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When a dish works, it works for everyone, whether you're Asian, European, African, American or anybody else. Joel Robuchon

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I've played roles that aren't expected of an Asian. John Cho

Expected Roles Asian Played

For a while, I was feeling like I was always playing characters that weren't specifically Korean or specifically Asian, even - that they were characters who were originally written white, and then they would cast me. And I used to consider that a badge of honor because that meant I had avoided stereotypes. John Cho

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Because I sidestepped all the stereotypical roles, in a way I've made a career out of not being Asian - a lot of my roles weren't written as Asian - so there's an impulse in me that wants to take a U-turn and play a very grounded, real Asian character, maybe an immigrant. John Cho

I had lived in Fukuoka during the mid 1990s, and I was a volunteer with the Fukuoka Asian Film Festival. John Foster

Had Volunteer Festival Mid Asian Lived Film Film Festival

When you're the only Asian in the room, the last thing you want to do is to point out you're Asian. And be the Asian dude. Jon M. Chu

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I'm a very political person. I'm a very opinionated person. I have a lot of opinions about LGBTQ representations in the media, and it's not just a gay community issue. It's a black issue. It's an Asian issue. It's a minority issue in general. Jordan Gavaris

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I love anything to do with cooking, from watching the Food Network to reading recipe books by Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver and Levi Roots. My favourite types of cuisine are Asian and Caribbean, and I love cooking new recipes for my family. Jourdan Dunn

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In the past, Japan through its colonial rule and aggression caused tremendous damage and suffering for the people of many countries, particularly those of Asian nations. Junichiro Koizumi

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We should realise that Hollywood is not obliged to write roles for Asian actors. Kabir Bedi

Obliged Write Roles Realise Asian Hollywood Should Actor

If Asian America exists, it is because of systemic racism. Karan Mahajan

Racism Systemic Because Exists America Asian

A lot of 'Star Wars' fans who are specifically Asian never had a character they could dress up like, or they would, and people would always call them 'Asian Rey' or 'Asian fill-in-the-blank.' Kelly Marie Tran

A lot of people don't know the passion I have for Asian American cinema. Ken Jeong

People Cinema Passion Know Lot American Asian Asian-American

Paradoxically, the people and state of Japan living on such moral props were not innocent but had been stained by their own past history of invading other Asian countries. Kenzaburo Oe

The idea of Asian ascendancy has entered public culture. Kevin Kwan

Culture Entered Idea Ascendancy Public Asian

So in Asia I want to make - I want to succeed to make a model of what success, practicing democracy, and market economy. Then that will give a good influence over Asian countries. Kim Dae Jung

Thinking back on it, I just really didn't have very many role models to look up to when it came to Asian actresses. And in that way, when I would see an Asian onscreen, it would be a secondary-type thing, and that's kind of how I ended up viewing myself in the world: as secondary. Kimiko Glenn

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There aren't as many roles, and I think there's a lack of openness in casting an Asian character in a leading role or unless they're a stereotype. It's been hard. I've been able to play some non-stereotypical roles, which is great, but I have a lot of Asian actor friends who are struggling. Kimiko Glenn

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There's a misconception that I can't relate to the quote-unquote 'Asian-American experience' because I didn't grow up with an Asian mom and dad. And that's just not true. I am Asian American, and so playing a girl who is half Korean, half white, but her white dad tried really hard to connect with her mom's heritage - that's very familiar to me. Lana Condor

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I hoped that I would be a lead in my career; of course that was a hope of mine. But I never thought I would be so lucky to be the lead of a romcom. Simply because I don't get those opportunities, for probably many reasons, but one of would likely be because I'm Asian. Lana Condor

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