American Quote by Ross Butler

I always feel like people misunderstand the difference between an Asian story and an Asian-American story. That's completely different, too. I have friends who…

— Arden Cho

I grew up with 'Jane Eyre,' reading it at school, and it's one of those, I think, for a lot of women, a lot…

— Sally Hawkins

The classic, 'Romeo and Juliet,' for me, is the iconic story of young love.

— Sam Heughan

I have been called racist slurs and been treated differently because I am Asian American.

— Michelle Steel

Asian American success is often presented as something of a horror - robotic, unfeeling machines psychotically hellbent on excelling, products of abusive tiger parenting…

— Jenny Zhang

Asian American men, Asian men have been basically eunuchs in American cinema and television.

— John Cho

Hawaiis own Patsy Mink served as the first congresswoman of color and first Asian American woman in the House; she later sought the Democratic…

— Colleen Hanabusa

My dad was a very unconventional Asian American man. He was very much not quiet, not shy, not passive. If he had to fart,…

— Ali Wong

I bring quadruple diversity to the Senate: I'm a woman; I'll be the first Asian woman ever to be elected to the U.S. Senate;…

— Mazie Hirono

Nationally, more than one million Asian American entrepreneurs create jobs in their communities, helping fuel local commerce. In New York, we have seen firsthand…

— Nydia Velazquez

My heritage is something that I have always been aware of, however, some would say that there is a disproportionately low number of Asians…

— Nathan Adrian

I wish people wouldn't just see me as the Asian girl who beats everyone up, or the Asian girl with no emotion. People see…

— Lucy Liu