“This first-generation narrative keeps happening over and over and over...” — Hasan Minhaj Quote

“This first-generation narrative keeps happening over and over and over again, whether it was Irish or Jewish or our community, South Asians, Japanese-Americans, Mexican-Americans. We've all gone through this sort of bridge, and it will continue to happen.”

“My biggest inspiration is black America and what they've done in the arts. I have always felt like an outsider in America, and what black Americans have done to add their chapter to this book called the American dream, and to be so unapologetic and true, and have added so much to art and culture in the world.”

“Most Asians I know still don't trust the Tories on race - and they have good reason not to.”

“There were so few Asians on-screen when I grew up, and the ones who were on-screen weren't given complex characters to play.”

“Asians narratively in shows are insignificant. They're the cop or the waitress or whatever it is. You see them in the background.”