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Asian Americans are the same as African American, Hispanic Americans, anyone: we deserve to be respected, too.

~Dat Nguyen

Topics: African African American American Anyone Asian Deserve Hispanic Respected Same Too

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People don't think that bread is part of Asian culture or Asian food culture, but it's quite prevalent in Northern China, and you see it throughout Japan and as you go to Taiwan.

~David Chang

Topics: Asian Bread China Culture Food Go Japan Northern Part People Quite See Taiwan Think Throughout You

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The major economies are not American anymore. They are Asian and South American.

~David Douglas Duncan

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I felt pretty good growing up. I didn't feel a lot of prejudice or racism. But I do remember, if there was going to be a movie or a television show with Asian characters, I would go out of my way to avoid them, because they portrayed all Asians as either ridiculously good or ridiculously bad; you know, the whole Charlie Chan-Fu Manchu thing.

~David Henry Hwang

Topics: Asian Asians Avoid Bad Because Characters Charlie Either Feel Felt Go Going Good Growing Growing Up Know Lot Movie Out Portrayed Prejudice Pretty Pretty Good Racism Remember Ridiculously Show Television Television Show Them Thing Up Way Whole Would You

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There was all this talk when Obama got elected about how we were living in a postracial world. But we're not. Until we get to the point where James Earl Jones can play, say, George Washington, race matters. You wouldn't put a white actor in blackface to play Othello. You shouldn't have a white actor in what amounts to yellowface to play Asian.

~David Henry Hwang

Topics: About Actor Amount Asian Earl Elected George George Washington Get Got How James Living Matters Obama Play Point Put Race Say Talk Until Washington Were Where White World You

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With theatre, we all agree to suspend our disbelief about so many things, but not about race. It's totally OK to have one actor playing five roles - people are willing to believe that. But they won't believe it if there's a black or an Asian kid who has white parents. What does that say about us?

~David Henry Hwang

Topics: About Actor Agree Asian Believe Black Disbelief Does Five Kid Many Ok Our Parents People Playing Race Roles Say Suspend Theatre Things Totally Us White Who Willing

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People like to say that East Asians in general, and Japanese in particular, are not very expressive: there's that term 'inscrutable.' But often, Europeans just don't get the Asian codes. Believe me, the message is being expressed OK.

~David Mitchell

Topics: Asian Asians Being Believe Codes East Europeans Expressed Expressive General Get Japanese Just Like Me Message Often Ok Particular People Say Term Very

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Because I was aspirational, I did my work, I was respectful to my teachers, I experienced a lot of bullying from the black kids. My friends were largely white or Asian.

~David Oyelowo

Topics: Asian Because Black Bullying Did Experienced Friends Kids Largely Lot Respectful Teachers Were White Work

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An Asian way of eating and living may help prevent and even reverse the progression of coronary heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, prostate cancer and breast cancer. Incorporate more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, soy products and fish in your diet. Eat at home more with your family and friends.

~Dean Ornish

Topics: Asian Breast Cancer Cancer Diabetes Diet Disease Eat Eating Even Family Family And Friends Fish Friends Fruits Grains Heart Heart Disease Help Home Incorporate Living May More Obesity Prevent Products Progression Prostate Reverse Soy Vegetables Way Whole Your

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Asian cultures... place great value on avoiding open expression of disagreement and conflict because they emphasize harmony.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Asian Avoiding Because Conflict Cultures Disagreement Emphasize Expression Great Great Value Harmony Open Place Value

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