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The U.S. State Department has a consistent record of error in the assessment of Asian situations and judging Red Chinese intentions.

~Ferdinand Marcos

Topics: Asian Assessment Chinese Consistent Department Error Intentions Judging Record Red Situations State State Department

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I get that people want more diversity in TV and film, and I stand by that. I stand in solidarity with better diversity in TV shows, especially for Asian actors. I agree with that 100 per cent.

~Finn Jones

Topics: Actor Agree Asian Better Cent Diversity Film Get More People Per Shows Solidarity Stand Tv Tv And Film Tv Shows Want

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Poitier opened the doors to so many artists, not just black artists. There is a line that goes from black to Latin to Asian with regards to roles.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Artists Asian Black Doors Goes Just Latin Line Many Opened Regards Roles The Doors

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In the Asian marketplace, we need to come out with products every nine months, not every two years.

~Frans Van Houten

Topics: Asian Come Every Marketplace Months Need Nine Nine Months Out Products Two Years

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I'm Asian, so they assumed I'm not an American and that I come from Japan. Restaurants would refuse to serve me, and places would refuse to give you a haircut.

~Fred Korematsu

Topics: American Asian Assumed Come Give Haircut Japan Me Places Refuse Restaurants Serve Would You

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There are aspects of Asian culture in my work, but it's really rooted in an American experience - transcendentalism, '60s counterculture, punk rock.

~Fred Tomaselli

Topics: American American Experience Asian Aspects Culture Experience Punk Punk Rock Really Rock Rooted Work

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The Asian male has an interesting history as far as Western appropriation. At one point, we were completely sexless Chinamen building the railroads. Then, World War II came around, and it was like, Asian guys are coming after the white women. We became a menace for a second.

~Freddie Wong

Topics: After Appropriation Around As Far As Asian Became Building Came Coming Far Guys History Interesting Like Male Menace Point Railroads Second Then War Were Western White Women World World War World War Ii

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After Halle Berry does her films and Queen Latifah does her films, it's left to all the black, Latino and Asian actresses to fight over a couple of roles. I opted for some TV. There's just not a ton of work in film.

~Gabrielle Union

Topics: Actress After Asian Berry Black Couple Does Fight Film Films Halle Her Just Latino Left Over Queen Roles Some Ton Tv Work

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Sometimes it's not even a role that's specifically written for a woman. It could be a role written for a white man or Asian man, or Latino. If it's something that I feel I could do well, I go after it. Especially if it's nothing that has to be gender or race specific, I'm all over it.

~Gabrielle Union

Topics: After Asian Could Even Feel Gender Go Latino Man Nothing Over Over It Race Role Something Sometimes Specific Specifically Well White Woman Written I Feel

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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

Topics: Absolutely Asian Could Course Dad Doctor Engineer First He Insane Lawyer Like Lot Me Never Office Parents Run Said Then Thought Understand Want Wanted Why Would

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