First things Quote by Howard W. French

I think a lot of us go through a period where we feel like outsiders, and deal with that by wishing we were insiders.…

— Gene Luen Yang

But I can definitely say that when I go back to China, I feel very foreign there.

— Lulu Wang

China was the first time I truly felt like an outsider. I fell in love with the process of trying to become intimate with…

— Abigail Washburn

I never felt like a Chinese citizen because I was pushed away at a very young age. My father, a writer, was a national…

— Ai Weiwei

“When you live in China as a foreigner, there are two critical moments of recognition. The first comes immediately upon arrival, when you are…

— Peter Hessler

I am an American, steeped in American values. But I know on an emotional level what it means to be of the Chinese culture.

— Amy Tan

Emphasis in China is done aggressively. Sometimes, this is done rudely, but most of the time it's just done routinely. It's just a normal…

— Howard W. French

When I first moved from Shanghai when I was five, I just thought of myself as Chinese.

— Jenny Zhang

The more I come to know about the outside world's perception of China, the more I feel there are all sorts of misunderstandings, and…

— Jack Ma

I have worked out that I am virtually Chinese, because everything I own is from China.

— Sean Lock

I'm not Chinese. I thrive in interesting times.

— Charles de Lint

I'm slowly feeling more Chinese and feel I should be more proud of being Chinese and appreciate where I've come from.

— Patrick Chan