Believe Quote by Park Yeon-mi

I think I grew up after years and years of being criticized for my Korean being bad and like disappointing my ancestors and not…

— Greta Lee

Growing up where I was, there were no Asians, no minorities, and there was always something to remind me of what I'm not. And…

— Lee Isaac Chung

Growing up in a brand-new country, coming from the Philippines, was hard. I was treated differently and felt like people thought less of me…

— Bella Poarch

I think growing up, I didn't ever attempt to define my Koreanness. It was just this intrinsic part of me.

— Michelle Zauner

Growing up, there were stereotypes being put onto me as an Asian person that I had no control over, and that made me extremely…

— Michelle Zauner

Living in South Korea as a girl meant living under a lot of discrimination and limitation. It was the same in my university and…

— Kim Hyesoon

Living in Korea as a girl meant living under a lot of discrimination and limitation. It was the same in my university and in…

— Kim Hyesoon

My parents were South Korean immigrants who came to America in the early 80s for the hope of a better life for their children.

— Jonny Kim

“Korean-American: Have you ever noticed how most Asian-Americans are slightly brain-damaged from having grown up with Asian parents? It’s like being raised by monkeys—these…

— Jean Lee

This was in the '70s and there was a lot of racism towards South Asians and there was a lot of hazing and bullying…

— Aasif Mandvi

“Even South Koreans themselves struggle mightily to fit into their own success-obsessed, status-conscious, education-crazed culture.”

— Blaine Harden

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

— Henry Golding