When I was building the Vietnam Memorial, I never once asked the veterans what it was like in the war, because from my point of view, you don't pry into other people's business. Maya Lin askbuildbusiness Change image and share on social
I try to give people a different way of looking at their surroundings. That's art to me. Maya Lin artgivepeople Change image and share on social
Some of your teachers are actually closer in age to you than you think. Maya Lin agecloseteacher Change image and share on social
I was probably the first kid in my high school to go to Yale. I applied almost as a lark. Then, when I got there, I was the dumbest person in your class. Maya Lin applyclassdumb Change image and share on social
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 Lin censorchinachinese Change image and share on social
We were unusually brought up; there was no gender differentiation. I was never thought of as any less than my brother. Maya Lin bringbrotherdifferentiation Change image and share on social
OK, it was black, it was below grade, I was female, Asian American, young, too young to have served. Yet I think none of the opposition in that sense hurt me. Maya Lin americanasianblack Change image and share on social
You should be having more fun in high school, exploring things because you want to explore them and learning because you love learning-not worrying about competition. Maya Lin competitionexplorefun Change image and share on social
My grandfather, on my father's side, helped to draft one of the first constitutions of China. He was a fairly well-known scholar. Maya Lin chinaconstitutiondraft Change image and share on social
I probably spent the first 20 years of my life wanting to be as American as possible. Through my 20s, and into my 30s, I began to become aware of how so much of my art and architecture has a decidedly Eastern character. Maya Lin 20s30samerican share on social