Asian Diaspora Quotes

Asian-Americans, we're not a monolithic group. There might be some Asians who are second-generation, third-generation, who may not speak the language that their parents or their grandparents spoke.

Every time we had a hot war going on in Asia, it was difficult for Asian Americans here.

If you're Filipino, you're the beaner of the Asian community 'cause you're just like us. You're indigenous people that got banged by some Spaniards. That's why you have names like Kwan Ping Del Toro.

There's a lot of history here. In terms of Asians in this country, you have a big influx after the Cultural Revolution, a big influx after the Korean War, a big influx after the Vietnam War.

Those Asians who come back with their MBA from America don’t come back to fight with each other. They come back to trade with each other.

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

There were so many more opportunities in K-pop for a young Asian American singer.

I love how British people call Asian people 'oriental' unless they're talking about Indian people, who get to be called Asian.

My father in the film - which we probably haven't seen in previous movies, and in British Asian movies you could probably count on one hand - he says exactly why, actually why he's frightened for his daughter. He came to this country, England, and had a bit of a crappy time.

I feel like there's this need that the Asian-American community has to feel like people. It's something that Asians in Asia do not understand about us.

Other Asian actors, especially American-born actors, sometimes shy away from immigrant roles.

There's so many Chinese or Asian Americans that were either born in another country like I was and raised in America or born in America and raised in America. They're normal Americans, and they just happen to have a different heritage.

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 an area of contention.