“… more than 90% of Asian Americans are immigrants or children of immigrants(1) &md

“… more than 90% of Asian Americans are immigrants or children of immigrants(1) — people shaped by an immigrant mindset of keeping your head down and your mouth shut, even if the circumstances are terrible. Because you want to be welcomed and accepted here, and complaining usually creates the opposite response, even if those complaints are warranted.”

-Liz Lin

1 - Zhou, M., & Yang, X. (2005). The multifaceted American experiences of the children of Asian immigrants: Lessons for segmented assimilation. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 28, 1119-1152. - See more at here.