44% of Americans Can't Name a SINGLE Famous Asian

[@az00001]

DON'T FORGET THAT FUNG BROS ARE CELEBRITIES TOO! At least to those who subscribed and watched every video they made. 🖐

[@Bobsyermomsuncle]

I am probably old enough to be your grandmother and an African-American but I can remember in the 80s ladies swooning over John Lone, Russell and Micheal Wong. Joan Chen was considered one of the most beautiful women in the world. Janes Shigeta was gorgeous, however, few writers, especially on the West Side of the planet seemed to have faith in these actors to lead films. There is also Will Yun Lee who stole hearts in the witchblade series and in later movies. I imagine much depended on what films you followed -and I personally was not into Sleepless in Seattle.

[@justinchan6043]

For people that ask, "What's so important about being famous?" Doesn't really understand when your group is being under-represented in the media and that hurts the entire minority group. Because when you have lack of representation, you have a lack of empathy for that group, and that leads to more hate crimes. Let me quote Yoda from Star Wars for a moment: "Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering." And having more representation in the media helps push that fear away.

[@isaacmartinez6904]

For me, I mostly know Asian actors who aren’t from the USA past and present. Toshiro Mifune, Rinko Kikuchi, Ken Watanabe, Hiroyuki Sanada, Song Kang-Ho, Donnie Yen and Lee Byung-hun. These are actors who may not be Americans but played a huge role in America due to their movies.

[@justinchan6043]

I don't think most Americans know who Simu Liu is, but I bet you most will say, "that guy in Shang-Chi."

[@PricefieldPunk]

True, I cant even name another movie that guys been in.

[@wongjefx980]

​@@PricefieldPunk Kim's Convenience....the show that gave him his break....and the guy who plays his Dad on the show, who guess appears in the Mandalorian as Alliance pilot - cop.

[@darrylt8502]

But to be fair he's not even American, he's Canadian.

[@RaikaSTi]

Well yeah. He needs more exposure aka he needs to get into more movies, tv shows, etc.

[@magnolivision2150]

He is Canadian.

[@magnolivision2150]

I had to heavily research this because AAPI month was always not really celebrated to it's full potential where I'm at. When I was growing up in the 80s and 90s the famous Asian Americans I knew were Ernie Reyes Jr., Ke Huy Quan, Dante Basco, and Pat Morita. I did idolize legends who were not American but did have a heavy impact in America such as Lea Salonga and Bruce Lee. Current famous Asian Americans are Sung Kang and Awkwafina. There are other famous Asians but many are from Canada. Other famous people who are not known to be Asian American but are include Olivia Rodrigo, Bruno Mars, Hailee Steinfeld, Vanessa Hudgens, and Lou Diamond Phillips.

[@magnolivision2150]

I forgot Bruce Lee is actually Asian American.

[@Razear]

I think the phenomenon of recognizing a face but not the name makes sense. Usually people will need to be a vehement fan of a celebrity to be incentivized to look them up and if most Asian actors are only occupying minor supporting roles, then they may be more apathetic compared to learning about the name of a protagonist that they may find physically attractive.

[@darrylt8502]

64% is pretty good, imo. Ke Huy Quan is an American celebrity but who can remember his name when it is difficult to pronounce. That's one of the challenges of being Asian American with a homeland name. Jeremy Lin can be easily recognizable if he was able to maintain his top notch performance into his mid 30s. We just need consistency. In cinema, like Jackie Chan (not American), it's his unique performance that people recognize and want more of. His name is also easily notable like a brand of a product. I'm enjoying the reboot of Quantum Leap and hope to see more of the lead actor in future movies. It's a shame that he appeared in Top Gun: Mavorick for only a few scenes.

[@vivianjones9749]

LOVE the Quantum Leap reboot. Big fan of the original

[@HongFeiBai]

I think you mean 54%...that's not good...

[@darrylt8502]

​@@HongFeiBai I definitely don't deserve to be considered Asian now.

