--- title: "4 Japanese Quotes By Tamlyn Tomita" description: "4 Japanese quotes by Tamlyn Tomita. Plus more from Tamlyn Tomita and more Japanese sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/855/tamlyn-tomita-9730_everyday_my-mother-she-s-the-one-who-s-gifted-wit_1267388.jpg" --- > [My mother, she's the one who's gifted with language. She can speak Japanese, of course, Tagalog, which is a Filipino dialect, Spanish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/my-mother-she-s-the-one-who-s-gifted-with-language-she-can-speak/) [Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/855/tamlyn-tomita-9730_everyday_my-mother-she-s-the-one-who-s-gifted-wit_1267388.jpg) > [I remember reading one of those big history texts in elementary school, and in that whole book there was one paragraph that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/i-remember-reading-one-of-those-big-history-texts-in-elementary/) [Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91d/tamlyn-tomita-9730_books_i-remember-reading-one-of-those-big-hist_2058863.jpg) > [Most Japanese-Americans have that legacy. The camp experience is something of a calling card between them. They say, 'So, where were you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/most-japanese-americans-have-that-legacy-the-camp-experience-is/) [Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f62/tamlyn-tomita-9730_experience_most-japanese-americans-have-that-legacy_2691718.jpg) > [The only reason I even learned Japanese was to figure out what my parents were getting me for Christmas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/the-only-reason-i-even-learned-japanese-was-to-figure-out-what-my/) [Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bda/tamlyn-tomita-9730_christmas_the-only-reason-i-even-learned-japanese_3204428.jpg) ## Other authors on Japanese - [Charles River Editors 28 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/charles-river-editors/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-haruki-murakami-40784.jpg) Haruki Murakami 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/haruki-murakami/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dave-barry-27009.jpg) Dave Barry 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/dave-barry/) - [Ryū Murakami 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/ryu-murakami/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jack-adams-45345.jpg) Jack Adams 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/jack-adams/) - [Ryunosuke Akutagawa 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paul-watson-74236.jpg) Paul Watson 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/paul-watson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alexander-agassiz-10913.jpg) Hirokazu Kore-eda 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/hirokazu-kore-eda/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-franklin-d-roosevelt-35911.jpg) Franklin D. Roosevelt 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/franklin-d-roosevelt/) - [Sadami Yamada 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/sadami-yamada/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-takashi-murakami-88689.jpg) Takashi Murakami 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/takashi-murakami/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-anandamayi-ma-12610.jpg) Stephen Hunter 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/stephen-hunter/) ## More by Tamlyn Tomita > [In fact, when we as neuro-typical people encounter a person with autism spectrum syndrome who's always been that way it is that we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/in-fact-when-we-as-neuro-typical-people-encounter-a-person-with/) [Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/) > [I didn't want to be trapped in an idea of replicating other 'Star Trek' characters; especially Vulcans. But my love and I have Spock…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/i-didn-t-want-to-be-trapped-in-an-idea-of-replicating-other-star-trek/) [Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/) > [I'm much too egotistical to move outside the acting realm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/i-m-much-too-egotistical-to-move-outside-the-acting-realm/) [Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/) > [So if they happen to be over the age of 35 and they're male? They're probably going to recognize me from 'The Karate Kid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/so-if-they-happen-to-be-over-the-age-of-35-and-they-re-male-they-re/) [Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/) > [The wonderful John Avildsen was a hero and father figure who was really present in my life even though we didn't have day-to-day or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/the-wonderful-john-avildsen-was-a-hero-and-father-figure-who-was/) [Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/) > [I don't think as a society, as a nation we would ever wear swastikas openly again, but aligning ourselves with the kind of rhetoric…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/i-don-t-think-as-a-society-as-a-nation-we-would-ever-wear-swastikas/) [Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/) > [To be honest, I am not theatre-trained and though I am confident in my skill set, to do theatre requires a better-tuned set of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/to-be-honest-i-am-not-theatre-trained-and-though-i-am-confident-in-my/) [Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/) > [As a community, as a group of people as a society, Asian Americans have not always been visible, but we've always been present.](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/) > [Film and television are major vehicles for American storytelling, and America is the biggest exporter and influencer in the world in terms of telling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/film-and-television-are-major-vehicles-for-american-storytelling-and/) [Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/) > [I just tell young people to find their way. Keep your eyes open. Keep your ears open and keep your heart open.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/i-just-tell-young-people-to-find-their-way-keep-your-eyes-open-keep/) [Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/) > [We know that there were so many Japanese American soldiers in World War II who were fighting in Europe despite the fact that their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/we-know-that-there-were-so-many-japanese-american-soldiers-in-world/) [Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/) > [Twitter vs Instagram is a left brain versus right brain kind of social media device. Twitter is for speaking, whereas Instagram is for your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/twitter-vs-instagram-is-a-left-brain-versus-right-brain-kind-of/) [Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/) > [You can't escape 'Star Trek' influence, especially characters you literally grew up with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/you-can-t-escape-star-trek-influence-especially-characters-you/) [Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/) > [But I'm proud to come from a family of Republicans and, yes, we have some spirited discussions in our family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/but-i-m-proud-to-come-from-a-family-of-republicans-and-yes-we-have/) [Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/) > [The fact is that we wouldn't have found out about Manzanar except in our story-telling because it was really never told in the American…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/the-fact-is-that-we-wouldn-t-have-found-out-about-manzanar-except-in/) [Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/japanese/tamlyn-tomita/#itemlist", "name": "4 Japanese Quotes By Tamlyn Tomita", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My mother, she's the one who's gifted with language. 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