Americans, we're not a monolithic group. There might be some Asians who are second-generation, third-generation, who may not speak the language that… — Hong Chau Copy Share Image
I've always been very passionate about trying to have Asian-Americans or Asian faces be more prominent in mainstream media. — Eric Nam Copy Share Image
Korean-Americans, Asian-Americans are so unbelievably underrepresented in the U.S. entertainment and media industries and I don't think we are given a real… — Eric Nam Copy Share Image
As a community, as a group of people as a society, Asian Americans have not always been visible, but we've always been… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
With the first novel, I was concerned I would be pigeon-holed as an Asian-American writer, and the book would be labeled for… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
Once there are more African Americans and Asian Americans behind the scenes as producers, writers, and directors, I think more inclusive casting… — Nicole Ari Parker Copy Share Image
As Asian-Americans, the charge that is often lobbed against us is sort of the least original: the idea that somehow we're perpetual… — David Henry Hwang Copy Share Image
“Then there are families for whom education was not the focus at all. Instead children were expected to go into the family… — Valerie Young Copy Share Image