[@9840vajjayquiiii]

Quantum Leap reboot is fun and entertaining! #AMWF was a great touch👌🏽👌🏽

[@markcruz359]

There are certain periods in Hollywood when they have a go-to asian actor/actress, and thats usually who the general audience might remember. Lucy Lui was the go to asian actress at the time. Lately its been Michelle Yeoh and Akwafina. For male actors lately its been Donnie Yen and Hiroyuki Sanada. You cant really expect everyone to remember the new faces

[@northernsoutherngirl]

Should've asked me. Outside the G.O.A.T. which is Bruce Lee, my first crush was when I saw Dustin Nguyen from the 21 Jump Street tv show in the late 80's. Then there's: Ken Watanabe, Jackie Chan, Big Bolo, Sammo Hung, Donnie Yen, Andy Lau, Stephen Chow, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Lucy Lui, Anita Mui (may she rest in peace), etc. Just to name a few...🤷🏾‍♀️😉

[@tobyod]

Not sure about Asian American actors but Asian Canadian actors or more specifically Korean Canadian actors, Sandra Oh and Grace Park comes to mind immediately...

[@Julie-qr9ow]

Im black but I can name Saweetie, Jay Park, Hasan Minhaj, Mindy Kaling, Constance Wu, Bruno Mars, and Dominic Fike. And yes, I know that Dominic Fike, Saweetie and Bruno Mars are mixed race!

[@Willow-cw9te]

There also Joji (I love his music) Brenda Song (there is no way millennials and GenZ do not know London Tipton.) Steven Yuen has been in a lot of shows. Shay Mitchell from pretty little Liars. Pharrell, Miguel, Anderson Paak, If Keanu Reeves counts, then I know people are lying. Also George Takei

[@aokijump7808]

Singer/songwriter, Eric Nam will star in the movie “Transplant”. He is K American born and raised in ATL

[@dtna]

Is Kamela Harris really an Asian??? She plays the sister card when it's convenient.

[@hsuehhs1]

That doesn’t prove anything

[@ANUBIS209]

She plays whatever gets her the vote. She panders like there's no tomorrow. #Asian4Trump2024

[@hsuehhs1]

@@ANUBIS209 This why Trump supporters don’t diversity movies like Shang Chi and American born Chinese

[@ANUBIS209]

@@hsuehhs1 If they choose not to know about Asian American celebrities than that's their choice. You can do the same with Western celebrities. It's matter of choice.

[@hsuehhs1]

@@ANUBIS209 That because they don’t like them

[@Mistwalker801]

Surprised people couldn't name at least one SEA performer, you'd think Dante Basco would be a freebie with his roles in Hook and Avatar: The Last Airbender. Also Manny Jacinto, but let's be honest, how many people who watched The Good Place saw Filipino right off the bat; knowing how people are, they'd be like Hank Hill, "are ya Chinese or Japanese?" And that's just Filipino, you got other ones like Tony Jaa, Kelly Marie Tran, Jeeja Yanin, Reggie Lee, and Hong Chau. That's only a few off the top of my head, I'm sure there's a lot of others that people aren't aware are SEA (or half), like Bruno Mars, Lou Diamond Philips, Vanessa Hudgens, and surprisingly Mark-Paul Gosselaar.

[@magnolivision2150]

Yup. Dante Basco. How about Ernie Reyes Jr? That was a big one for me.

[@FroZiroo]

Lets be honest here. Nobody gives a dam about Asian actors in general. I mean, even asians probably cant even name more than 2 or 3 Asian celebs. Which is sad.

[@magnolivision2150]

From comics there is Jim Lee and Whilce Portacio. From sports there is Michelle Kwan, Michael Chang, and Kristi Yamaguchi. These are who I know are Asian American during my childhood from the 80s and 90s. I had to look hard for any representaion in media back then. But of course I adapted to everything and love dance and hip hop culture. Also the dance crew JABBAWOCKEEZ have Asian American members.

[@magnolivision2150]

Oh and in the import model scene back when car culture was booming there is the icon, Jeri Lee.

[@danwilson12]

Didn't you guys already cover this? Or is this a repost?

