Asian american Quote by Grant Imahara

The 'ER' role was not Asian-specific, and my agent knew that I loved the show.

— Ming-Na Wen

You'd see Asian faces on TV, but it was so rare, especially in the comedy space - that for me was Ken Jeong doing…

— Jimmy O. Yang

There's very few shows that truly reflect specific ethnic experiences, and when they come and come right, they're a hit.

— Aeriel Miranda

I think audiences were somewhere fed up with watching the same Saas-Bahu soaps all the time. I've been part of one of them.

— Mandira Bedi

On 'Heroes' I got to work with Greg Grunberg all the time and Masi Oka, and they both are just wonderful actors. I don't…

— Brea Grant

There have been, in recent years, many Asian American pioneers in the public eye who've defied the condescendingly complimentary 'model minority' stereotype: actors like…

— Eric Liu

It was hard for me to do the show (All American Girl) because a lot of people didn't even understand the concept of Asian-American.…

— Margaret Cho

You know, we never grew up with Asian American role models in the entertainment industry, unfortunately. I'd never seen an Asian face singing on…

— Eric Nam

There were so few Asians on-screen when I grew up, and the ones who were on-screen weren't given complex characters to play.

— Constance Wu

There were definitely auditions and even bookings and jobs where I played your typical Asian model minority: an IT tech guy or something of…

— Manny Jacinto

It wasn't until I worked on 'Crazy Rich Asians' that I all of a sudden have this Asian crew of friends that I became…

— Nico Santos

I didn't think it was possible for Asians to be actors.

— John Cho