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Horsemeat in many European and Asian countries is consumed as a delicacy.

~Elton Gallegly

Topics: Asian Consumed Countries Delicacy European Many

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You can't ignore the Asian and Hispanic populations in L.A. We can let audiences know independent film is not just about white men.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: About Asian Audiences Film Hispanic Ignore Independent Independent Film Just Know Men White You

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There have been, in recent years, many Asian American pioneers in the public eye who've defied the condescendingly complimentary 'model minority' stereotype: actors like Lucy Liu, artists like Maya Lin, moguls like Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh. They are known, often admired.

~Eric Liu

Topics: Actor Admired American Artists Asian Asian American Been Ceo Complimentary Eye Known Like Lucy Many Minority Model Often Pioneers Public Public Eye Recent Recent Years Stereotype Tony Years

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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

Topics: American Asian Family Far Fit Great Instead Living Mainstream Minority Model Numbers Poverty Stereotypes Tiger

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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

Topics: American Any Arrival Asian Asian American Athletes Career Contemplate Few His Jeremy Leading Nba Only Other Pro Professional Sport Surely Talented Today Week

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It just seems to me that the world's kind of a mess, and the more messy it gets, the more interested I am in escapist fare. Having a good time is something that isn't about the war in Iraq or the Asian flu or the Kyoto protocol - things that are horribly depressing to consider in our real lives. I'm eager to get away from them.

~Eric Stoltz

Topics: About Am Asian Away Consider Depressing Eager Escapist Fare Flu Get Gets Good Good Time Having Having A Good Time Horribly Interested Iraq Just Kind Lives Me Mess Messy More Our Protocol Real Seems Something Them Things Time War World I Am Kyoto

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The Sixth Sense is not a good white film. Insomnia is not a good white film. They're just good films. So why we can't we have good films that happen to have black people, or Asian, or Latino, or any other minority group in them?

~Eriq La Salle

Topics: Any Asian Black Film Films Good Group Happen Insomnia Just Latino Minority Other People Sense Sixth Sixth Sense Them White Why

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We recognize the distinctness of Asian art when we turn to its traditional forms, recognize it as Japanese, Chinese and Indian, even Balinese or Thai.

~F. Sionil Jose

Topics: Art Asian Chinese Even Forms Indian Japanese Recognize Thai Traditional Turn

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America must realize, there are conditions she must accept in Asia. The first is a diversity of Asian cultures, governments, economic and political systems; the second, that to run against the tide of Asian nationalism is worse than impractical - it is also highly dangerous.

~Ferdinand Marcos

Topics: Accept Against Also America Asia Asian Conditions Cultures Dangerous Diversity Economic First Governments Highly Impractical Must Nationalism Political Realize Run Second She Systems Than Tide Worse

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The challenge to America is to extend to Asia the defensive shield of American power in forms consonant with Asian freedom and self-respect.

~Ferdinand Marcos

Topics: America American Asia Asian Challenge Defensive Extend Forms Freedom Power Self-Respect Shield

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