[@kshinokevin]

Tony Jaa ("Ong Bak : The Thai Warrior"), Chow Yun-Fat ("The Killer," "Hard Boiled" or "Anna and the King" actor), Lucy Liu ("Charlie's Angels" & "Kill Bill"; "Elementary" tv series), Lisa Ling (journalist), Connie "a trail blazer" Chung (!), Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan; Jhoon Rhee (a Tae Kwon Do Grandmaster); Apana Chang (the Hawaii-born detective that the "Charlie Chan" character was based on); Philip Ahn ("Bonanza" western/cowboy tv series); Victor Wong ("Big Trouble In Little China"; "Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart"); Keye Luke ("Master Po" in the Kung Fu 1970's tv series); Kam Fong ("Chin Ho" in the original "Hawaii 5-0" 1960's tv series); Dennis Chun ("Hawaii 5-0" 2010 remake); Masi Oka ("Hawaii 5-0" 2010 remake; "Heroes" tv series); the Shaw Bros. (a Hong Kong (1920's - 2010's: Kung Fu movie) film studios: Run Run Shaw & Runme Shaw); Johnny Yune, ("They Call me Bruce"), Don "The Dragon" Wilson; Jet Li, Sho Kosugi; Pat Morita (R.I.P.: "Arnold" on "Happy Days" 1970's sitcom or Mr. Miyagi, from the "Karate Kid" film series); Tamlyn Tomita; Russell Wong; Clyde Kusatsu; Gedde Watanabe ("Sixteen Candles" as Long Duck Dong; Sung Kang (the Fast & the Furious: "Tokyo Drift"); "Gung Ho !" (with Michael Keaton); James Lew (martial artist/actor); James Hong ("Big Trouble In Little China"; a legit legend); Jack Soo (as police detective, Nick Yemana, "Barney Miller" a 1970's police comedy tv series); Sessue Hayakawa (late 1910's and 1920's; late 1950's: "The Bridge On the River Kwai"); Anna May Wong (a trailblazer in Hollywood: 1920's-1950's); Denise Kumagai ("Quon Le Robinson," Mac's (Charles Robinson) wife on "Night Court"; if they had any children/kids, they would end up being Blasian (1984-1992 comedy sitcom); John Woo ("The Killer," "Hard Boiled," "Face Off" film director; "Stranglehold" video game); (Akira) Kurosawa (film director), Raymond Chow ("Golden Harvest" producer: see Bruce Lee). Smilez and Southstar ("Tell Me (What's Goin' On" song: one of the members was Asian.); Mike Shinoda (from Linkin Park).

[@kshinokevin]

Two Legendary Hawaii-born comedians; Mel Cabang and Andy Bumatai; Dante Basco ("Fakin' The Funk" and "The Duet" (his debut film)); Ke Huy Quan ("The Goonies," "Everything Everywhere All At Once," "Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom"); Phan Thị Kim Phúc (the (Vietnamese) "Napalm Girl"); Thich Quang Duc (the burning Vietnamese (Buddhist) monk: 1992's RATM (Rage Against The Machine) album cover); Nguyễn Văn Lém (or Bảy Lốp), a (northern) Vietnamese ("Viet Cong") officer); Reverend Sun Myung Moon ("Unification Church"; a South Korean (cult) leader of mass weddings (in the 1950's); his followers were called the "Moonies"); Pol Pot, some (crazy) Cambodian Prime Minister who created Year Zero; he liked Mao Tse-Tung/ZeDong; a former Chinese President/chairman (who met with former U.S President Richard Nixon); Ang Lee (film director: "The Ice Storm (1997)"); Ming Na (Wen) ("The Joy Luck Club (JLC)" (1993).

[@FairyThale41]

Does Fung brothers, David and Andrew count?😂❤

[@Profess84]

Thanks to one of the best shows on streaming Warrior, the masses will be reintroduced to the legendary Bruce Lee.

[@gabrielalele8603]

Where is Warrior currently being streamed?

