Across Quote by Grace Meng

I want to be a representative and be a role model for the Asian American community.

— Jeremy Lin

I've been called the first Asian legislator in our Nevada State Assembly,

— Sharron Angle

I'm the first South Asian woman to be elected to the House of Representatives.

— Pramila Jayapal

In my district, I have a very clear mandate to work across the aisle.

— Elissa Slotkin

I'm conscious of my race and ethnicity in the legislature - it's hard not to be.

— Pramila Jayapal

I became an immigrant, civil and human rights advocate, then the first South Asian elected to the Washington State Legislature and the only woman…

— Pramila Jayapal

There was never a point where I thought, 'I'm going to do something Asian American.'

— Lee Isaac Chung

If I'm privileged to be elected, I'd be blessed to represent a diverse district, including South Asians and Indian Americans.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

I want to continue to broaden expectations of what an Asian can be.

— Jessica Henwick

There's some humility that has to be constant. And if I ever put pressure on myself to represent in any meaningful way for Asian…

— Bowen Yang

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

— Chloe Bennet

When I became an American citizen, nothing's changed because I'm still Asian.

— Jimmy O. Yang