I danced in a Lifetime film. We shot in Canada and I got to work with a lot of the dancers who do So You Think You Can Dance, Canada.

- Joan Chen

If you know how to do a job very well, you keep doing it.

- Joan Chen

Historically and culturally the Mongol women were very strong, they contributed as much as the men to their society, their community. Other than uppe…

- Joan Chen

Acting is actually private.

- Joan Chen

I love any opportunity to be able to dance. It's in my blood. I mean, I need to do it as an artist. I need to always do it.

- Joan Chen

Since my mom is the President of Ballet Hawaii, I'm always in touch with stuff going on.

- Joan Chen

For the past few years, I was the more visible Asian performer, and I think it gave young girls a kind of role model showing it's possible to actuall…

- Joan Chen

The difference between me and American-born actors is that I came here with the expectation of not being treated fairly.

- Joan Chen

I went to Indiana University for college for a couple of years where I double majored in dance and journalism, and after my sophomore year there, I w…

- Joan Chen