Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" No matter how American I become, I'm considered part of the Chinese community by my own family. "

Related Quotes:

" When Chinese get together - what's buried stays buried. We don't even discuss our embarrassing early days struggling in Chicago. "

" There are a lot of things that immigrants, especially Chinese-Americans, want to share with their children, but there are a lot of things they don't want to share. "

" To be able to do art, it was a luxury to me. "

" When I first came to America, you know, I would look at the newsstands and see the women on the magazine covers. I had never seen anyone smile the way these girls smile! It's like they have nothing to worry about! "

" My goal was to do anything that would lead to a job. I know that writing would not lead to a job. It's too fancy for me. My biggest goal was to be an office receptionist, answer phones. I didn't expect to go beyond that. "

" The self was a very strange concept to me until I came to America, and my child was born with that entitlement, and that just thrilled me. "

" I understood that without English I would never get far, so my dream was to become a receptionist, and so I started to learn English from watching 'Sesame Street.' "

" Of course I have the license to make up things, but I think a lot of what's written about China is misleading, and most Americans don't know much about China, in-depth, even though China is such a crucial business partner, rival, whatever. "