Asian Quote by Kevin Kwan

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

— Jenny Zhang

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

In my 40s, the two cultures finally came to peace with one other inside me, and I have come to identify myself as both…

— Li Lu

I grew up very American but also fully Asian.

— Lana Condor

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

There was a stage when I was a little embarrassed about my Asian upbringing.

— Henry Golding

Even though I'm very Westernized as an individual and very Canadian, I guess I've lost some of my Chinese culture.

— Patrick Chan

I've lived so many different Asian cultures.

— Henry Golding

I'm Asian-American, and I was the only Chinese girl growing up in a white school in San Diego. So I understood what it was…

— Tess Gerritsen

“That's not how you eat hot pot! That's some new-age Taiwanese thing. In Beijing, you don't mis the sauces." "Son, I'll say this the…

— Eddie Huang

I'm very proud of my background, but it wasn't easy for me to grow up as a Chinese in America.

— Lucy Liu

I think there's a misconception that all Asian-American experiences are the same. My experiences with my family and the way they wanted me to…

— Lana Condor