Quotes About Heritage

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I grew up very American but also fully Asian.

I feel more Asian than anything.

There was always a struggle with being Asian and not being Asian enough. It's going to be down to me to own my race.

I feel so much more connected with my Asian side than I do with my British side - of course, I'm proud of my British side.

I'm half English - and it has been highlighted by people who tell me that I'm not Asian enough.

People can take away your assets, but not your DNA.

If U.S. focuses on truth and justice, we'll realize that Israel has been there for 3,000 years - the same language, the same people, the same culture for 3,000 years - and it's always astonishing to me that we somehow now think that they're the occupiers.

I was always attracted to the past as a kid.

I'm attracted to the past.

Dad's mother and aunt were actresses.

I never thought I would be able to play in Seoul, the city where my mother was raised and I was born, and I was able to perform for my aunt.

I'm a proud Australian, a very, very proud Australian.

I talk about being Australian a lot.

My father is Indonesian Timorese, my mother Aboriginal Australian.

I love New York, and I love being here, but I think I'll always be Australian at heart.

I was born in Australia and am proud of my Australian provenance, but I am now an American. Like so many naturalized citizens, I felt that I was an American before I formally became one.

My father was Australian.

My dad's Australian.

People love culture and authenticity.

We should all be involved in the avant-garde as long as we look toward the past.

My father's house was on East 55th Street on 1st and 2nd Avenues. I'm fifth-generation Marino in the East 50s - I live on 57th Street. I can't be more East 50s.

I think it's important to have some documentation of the past.