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title: "53 Asian Americans Quotes by 45 authors"
description: "Browse 53 Asian Americans quotes by 45 authors. Discover the best Asian Americans sayings and thoughts."
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> [Every time we had a hot war going on in Asia, it was difficult for Asian Americans here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-takei/every-time-we-had-a-hot-war-going-on-in-asia-it-was-difficult-for/)

[George Takei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-takei/)

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> [Growing up, I never saw Asian-Americans on TV at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brenda-song/growing-up-i-never-saw-asian-americans-on-tv-at-all/)

[Brenda Song](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brenda-song/)

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> [Asian-Americans are still regarded as 'other' by many of their fellow-citizens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karan-mahajan/asian-americans-are-still-regarded-as-other-by-many-of-their-fellow/)

[Karan Mahajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karan-mahajan/)

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> [There are many Asian-Americans who are living in poverty, especially our senior citizens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-meng/there-are-many-asian-americans-who-are-living-in-poverty-especially/)

[Grace Meng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-meng/)

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> [Asian-Americans are fighting for space and fighting for visibility and for acceptance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-nam/asian-americans-are-fighting-for-space-and-fighting-for-visibility/)

[Eric Nam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-nam/)

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> [Acting just didn't seem like a viable option. I didn't have any connections in the industry, and I had little support from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randall-park/acting-just-didn-t-seem-like-a-viable-option-i-didn-t-have-any/)

[Randall Park](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randall-park/)

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> [A generation has witnessed the fight for racial justice from the front lines: Asian Americans have been paying attention, and they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-wagner/a-generation-has-witnessed-the-fight-for-racial-justice-from-the/)

[Alex Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-wagner/)

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> [For us as Asian-Americans, I think the bane of our existence is one stereotype - 'Sixteen Candles,' the Long Duk Dong character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-wu/for-us-as-asian-americans-i-think-the-bane-of-our-existence-is-one/)

[Daniel Wu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-wu/)

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> [And so it became a priority for me to make sure that all Asian Canadians or Asian Americans or wherever you are,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simu-liu/and-so-it-became-a-priority-for-me-to-make-sure-that-all-asian/)

[Simu Liu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simu-liu/)

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> [Asian-Americans often struggle to be good sons and daughters, but it's ultimately your life. In the end, you have to find what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/su-chin-pak/asian-americans-often-struggle-to-be-good-sons-and-daughters-but-it-s/)

[Su-chin Pak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/su-chin-pak/)

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> [Great numbers of Asian Americans do not fit the model minority or 'tiger family' stereotypes, living instead in multigenerational poverty far from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-liu/great-numbers-of-asian-americans-do-not-fit-the-model-minority-or/)

[Eric Liu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-liu/)

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> [One of the things I like about comedy in general is that it affords Asian Americans the opportunity to not be noble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cho/one-of-the-things-i-like-about-comedy-in-general-is-that-it-affords/)

[John Cho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cho/)

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> [Asian Americans haven't had as many opportunities as other people to build their careers in Hollywood, just because there hasn't been that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-wu/asian-americans-haven-t-had-as-many-opportunities-as-other-people-to/)

[Daniel Wu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-wu/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arden-cho/i-think-that-s-what-we-need-more-of-asian-americans-on-movie-screens/)

[Arden Cho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arden-cho/)

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> [There's so many Chinese or Asian Americans that were either born in another country like I was and raised in America or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ross-butler/there-s-so-many-chinese-or-asian-americans-that-were-either-born-in/)

[Ross Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ross-butler/)

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> [I forget the impact you have, especially when I see a young Korean girl or family, they come up to me and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-pegula/i-forget-the-impact-you-have-especially-when-i-see-a-young-korean/)

[Jessica Pegula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-pegula/)

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> [But, yeah, as far as Asian Americans go, I hope they know they can look at me and see that they can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-iha/but-yeah-as-far-as-asian-americans-go-i-hope-they-know-they-can-look/)

[James Iha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-iha/)

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> [I think you can assume because our pool of Asian-Americans actresses or actors - men and women - is pretty small, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/i-think-you-can-assume-because-our-pool-of-asian-americans-actresses/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

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> [It's very difficult to be asking other people for opportunities. It is much more empowering to be creating opportunities, to be the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-dae-kim/it-s-very-difficult-to-be-asking-other-people-for-opportunities-it-is/)

[Daniel Dae Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-dae-kim/)

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> [Historically and culturally, New York City and our entire nation simply would not be the same without the infusion of Asian traditions.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nydia-velazquez/historically-and-culturally-new-york-city-and-our-entire-nation/)

