Community Quote by Mazie Hirono

More Asians need to be on television as a positive role model.

— Kiana Tom

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

I feel like there's this need that the Asian-American community has to feel like people. It's something that Asians in Asia do not understand…

— John Cho

If Asian America exists, it is because of systemic racism.

— Karan Mahajan

Like nearly every other electoral subgroup in U.S. polling, 'Asian' is a label that masks the diversity among its peoples-perhaps even more than 'Hispanic'…

— Alex Wagner

Obviously the Asian American community wants you to do well. They are cheering you on no matter what the circumstances.

— Michael Chang

Asian people are very practical and come from a conservative world. The parents want their kids to be doctors and lawyers. There are casting…

— Anonymous

There's some humility that has to be constant. And if I ever put pressure on myself to represent in any meaningful way for Asian…

— Bowen Yang

I've always been very passionate about trying to have Asian-Americans or Asian faces be more prominent in mainstream media.

— Eric Nam

Even if you look at 'American Idol,' or 'X-Factor,' or 'The Voice' or anything, it was always difficult to see an Asian or an…

— Eric Nam

For Filipino Americans, it's a battle for recognition, for identity in a culture where, for the mainstream, Asians tend to fade into a monochromatic…

— Jose Antonio Vargas

Genuinely, a lot of my heroes have become more Asian. There's a lack of seeing people who look like us, so I get so…

— Greta Lee