These days I'm mostly familiar with two parts of L.A.: one is movie culture and the other is Asian culture. The Westside is work and the Eastside is Chinese - which means my friends.

People identify with me - everyone does - African American women Caucasian women they all identify with me because I'm ethnic.

I'm very humbled and honored. I'm very thankful to the Asian-American Community for all their support!

For the past few years I was the more visible Asian performer and I think it gave young girls a kind of role model showing it's possible to actually reach success doing movies.

In view of China's growing military strength and intentions the best way to safeguard Asia's permanent peace and prosperity is to have all Asian countries join forces with other democratic countries in the world to form a global community of democracies.

American high school students trail teenagers from 14 European and Asian countries in reading math and science. We're even trailing France.

The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that now passes for science.

We sincerely hope that south Asian countries will respect and live in amity with each other and achieve common development and that south Asia will enjoy peace stability and prosperity.

For as long as the power of America's diversity is diminished by acts of discrimination and violence against people just because they are black Hispanic Asian Jewish Muslim or gay we still must overcome.

More Asians need to be on television as a positive role model.