[Nydia Velazquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nydia-velazquez/)

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> [With Asian-Americans actors, specifically, there's been fewer opportunities for them in TV and film and fewer that have the ability to actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/with-asian-americans-actors-specifically-there-s-been-fewer/)

[Jenny Han](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-han/)

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> [“From 1979 to 1988, it concluded, Harvard admitted only 13.2 percent of Asian Americans, compared with 17.4 percent of whites. Applicants from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-golden/from-1979-to-1988-it-concluded-harvard-admitted-only-13-2-percent-of/)

[Daniel Golden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-golden/)

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> [“the Afro-American experience, rejecting the false history, spurious logic, and expedient politics that collapse the situations of Afro-Americans, Latino Americans, Asian Americans,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-j-fields/the-afro-american-experience-rejecting-the-false-history-spurious/)

[Barbara J. Fields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-j-fields/)

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> [People take pride in being Irish-American and Italian-American. They have a particular culture that infuses the whole culture and makes it richer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/people-take-pride-in-being-irish-american-and-italian-american-they/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [Within the model minority rhetoric, Asian Americans are represented as “good” minorities and African Americans are represented as “bad” minorities. Here, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lee/within-the-model-minority-rhetoric-asian-americans-are-represented-as/)

[Jennifer Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lee/)

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> [I started asking friends, my white friends around, I said, "What's something that you think all Asians have in common?" They almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-tam/i-started-asking-friends-my-white-friends-around-i-said-what-s/)

[Simon Tam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-tam/)

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> [I'm so proud of my heritage, but yes, I think there's always a danger when people put you on a pedestal. Especially…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-liu/i-m-so-proud-of-my-heritage-but-yes-i-think-there-s-always-a-danger/)

[Lucy Liu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-liu/)

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> [“How is it that Asians and Westerners can look at the same classroom interactions and one group will label it class participation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-cain/how-is-it-that-asians-and-westerners-can-look-at-the-same-classroom/)

[Susan Cain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-cain/)

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> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-lee/korean-american-have-you-ever-noticed-how-most-asian-americans-are/)

[Jean Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-lee/)

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> [“As a Chinese American growing up in a largely white world during the 1920s and 1930s, a sense of social marginalization marked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-m-ward/as-a-chinese-american-growing-up-in-a-largely-white-world-during-the/)

[Stephen M. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-m-ward/)

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> [Chinese culture has a lot of virtues that are tremendously valuable to not only us as Asian-Americans, but also the world in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-yan/chinese-culture-has-a-lot-of-virtues-that-are-tremendously-valuable/)

[Martin Yan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-yan/)

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> [Americans are fickle. And what constitutes the enemy is always changing. Believe it or not, at one time Blacks were the favored…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ishmael-reed/americans-are-fickle-and-what-constitutes-the-enemy-is-always/)

[Ishmael Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ishmael-reed/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hong-chau/asian-americans-we-re-not-a-monolithic-group-there-might-be-some/)

[Hong Chau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hong-chau/)

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> [I've always been very passionate about trying to have Asian-Americans or Asian faces be more prominent in mainstream media.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-nam/i-ve-always-been-very-passionate-about-trying-to-have-asian-americans/)

[Eric Nam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-nam/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-nam/korean-americans-asian-americans-are-so-unbelievably-underrepresented/)

[Eric Nam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-nam/)

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> [As a community, as a group of people as a society, Asian Americans have not always been visible, but we've always been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/as-a-community-as-a-group-of-people-as-a-society-asian-americans-have/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

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> [With the first novel, I was concerned I would be pigeon-holed as an Asian-American writer, and the book would be labeled for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celeste-ng/with-the-first-novel-i-was-concerned-i-would-be-pigeon-holed-as-an/)

[Celeste Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celeste-ng/)

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> [Once there are more African Americans and Asian Americans behind the scenes as producers, writers, and directors, I think more inclusive casting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-ari-parker/once-there-are-more-african-americans-and-asian-americans-behind-the/)

[Nicole Ari Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-ari-parker/)

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> [As Asian-Americans, the charge that is often lobbed against us is sort of the least original: the idea that somehow we're perpetual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-henry-hwang/as-asian-americans-the-charge-that-is-often-lobbed-against-us-is-sort/)

[David Henry Hwang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-henry-hwang/)

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> [“Then there are families for whom education was not the focus at all. Instead children were expected to go into the family…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-young/then-there-are-families-for-whom-education-was-not-the-focus-at-all/)

[Valerie Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-young/)

