Ming-Na Wen believes that diverse individuals do not need to adopt anglicized names to belong in America.

“And I hope my star will help all the Americans out there and anyone else to know that they don't have to be a Tom, a John, a Mary to feel American. They They do belong.”

Tamlyn Tomita argues that Asian-American actresses in the industry should support one another rather than view each other as rivals.

“We came up together in a time when there were very few Asian-American actresses, so the presumption was that we were all rivals. But the truth is we all knew that we can only do our best and that we all win some, we lose some.”