Character Quote by Mitali Perkins

The sun setting on the Ucayali, with the Andean foothills in the background, and the taste of freshly cut papaya in my mouth, restoring…

— Mark Barrowcliffe

For Fleur de Chine, I imagined the romantic and mysterious women from Asia's cinematic past-from the '30s femme fatale in a cheongsam and dark…

— Tom Ford

Helen Tse tells a gripping tale of struggle, laughter, love and food that marks Sweet Mandarin as a must read book. It is not…

— Ken Hom

“Madeleine, you’ve grown too cold to lie alone beneath a bush a youth bows down over you with a face as hot as Tibet.…

— Daniel Kharms

In How to Be an American Housewife Margaret Dilloway creates an irresistible heroine. Shoko is stubborn, contrary, proud, a wonderful housewife and full of…

— Margot Livesey

[Madame Nhu was] the Sandra Dee of South Vietnam. If I were cast on a desert island with her, I would quickly make friends…

— Oscar Levant

“For as long as she can remember, telling stories has been her momma's gift to those around her, fables filled with rich, detailed accounts…

— Sara Stark

“She/I -- the dreamer -- cannot act as a principal in her own dream. She, the narrator of the table, is an easy accomplice.…

— Marilyn Chin

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

“As I finished my rice, I sketched out the plot of a pornographic adventure film called The Massage Room. Sirien, a young girl from…

— Michel Houellebecq

'The Babadook,' written and directed by a woman, is a gorgeously told female-focused story of grief, longing, loneliness, and what mourning can become.

— Emily V. Gordon

The feedback for 'P.S. I Still Love You' has been pretty amazing. To have written this story about this family with Asian-American characters and…

— Jenny Han