American Quote by Jimmy O. Yang Download Open image “When I became an American citizen, nothing's changed because I'm still Asian.” — Jimmy O. Yang ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare American American citizen Asian Because Nothing Still
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 Copy Share Image
I think it was hard for people to cast me as an ethnic, as an Asian American woman. — Chloe Bennet Copy Share Image
In America, I'm a foreigner because of my Korean heritage. In Asia, because I was born in America, I'm a foreigner. I'm always a… — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Growing up in a brand-new country, coming from the Philippines, was hard. I was treated differently and felt like people thought less of me… — Bella Poarch Copy Share Image
Throughout most of my life, I've tried to downplay my Chinese heritage because I wanted so much to be an American. I was the… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
Unexpectedly, I'm here now, so I need to let all the U.S. marketers know that Asians are not different. We are all the same. — PSY Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
It's nice to be a woman, and it's nice to be an Asian. But what's more important is what I can bring back to… — Grace Meng Copy Share Image
When you are in America, at least for me, as an immigrant, I try to be as Americanized as I could. I just want… — Jimmy O. Yang Copy Share Image
A lot of people go on this journey of finding themselves and then eventually realize that their true self wasn't on the outside but… — Jimmy O. Yang Copy Share Image
I tried a bunch of things, like Jiu Jitsu boxing classes. I don't know why, but I did. — Jimmy O. Yang Copy Share Image
When I quit my internship and started doing standup to pursue my dreams and do that full time - I feel like that's when… — Jimmy O. Yang Copy Share Image
I don't know why people feel the need to do this to me, but my friend asked my dad, 'Aren't your proud of Jimmy… — Jimmy O. Yang Copy Share Image
I came to this country when I was 13 years old, I couldn't really speak English, and I had an accent. — Jimmy O. Yang Copy Share Image
Silicon Valley,' I mean, the comedy is amazing, and it's one of the best-written shows with some of the best talent. I'm really happy… — Jimmy O. Yang Copy Share Image
When you're 1 out of 5 Asian people on TV, all the pressure is on you and you have to represent. — Jimmy O. Yang Copy Share Image
Comedy and drama are like two different sports; they both require athleticism but they're different. — Jimmy O. Yang Copy Share Image
Mother always tries to buy things for a reasonable price. I was never allowed to buy things at full price. Probably, it's rooted in… — Jimmy O. Yang Copy Share Image
I hope I can get to more and more of the Chinese audience and kind of lead the way to maybe, y'know, inspire seems… — Jimmy O. Yang Copy Share Image
I went to school for economics, and especially in Asian culture it's not really a viable job for my family to be an artist. — Jimmy O. Yang Copy Share Image
I wasn't attracted to American cinema, but I fell in love with Los Angeles the minute I arrived. — Agnes Varda Copy Share Image
William Maxwell's my favorite North American writer, I think. And an Irish writer who used to write for 'The New Yorker' called Maeve Brennan,… — Alice Munro Copy Share Image
I have fallen in love with American names, the sharp names that never get fat. — Stephen Vincent Benet Copy Share Image
I really like a lot of American country stuff, so my music has that influence, but I don't like to be set within a… — Jade Bird Copy Share Image
I certainly don't think that the heirs of the American Revolution were a particularly noble class. — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act in a tremendous investment to support millions of workers without a paycheck and behind on bills. — Jake Auchincloss Copy Share Image
Small businesses are the backbone of the American economy and employ almost half of the working population. Yet because of their size, they rarely… — Dan Lipinski Copy Share Image
Although I write in English, and despite the fact that I'm from America, I consider myself an Armenian writer. The words I use are… — William Saroyan Copy Share Image
When we first sold the Wallace and Gromit shorts to America, people suggested we get rid of the strange British accents and put clear… — Nick Park Copy Share Image
France has not only built a bureaucratic barrier against American culture, it has constructed a notorious intellectual case against it as well. The French… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
New York and San Francisco are distinctly different. San Francisco is driving the American media, not New York. You have young, microwaved millionaires and… — Jason Whitlock Copy Share Image
