Blame Quote by Jane Park

I've found that one's language abilities, especially for Korean kids like me, get frozen at the age you immigrated. So I've always associated Korea…

— John Cho

I grew up speaking Vietnamese - that was my first language because my parents didn't speak any English, and I didn't learn English until…

— Hong Chau

I couldn't speak English. I'm in kindergarten, and the only reason I got through to first grade is because I cheated.

— Louis Zamperini

I taught myself English. My English teacher was the sitcom 'Friends.' Back in the days when I was, like, 15, 14, it was like…

— RM

I was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to the United States with my family when I was 4. I spent most of my…

— Clara Shih

My parents, in their 40s, moved to a different country, started a business, bought a house, didn't speak the language, raised two kids -…

— Jamie Chung

I think I grew up after years and years of being criticized for my Korean being bad and like disappointing my ancestors and not…

— Greta Lee

I grew up speaking Korean, but my dad spoke English very well. I learned a lot of how to speak English by watching television.

— John Cho

I remember what it was like when my parents couldn't help me with my homework because they couldn't speak the language, or being a…

— Milana Vayntrub

When I was 13 I made a youth national team and we went on a trip to Europe. It was the first time that…

— Jesse Marsch

I grew up around Vietnamese refugees, around people who don't speak English as a first language.

— Hong Chau

You know, I was a kid who had difficulty speaking English when I first immigrated. But in my head, when I read a book,…

— Junot Diaz