Always Quote by Arden Cho

I think there's a misconception that all Asian-American experiences are the same. My experiences with my family and the way they wanted me to…

— Lana Condor

Comparing Asian writers mainly to other Asian writers implies that we're all telling the same story - a disappointingly reductive view.

— Celeste Ng

I wish reporters were more in tune to the difference between the Asian experience and the Asian-American experience. I think often they lump the…

— Constance Wu

In British TV, if there is an Asian character, there usually has to be a reason for them to be Asian, whereas in America,…

— Jessica Henwick

Does people not asking me about Asian American literature mean they don't see it as its own literary tradition? I certainly believe in it…

— Hanya Yanagihara

A lot of times we have these categories that maybe don't fit the reality of human experience and human identity. I'm completely sympathetic to…

— Lee Isaac Chung

When I was growing up, I didn't realize that the idiosyncrasies of my mother's character had something to do with our culture. After growing…

— Michelle Zauner

Growing up as an Asian American in this society, there were a lot of times where you feel isolated or out of place as…

— Ming-Na Wen

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 them being…

— Arden Cho

I feel like there's this need that the Asian-American community has to feel like people. It's something that Asians in Asia do not understand…

— John Cho

I've lived so many different Asian cultures.

— Henry Golding

I'm so sick of people misunderstanding Asians in America and what we're about.

— Eddie Huang