Age Quote by Eugene Lee Yang

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

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

— Henry Golding

I grew out of the habit of thinking or worrying about being seen as the typical Asian. I don't even know what that means…

— Hong Chau

I discovered I was an Asian American when I arrived in the U.S. I didn't identify as that before I came here. People started…

— Mitski

Growing up, I thought I was white. It didn't occur to me I was Asian-American until I was studying abroad in Denmark and there…

— Maya Lin

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

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

As a child, I didn't even realize I was Chinese. I was Singaporean, but my identity was wrapped up in the culture I was…

— Kevin Kwan

I grew up very American but also fully Asian.

— Lana Condor

Growing up where I was, there were no Asians, no minorities, and there was always something to remind me of what I'm not. And…

— Lee Isaac Chung

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

I was aware of my race from a very young age. Not in a negative way. Coming from an interracial background, I think it…

— Misty Copeland