[@vivianjones9749]

I LOVE that show and am sorry that it was disconnected

[@Profess84]

@@gabrielalele8603 Max

[@doppen99]

We have Lucy liu, kelly hu, ming na wen James hong and Dr Ken jeong,

[@babesababe5885]

Bruce Lee was transcendent and Jackie Chan created his own genre of action/comedy. It’s not fair to compare other Asian entertainers to them

[@kshinokevin]

Arnel Pineda (Journey lead singer; replaced Steve Perry); Filipino comics; Jo Koy, Rex Navarette, Mikey Bustos; Lea Salonga (Broadway singer); Tia Carrere ("Wayne's World;" "True Lies"); Manny Pacquiao (boxer); Kelly Hu, Jason Scott Lee, Brooke Lee (Miss Hawaii USA 1997); Olivia Munn; Michelle Wie (West - golf); Jeanette Lee (the Black Widow - pool/billiards); Chloe Kim (snowboarder - Olympics in 2022 ?); Naomi Osaka (tennis); Bolo Yeung ("Bloodsport" (Jean Claude-Van Damme) & "Enter The Dragon"); Bai Ling, Gong Li, Zhan Ziyi ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" & "Memoirs of a Geisha"): along with Michelle Yeoh); Daniel Dae Kim (DDK), Randall Park ("The Interview"), Mike Moh ("Once Upon a Time in Hollywood": as Bruce Lee); Grace Park ("Hawaii 5-0"); Ryan Higa (some famous KZbinr); David Choe, Jeannie Mai Jenkins ("The Real" daytime talk show); Kim Iversen (radio personality); Michelle Malkin (columnist); Alex Wagner (replaced Rachel Maddow; she is from Myanmar (aka Burma) ); (Thai) supermodel Chrissie Teigen (who married singer John Legend); (South Korean supermodel) Sung-Hi Lee; politicians: Tammy Duckworth, Andrew Yang, Ted Lieu, Nikki Haley, Daniel Inouye, Spark(y) Matsunaga, Patsy Mink, Ben Cayetano, Kymberly (Marcos) Pine and Tulsi Gabbard; Tila (Nguyen) Tequila (more like infamous); Karueche Tran, Angela Yee; Eddie Huang, David So, Timothy DelaGhetto/Changtaransu; Rap or Hip Hop: Dumbfoundead, Psy, Suboi, Phao, Jin, apl.de.ap (Black Eyed Peas) and M.I.A.; Amy Chua (the "Tiger Mom" lawyer); Maxine Hong Kingston ("The Woman Warrior" author); Yukimi Nagano ("Little Dragon" Swedish band); Kyu Sakamoto (singer of "Sukiyaki"; it was covered by both A Taste of Honey and 4 P.M.); Jeremy Linn & Yao Ming ( (basket)ballers); Hideo Nomo (baseball player: pitcher); Antonio Inoki (pro wrestler); Ryuichi Sakamoto ("Coda" 2017 film); Gabe Baltazar (jazz (saxophone player); Hideo Kojima (video game creator/designer); Steve Aoki (Las Vegas EDM DJ); Rocky Aoki (Steve Aoki's dad: Benihana (teppanyaki style) and pro wrestling); Hana Kimura ("The Terrace House" reality TV show: 2019-2020); Tiger Woods (he's 1/2); Devon Aoki; Chefs or Cooks: Chao Yang Buwei (and her husband, Chao Yuen Ren); Nobu Matsuhisa (Nobu restaurants); Masaharu Morimoto (Morimoto and Momosan restaurants); Jiro Ono ("Jiro Dreams of Sushi" 2011 documentary); Martin Yan ("Yan can Cook," a 1982 cooking show), Titus Chan, Ming Tsai, Padma Lakshmi, Roy Choi, Roy Yamaguchi, Alan Wong, Mark "Gooch" Noguchi, Lee Anne Wong & Sam Choy (Hawaii); the eccentric Icelandic musician Bjork, could pass as an Asian, with her weird Swan Dress (2001 Oscar movie awards).

[@1DeeThunder]

Growing up watching action movies was my thing. So when an action movies kept popping up (keep in mind I’m like 26) for me was Sammo Hung, Jet Li, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan. Not to mention watching power rangers caught the attention of Thuy Trang & Michael Chaturantabut.😅 But now it’s like pending on Genre and who you find attractive there’s a ton of celebrities that you won’t know or care for. Btw is Ricegum even relevant anymore? I haven’t heard his name in like 5 years😂

[@danthemandmv]

Actually , Bruce Lee WAS Asian-American ; he was born in San Francisco which conferred on him U.S, citizenship .

[@anthonyhoang5902]

Asians should watch Ultimate Frisbee... lots of Asians in that sport.

