#asian

People's view of exotic or Asian women are changing. It's much nicer to hear 'She's pretty' than 'She's pretty - for an Asian woman.' ↗

— Sung Hi Lee

#changing #exotic #hear #much #nicer

And lot of Asian audiences and reporters don't like me to act as a bad guy. But I think I want to become an actor, I want to try different way. ↗

— Jet Li

#actor #asian #audiences #bad #bad guy

I want to be a representative and be a role model for the Asian American community. ↗

— Jeremy Lin

#asian #asian american #community #i #model

I'm very humbled and honored. I'm very thankful to the Asian-American Community for all their support! ↗

— Jeremy Lin

#community #honored #humbled #i #support

Growing up, I thought I was white. It didn't occur to me I was Asian-American until I was studying abroad in Denmark and there was a little bit of prejudice. ↗

— Maya Lin

#asian-american #bit #denmark #growing #growing up

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

#family #far #fit #great #instead

Jeremy Lin is the only Asian American in the NBA today and one of the few in any professional U.S. sport. His arrival is surely leading other talented Asian American athletes this week to contemplate a pro career. ↗

— Eric Liu

#any #arrival #asian #asian american #athletes

Being Asian in this business is something you have to consider, because sometimes people aren't as open. They'll say, I can't see you with a Caucasian person. ↗

— Lucy Liu

#because #being #business #caucasian #consider

They were concerned about the racial issue. They thought it was not a safe issue to go Asian, unfortunately. ↗

— Lucy Liu

#asian #concerned #go #issue #racial

My dad, of course, like a lot of Asian parents, wanted me to be an engineer or doctor and never could understand why I would want to be a lawyer. And then, when I first said I wanted to run for office, he thought that was absolutely insane. ↗

— Gary Locke

#asian #could #course #dad #doctor