"My parents are super excited that they've produced an Olympian. I don’t think they ever would have imagined this would happen in a million years, so I hope I represent not only Team USA, but the Japanese-American culture and my family as well."
— Mirai Nagasu

January 1, 1970

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Women from the United StatesFigure skatersSportspeople from Los AngelesJapanese Americans
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As quoted in Figure Skater Mirai Nagasu on Asian American Stereotypes, Her Reputation, and Breaking U.S. Olympic Records in Cosmopolitan (February 16, 2018)