[@vivianjones9749]

My son’s favorite middle and high school sport. Broke his right arm twice. He is in Beijing now

[@scottp.1884]

Kam Fong- Chin Ho Hawaii 5 O, Keye luke Kung Fu , Jack Soon Barney Miller , Pat Morita - Mr Miyagi, Victor Sen Yung - Bonanza,

[@Yimoney]

chad hugo, pharrell, jin the mc, and the best running back in the nfl, Josh Jacobs. There yall goes. lol

[@RaikaSTi]

How the hell do people not know Bruce Lee (famous martial artist) or Jackie Chan?

[@sleepymofo]

I don’t know if I wanna smile or SMH when someone can only say, “Asian Jim”.

[@GodIsADog]

Hollywood and the lack of American Asians in film is a reflection of how Asian Americans are treated and the social value we have, its zero. I would also relate the mentality of Asian Americans and how low we think we are to be a hero or a main character in a movie and even in life, let that sink in.

[@goyam2981]

Asian Americans are very angsty right now. Your parents chose to come not because there were a lot of Asians in cinema. Think about it. There sure are a lot of Asian chefs on TV.

[@dennistan7769]

Wong Fu bros 😂🤣 Ain't gonna front I'll get that mixed up too and I'm Chinese.

[@Aikunle78]

Bruce Lee (李小龙), Lucy Liu, Simu Liu, Jason Cho... I think that's his name I think.

[@Bobsyermomsuncle]

Hey Fellas: do you think you can catch up with American artist Amber Liu and Eric Nam?

[@naisaoka2274]

Kato, Green Hornet's sidekick and Mr. Sulu from Star Trek

[@joesmith201212]

Oh but everyone knew William Hung when he sang she bangs she bangs

[@chengliu872]

I find it funny that most Asian-Americans that watch sports watch football and basketball, but the North American sports with the most Asian people are hockey and baseball.

[@LilT2o00]

I can make Asian celebs, singers, game developers/composers, KZbinrs, etc, but I can't name Asian American

[@ItsWhatYouThinkItIs]

Byung Hun Lee, Jet Li

[@PricefieldPunk]

Cause getting famous as a household celebrity ain't like it was before. If you wanna be a household name you need to either be controversial or be in a superhero movie. If it weren't for superhero movies Tom Holland would not have gotten that huge, nobody would even know who Simu Liu is. Hollywood in general cant produce young stars anymore on the levels of fame that Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li got.

[@futo]

I'm Chinese Canadian, and at one of my previous job, me being the only Asian and visible minority working there, I had a realistic perspective of how they see Asian in cinema. I said there's this new movie (Crazy Rich Asians) coming out. The response was, is it martial arts, I said no, it's a comedy, and the response is they're not interested. If it's drama or comedy, they just can't wrap their head around this. Frankly, Everything Everywhere All At Once would haven't gotten as far as it did, if there weren't martial arts, imo.

[@goyam2981]

Asian Americans or Canadians probably don't care to watch Hispanic American shows or movies either, right? Vice versa. I think it's normal reaction.

[@futo]

​@@goyam2981 It's putting on a very specific expectation just because it's an all-Asian cast. We all watch Caucasian people in movies, so what should be the difference, it's not like a choice considering white folks are in most films in the Anglo-speaking world. I literally saw a comment in another thread about Netflix Beef from some anonymous person saying they weren't that thrilled to watch so many Asians. This series is so darn good, yet, they'll pass it up based on race. I haven't passed up a series that seems interesting if it's a Black cast.

[@goyam2981]

@Rob I've flown Turkish Airlines 3 times and I never care to watch their scripted shows. I've watched some documentaries about Turkish food in different cities though, and would love to stop over in Istanbul sometime. You see, who would like to watch shows from what culture just depends on their interest and liking and it shouldn't be an obligation. White people didn't ask people of other races to watch their shows. We watch their shows on our own accord. Some people may like martial arts so they are open to Asian martial arts movies. If it's rom com or drama they may not be interested. That's okay. Myself black comedy series I watch. But black drama series about slaves I'm tired of. Hispanic shows I watched Jane the Virgin a little bit but couldn't get into it. But I would love to visit Mexico and Latin American countries someday. Hope you see my point.

