American Quote by Celeste Ng

In my 40s, the two cultures finally came to peace with one other inside me, and I have come to identify myself as both…

— Li Lu

I used to date Olivia Munn.. when she was Lisa. That was the problem. She wasn't Asian back then.

— Brett Ratner

In some ways I consider myself more Chinese, because I live in San Francisco, which is becoming a predominantly Asian city. I avoid falling…

— Richard Rodriguez

In my school days, everyone thought I'm too tall for a Chinese girl.

— Liu Wen

“We've tried to keep her connected to her Chinese background and we've always felt really good about that, but what if, instead of building…

— Lisa See

I am Chinese - it doesn't matter what other people say.

— Gong Li

“I'm wondering whether I can explain," said Lee. "Where there is no likeness of experience it's very difficult. I understand you were not born…

— John Steinbeck

The downside to defining everything Chinese as different than American is that all things Chinese then become exotic.

— W. Kamau Bell

I knew I was Chinese, but growing up, it never occurred to me that that had any particular implication or that it should differentiate…

— David Henry Hwang

I'm very proud of my background, but it wasn't easy for me to grow up as a Chinese in America.

— Lucy Liu

“It’s my fault she is this way. I wanted my children to have the best combination: American circumstances and Chinese character. How could I…

— Amy Tan

When I was writing stories about Chinese American characters in my fiction classes, I'd get comments like, 'You should consider writing more universal stories.'…

— Jenny Zhang