When I was very little, we would get letters from China, in Chinese, and they' be censored. We were a very insular little family.
Maya LinEven though I build buildings and I pursue my architecture, I pursue it as an artist. I deliberately keep a tiny studio. I don't want to be an architectural firm. I want to remain an artist.
Maya LinMy parents are both college professors, and it made me want to question authority, standards and traditions.
Maya LinGrowing up, I thought I was white. It didn't occur to me I was Asian-American until I was studying abroad in Denmark and there was a little bit of prejudice.
Maya Lin