Canada Quote by Radhika Apte

In America, people think being South Asian is still kind of exotic. When you go outside New York and Chicago and L.A., there are…

— Aasif Mandvi

The roles for South Asians may have increased by a decent number but there has been a negligible change in the quality of these…

— Lavrenti Lopes

In British TV, if there is an Asian character, there usually has to be a reason for them to be Asian, whereas in America,…

— Jessica Henwick

There were so few Asians on-screen when I grew up, and the ones who were on-screen weren't given complex characters to play.

— Constance Wu

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

When I was in school, you never saw anyone who looked like us that was on TV. And that was really weird for me…

— Priyanka Chopra

America is the NBA of culture. So to have Asian people in the biggest entertainment market in the world, in Hollywood, is cool.

— Ronny Chieng

Quite honestly, I never thought it would be possible for Asians to make it in the States. But now I feel like it's totally…

— Henry Lau

Growing up, I never saw Asian-Americans on TV at all.

— Brenda Song

If you take a step back, you realize that the TV landscape really has been... There have been some amazing shows in terms of…

— Nahnatchka Khan

I think that's what we need more of: Asian-Americans on movie screens and TV screens where they're normalized. Where it's not about them being…

— Arden Cho

One of the great joys of my life post-'Friends' has been being approached by Asian women who have told me how much it meant…

— Lauren Tom