Asian Quote by Nathan Adrian

There was always a struggle with being Asian and not being Asian enough. It's going to be down to me to own my race.

— Henry Golding

There is certainly an underrepresentation of Asian Pacific Islanders in professional sports/athletics.

— Nathan Adrian

Great numbers of Asian Americans do not fit the model minority or 'tiger family' stereotypes, living instead in multigenerational poverty far from the mainstream.

— Eric Liu

There's no real test of how Asian you need to be to be able to own your Asianness, and it's always going to be…

— Henry Golding

I'm definitely more Asian than a lot of people who have never been to Asia. But by blood and by race, they instantly say…

— Henry Golding

It was quite strange that people were saying I wasn't Asian enough. It's like, 'Oh, you're not Asian enough to play an Asian role.'…

— Henry Golding

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

I have Asian friends - second generation - and I am the worst in terms of being in touch with my heritage.

— Romesh Ranganathan

I've built a career in Asia for 18 years, playing roles that had nothing to do with my race because everybody's Chinese in the films.

— Daniel Wu

I'm so proud of my heritage, but yes, I think there's always a danger when people put you on a pedestal. Especially when you're…

— Lucy Liu

I grew up very American but also fully Asian.

— Lana Condor

There's not a lot of pro athletes that come from where I'm from.

— Kevin Huerter