[@savagebeaver7493]

if it's in 1980 ,shohei ohtani will be a house hold name but baseball is not popular now so.......

[@anthonyhoang5902]

I'm a big fan of Ohtani, but Ohtani is not Asian-American. Although these guys are: Steven Kwan, Keston Hiura, Kolton Wong, Connor Joe... to name a few.

[@samkim961]

4:31 Bruce Lee was born and raised in the Bay Area.

[@dukkyfuzzfuzzydukk3594]

Still waiting for an episode where the word macro or micro isn’t used lol

[@anthonyhoang5902]

They asked only "real" Americans right? ;) (the non Asian-Americans)

[@Gabe-pj4xs]

When you said black, Hispanics and others wouldn’t know any of these names!! I beg to differ. We know a lot of Asians. More so than whites. I think you need to pole us and find out. We all fallow the trends.

[@anjuluz713]

Model, actress, singer 2 time grammy award winner Tia Carrere.

[@GreatGazoo8]

Even old timers know who George Takei is!

[@JazzsLyric]

I'm kinda surprised that no one seems to be mentioning George Takei.

[@transcendmeta]

Chow Yon Fat, Donnie Yen, Zhang Ziyi (spelling). i know that's mostly Crouching Tiger peeps but still. We know names!

[@wongjefx980]

TBH...I'm Asian, and it's a stretch....I think of Bruce Lee, Jackie chan, the cast of Everything All at Once, Sun Tsu...if that guy really existed, Yao Ming, Yo Yo Ma, Shiu Lui.... assorted Asian dictators..like the Kim's, Emperors....

[@chengliu872]

Your mention of degenerate content is one of the reasons why. Asian people in general are against that kind of garbage, but Hollywood loves it.

[@markassing4963]

The Wong Fu Bros 😂

[@movealongcatdong4685]

@4:25 Bruce Lee born in San Francisco

[@amaya3107]

Its so weird considering east asians have English/American first names😂

[@reptilerule91]

This is not surprising.

[@hello838]

What about Simu Liu? The problem is there isn't enough asian representation in the media

[@CoolNumber1]

Kpop? Korean. Unless ur talking about Asian american.

[@privateprivate31337]

Lucy Liu and Jackie Chan. That kid from Indiana Jones. Will be the most typical modern day 2023 answer. Let's revisit this comment in 20 years and see if it changes.

[@captain0310]

Come on guys you knew that coming in the Americans are not the brightest and sharpest tool in the shed. Many times most of the Americans repeately fail general knowledge test.

[@babesababe5885]

When a group of pretty Asian men walk by people yell *“BTS!!”* thank South Korea for that😂

[@superlifer1732]

Most Americans can't name a single book so I don't take too much stock on Americans and their wealth of knowledge.

[@spittingame4241]

The AC have to ingratiate themselves in places that Asians don't be in, in order to be seen so people will know about y'all

[@murderedcarrot9684]

Ah yes, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and ummm, uuugh, what's his name?

[@suchhun]

Asian meaning names ending with: park/kim/lee/ho/chan 😊

[@privateprivate5302]

That means 56% CAN!!!!

[@murderedcarrot9684]

To be fair, I don't know a lot of European stars, Indian stars, Russian stars, don't know any Australian or African stars either.

[@calvinkaichen]

That's false equivalency - bc the question isn't about stars from those countries, it's about (Asian) Americans. That said, you don't know Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Chris Hemsworth or Margot Robbie? Unless you've been under a media rock, then you probably do, so you at least do know Australian stars, and I guarantee you that you know European ones as well.

[@murderedcarrot9684]

@calvinkaichen yikes, Settle down dude. I had no idea those actors were Australian. I don't do deep dives into the personal lives of actors.

[@murderedcarrot9684]

And highlighted too. "Read this or , DIE!".

[@calvinkaichen]

@@murderedcarrot9684 I mean, it's literally the entire point of the video, but sure, I'll "settle down."

[@ektran4205]

americans tend to have bad long tern memory

[@biker944]

Lucy liu

[@lionrock2023]

Ahh, but can they name a single useful asian?

[@GoldenSoko]

Kamalah is not famous.

[@kauchkauch2272]

What about rain bi?