I watch wayyy too much television, but that is what inspired this blog.
I recall reading an article in the Road Trip issue of Hyphen Magazine that talked about Asians and Asian Americans being more prevalent in television and media. Which is true, but there are still not very many Asian actors and actresses out there and they are not really represented anywhere.
From the shows I watch i do see a few Asians here and there, but they are still predominantly non Asians.
I recall reading an article in the Road Trip issue of Hyphen Magazine that talked about Asians and Asian Americans being more prevalent in television and media. Which is true, but there are still not very many Asian actors and actresses out there and they are not really represented anywhere.
From the shows I watch i do see a few Asians here and there, but they are still predominantly non Asians.
SHOWS:
Grey’s Anatomy:
Sandra Oh plays Dr. Chritina Yang (Korean)
One Tree Hill:
Kelsey Chow plays Gigi Silveri (Chinese)
Michael Copon played Felix Taggaro (half Filipino)
Daniella Alonso played Anna Taggaro (part Japanese)
Gossip Girl:
Yin Chang plays Nelly Yuki (Taiwanese, Chinese, and Malaysian)
Nan Zhang played Kati Farkas (Chinese)
Purva Bedi played Clare (Indian American)
Gilmore Girls:
Emily Kuroda played Mrs. Kim (Japanese American)
Keiko Agena played Lane Kim (Japanese American)
Susane Lee played Kyon (Chinese American)
Eddie Shin played Henry Cho (Korean American)
Denice Kumagai played Aunt Jun (Japanese American)
Samson Yi played Young Chui
Also Kim Kim, Jae Woo Lee, and Alexis Rhee played Korean relatives on the show.
Lipstick Jungle:
Lindsey Price plays Victory Ford (half Korean)
Cashmere Mafia:
Lucy Liu played Mia Mason (Chinese American)
Jack Yang played Jason Chung
Purva Bedi played Juliet’s Assistant (Indian American)
Knight Rider:
Smith Cho plays Zoe Chae (Korean American)
Jack Yang played Cross
Suite Life of Zack and Cody:
Brenda Song plays London Tipton (Korean American)
REALITY TV SHOWS:
Dancing With The Stars:
Carrie Ann Inaba – Judge (part Japanese and Chinese)
Top Chef:
Padma Lakshmi – Judge and host (Indian)
Hung Hyunh - chef – Season 3 winner (Vietnamese American)
Project Runway:
Chloe Dao - fashion designer– Season 2 winner (Vietnamese American)
Chloe Dao - fashion designer– Season 2 winner (Vietnamese American)
Survivor:
Yau-Man Chan – contestant on Survivor: Fiji and Survivor: Micronesia (Chinese)
Yau-Man Chan – contestant on Survivor: Fiji and Survivor: Micronesia (Chinese)
Big Brother:
Jun Song – Season 4 winner (Korean)
Jun Song – Season 4 winner (Korean)
(Mostly thanks to imdb.com for actor/actress biographies, where i was able to find the Asian ethnicities of these actors/ actresses. Also i got my photos from various websites from a yahoo images search.)
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