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                        "text": "“the Afro-American experience, rejecting the false history, spurious logic, and expedient politics that collapse the situations of Afro-Americans, Latino Americans, Asian Americans, and indigenous Americans into a single category. He correctly insists that there is no counterpart for any other descent group to the one-drop or any-known-ancestry rule that, with minor exceptions, has historically identified Afro-Americans.”",
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                        "text": "People take pride in being Irish-American and Italian-American. They have a particular culture that infuses the whole culture and makes it richer and more interesting. I think if we can expand that attitude to embrace African-Americans and Latino-Americans and Asian-Americans, then we will be in a position where all our kids can feel comfortable with the worlds they are coming out of, knowing they are part of something larger.",
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                        "text": "Within the model minority rhetoric, Asian Americans are represented as “good” minorities and African Americans are represented as “bad” minorities. Here, the achievements of Asian Americans are used to discipline African Americans. As model minorities, Asian Americans achieved the status of “honorary Whites”. Again it is important to point out that the honorary whiteness of Asian Americans was granted at the expense of Blacks. It is also significant that as “honorary Whites,” Asian Americans do not have the actual privileges associated with “real” whiteness.",
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                        "text": "I started asking friends, my white friends around, I said, \"What's something that you think all Asians have in common?\" They almost always immediately said, \"Slanted eyes.\" I thought that's really interesting. No. 1, it simply isn't true. Not all Asian Americans have slanted eyes, and of course, Asians aren't the only ethnic identities to have them. No. 2, we could talk about our slant on life and what it's like to be people of color, while at the same time, using this outdated and obscure racial slur, and turning it on its head.",
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                        "text": "I'm so proud of my heritage, but yes, I think there's always a danger when people put you on a pedestal. Especially when you're just trying to live your life and pursue your dreams. The intention is not to represent Asian Americans, but to be an Asian American who is working as an actress. People often confuse the two. When you are \"representing,\" you have the burden of some people projecting their hopes onto you. This can eventually lead to a certain amount of disappointment. I strive to not deny myself experiences that open up to me. I hope to live without looking back in regret. If people want to join me on the ride, then I'm happy to have them along.",
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                        "text": "“How is it that Asians and Westerners can look at the same classroom interactions and one group will label it class participation and the other talking nonsense? The Chinese emphasize deeper attributes focusing on moral virtues and achievement. Another study asked Asian-Americans and European-Americans to think out loud while solving reasoning problems, and found that the Asians did much better when they were allowed to be quiet, compared to the Caucasians, who performed well when vocalizing their problem solving. These results would not surprise anyone familiar with traditional Asian attitudes to the spoke word: Talk is for communicating need to know information; quiet and introspection are signs of deep thought and higher truth.”",
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                        "text": "“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 by monkeys—these retarded monkeys who can barely speak English and who are too evil to understand anything besides conformity and status. Most of us hate these monkeys from an early age and try to learn how to be human from school or television, but the result is always tainted by this subtle or not so subtle retardation. Asian people from Asia are even more brain-damaged, but in a different way, because they are the original monkey.”",
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                        "text": "“As a Chinese American growing up in a largely white world during the 1920s and 1930s, a sense of social marginalization marked her formative years. “Asian Americans were so few and far between,” she recalled, “that from an early age we were raised to make ourselves as inconspicuous as possible, in part because so many of us had relatives or knew people who were illegal immigrants.” 3 Indeed, she came of age during the era of exclusion, as the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 (extended in 1904) remained in force well into her adulthood. It was repealed during World War II as she approached the age of thirty, marking her as a member of the last generation whose childhood and young adulthood unfolded before the Chinese in America saw significant opportunities “to move out from the shadows of exclusion and become fuller participants in American life.” 4 She did not have available during her formative years the concept of “Asian Americans” or of a pan-Asian ethnic identity, which did not emerge until the 1960s. Furthermore, her parents transmitted conflicting attitudes toward Chinese identity. While her father proudly embraced his Chinese heritage and sought to instill an appreciation of it in his children, her mother increasingly identified with the United States and derived fulfillment from seeing herself as more American than Chinese.”",
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                        "text": "Chinese culture has a lot of virtues that are tremendously valuable to not only us as Asian-Americans, but also the world in general.",
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                        "text": "Americans are fickle. And what constitutes the enemy is always changing. Believe it or not, at one time Blacks were the favored model minority over Asian Americans.",
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                        "text": "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 their parents or their grandparents spoke.",
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                        "text": "I've always been very passionate about trying to have Asian-Americans or Asian faces be more prominent in mainstream media.",
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