Amazing Quote by Jimmy O. Yang

I know when I was growing up in New York, whenever I turned on the television, I never saw a face that looked like…

— Yunjin Kim

Growing up, the only Asian face I saw on air was Connie Chung or extras on M*A*S*H. That was it. You could either be…

— Su-chin Pak

Growing up, I never saw any Asian faces on TV, so it didn't feel like a viable option.

— Gemma Chan

One of the great joys of my life post-'Friends' has been being approached by Asian women who have told me how much it meant…

— Lauren Tom

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

It's always fun to see faces that are either familiar or resemble yours. I was fascinated by movies like 'Big Trouble in Little China'…

— Ng Chin Han

Let's face it. How often do you see an Asian face in films and television? They are practically invisible. Now and then, you will…

— Rita Moreno

As a Korean American, I grew up yearning to see actors that looked like me. On the rare occasions I saw an Asian celebrity,…

— Crystal Hana Kim

My dad and I would go to Blockbuster and look for Asian films and we could never find any. If we saw a Jackie…

— Fala Chen

In Hollywood, I was never restricted to just one Asian character. I've been cast as a Chinese, a Vietnamese, a Korean, a Japanese and…

— Dante Basco

The only thing that was sort of Asian [as a role model] was Hello Kitty. I don't want to model myself after Hello Kitty.…

— Margaret Cho

When I was in school, you never saw anyone who looked like us that was on TV. And that was really weird for me…

— Priyanka Chopra