Childhood Quote by Maxine Hong Kingston

At the beginning of my career as a writer, I felt I knew nothing of Chinese culture. I was writing about emotional confusion with…

— Amy Tan

I need to talk about Chinese culture. We have deep, strong philosophy and culture. I want to share some information, tell the worldwide audience.

— Jet Li

The American culture is pursue your own happiness, follow your dreams. The Chinese side is sacrifice everything for your family; it's all about the…

— Jon M. Chu

I'm conscious of the fact that I'm sort of a bridging figure. I have my Chinese literary heritage and cultural background, so I'm comfortable…

— Ken Liu

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

Growing up as an Asian American, we're lucky to have two sentences in a history book about the Chinese-American experience.

— Justin Lin

I grew up in China, but I live in the U.S. and I want my children to understand what's going on over there. They…

— Wendi Deng Murdoch

“The easiest way for Americans to make sense of Chinese history is to compare everything to Jewish history. There's an analogue for everything. Torah:…

— Eddie Huang

I am a first-generation American of Chinese decent. My parents were both born and raised in China and moved to the U.S. in their…

— Nathan Chen

Chinese people need to be aware of their present and ask, 'What's our culture? What can we bring to the world?' I don't think…

— Ma Yansong

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

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