Asian Characters Quotes

“The only time she's come close to being "known" was when she accidentally came out as bisexual during sophomore English class while talking about her favorite poem.”
― C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick

“I take pride in playing immigrant characters. I've come across people who had a negative opinion about playing Asian characters that have an accent. I've even met Asian actors who won't audition for a role that has an Asian accent. They believe these accented characters reinforce the stereotype of an Asian being the constant foreigner. Frankly, I can't relate. I was an immigrant. And no matter how Americanized I become, no matter how much Jay-Z I listen to, I'll always be an immigrant. Just because I don't speak English with an accent anymore doesn't mean that I'm better than the people who do. My job as an actor is not to judge anyone and to portray a character with humanity. There are real people with real Asian accents in the real world. I used to be one of them. And I'm damn proud of it.”
― Jimmy O. Yang, How to American: An Immigrant's Guide to Disappointing Your Parents

“She's given up trying to stand out.”
― C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick

“Maybe Jess was caught up with these ridiculous, impossible ideas because it meant she never had to try for something real.”
― C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick

“Jess is painfully aware of how young she is. Her shirtsleeves don't quite extend to her wrists; after a growth spurt last summer, her debate clothes don't fit as well as she thought. She feels as if she's playing dress-up.”
― C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick

“Shan wanted to be sick. This was it. At best she would
be lashed and banished, at worst she would die. Neither would help her younger
sister. Both would bring additional shame to her family.”
― Claire Leggett, The Servant's Grace

“Of course, I couldn’t let her go into the cave alone. Thanks to all those dreams and the dragon coming to see me, to warn me, in the middle of the night, I was 100% positive that I was the new tamer. I was the only person alive who could tell the dragon not to eat my stupidly curious mother.”
― D.G. Driver, Dragon Surf