Asian Quote by Bowen Yang

I always assumed that my otherness was a curse - that I would be held back by my Asian and queer identities.

— Eugene Lee Yang

The one thing that I learned very young was to own my identity. And, I knew, I'm Asian through and through. There's nothing I…

— Henry Golding

I think it was hard for people to cast me as an ethnic, as an Asian American woman.

— Chloe Bennet

I always thought that when I got into this business that I was going to have to downplay my Asianness and downplay my queerness,…

— Nico Santos

There was a stage when I was a little embarrassed about my Asian upbringing.

— Henry Golding

I'm so proud of being Asian and getting to connect with that side of myself is so special.

— Laufey

The fact that I'm able to portray these complex, fully realized, queer Asian characters? I never thought it would be in this position. You…

— Nico Santos

Growing up, there were stereotypes being put onto me as an Asian person that I had no control over, and that made me extremely…

— Michelle Zauner

I never thought in a million years I'd be involved in a project that celebrated the fullness of my identity of being queer and…

— Nico Santos

I feel more Asian than anything.

— Henry Golding

Coming out as a gay man, it was very much about finding my own identity and dealing with labeling.

— John Cameron Mitchell

There was always a struggle with being Asian and not being Asian enough. It's going to be down to me to own my race.

— Henry Golding