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I never really thought of myself as an Asian-American cartoonist, any more than I thought of myself as a cartoonist who wears glasses.

~Adrian Tomine

Topics: Any Asian-American Cartoonist Glasses More Myself Never Really Than Thought Wears Who

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I feel that its important for me to be out there and to represent the face. At the same time, for me as an individual, I think the Asian-American face can be crowded with the American identity.

~Awkwafina

Topics: American Asian-American Crowded Face Feel Identity Important Individual Me Out Represent Same Same Time Think Time I Think I Feel

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More than anything, I'm an American kid, and my music reflects that more so than being an Asian-American. I think it's important but also something that can detrimental to your career if celebrated too much.

~Awkwafina

Topics: Also American Anything Asian-American Being Career Celebrated Detrimental Important Kid More More Than Anything Much Music Reflects Something Than Think Too Too Much Your I Think

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While Donald Trump is busy insulting one group after another, Hillary Clinton understands that our diversity is one of our greatest strengths. Yes. We become stronger when black and white, Latino, Asian-American, Native American - when all of us stand together.

~Bernie Sanders

Topics: After American Another Asian-American Become Black Black And White Busy Clinton Diversity Donald Donald Trump Greatest Group Hillary Hillary Clinton Insulting Latino Native Native American Our Stand Strengths Stronger Together Trump Understands Us While White Yes

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I am an American, not an Asian-American. My rejection of hyphenation has been called race treachery, but it is really a demand that America deliver the promises of its dream to all its citizens equally.

~Bharati Mukherjee

Topics: Am America American Asian-American Been Citizens Deliver Demand Dream Equally Promises Race Really Rejection Treachery I Am

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With the first novel, I was concerned I would be pigeon-holed as an Asian-American writer, and the book would be labeled for Asian-Americans only.

~Celeste Ng

Topics: Asian-American Book Concerned First Labeled Novel Only Would Writer

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I wish reporters were more in tune to the difference between the Asian experience and the Asian-American experience. I think often they lump the two together and think that when I talk about Asian-American narratives that they can cite 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' or 'Mulan' as proof of concept when it's a different experience.

~Constance Wu

Topics: About Asian Asian-American Between Cite Concept Difference Different Dragon Experience Hidden Lump More Narratives Often Proof Reporters Talk Think Tiger Together Tune Two Were Wish I Think I Wish

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Working on 'Fresh Off the Boat' has been really enlightening to me because it's made me actually think about the roles that Asians and Asian-American women have played in media. Not because I didn't think it was important before, but because before, I was really focused on just paying my rent.

~Constance Wu

Topics: About Actually Asian-American Asians Because Been Before Boat Enlightening Focused Fresh Important Just Made Me Media Off Paying Played Really Rent Roles Think Women Working

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It's not at all my objective to become an Asian-American star.

~Daniel Wu

Topics: Asian-American Become Objective Star

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My work has always been controversial within certain segments of the Asian-American community. This is a community that is generally not represented well at all on the stage, in the media, etc. So on those few occasions when something comes along, everybody feels obligated to make sure that it represents his own point of view.

~David Henry Hwang

Topics: Along Always Asian-American Been Certain Community Controversial Etc Everybody Feels Few Generally His Make Media Obligated Occasions Own Point Point Of View Represents Segments Something Stage Sure Those View Well Within Work

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