The Asian Factor

Amerie Mi Marie Rogers (born January 12, 1980),[1] known professionally as Amerie, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and model. Rogers was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts to an African father and a Korean mother. I only remember her as Katie Holmes roommate in the movie "First Daughter."




























Kristin Laura Kreuk (born December 30, 1982 in Vancouver, BC) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles on the Canadian television series teen soap Edgemont and on the American television series Smallville in which she stars as Clark Kent's star-crossed love Lana Lang.[1] Kreuk (Dutch pronunciation: IPA: [k[r]øːk] {krooyk}, but more commonly pronounced "krook" to rhyme with the English, "spook"[2]) was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her father, Peter Kreuk, is of Dutch descent; her mother, Deanna Che, is Chinese descent, but born in Indonesia; her maternal grandmother is Chinese-Jamaican.[3]Both parents are landscape architects. Kristin has a sister who is about five years younger. Kristin trained in gymnastics at the national level until high school but quit in grade 11 due to scoliosis. She attended Eric Hamber Secondary School in Vancouver.

























Margaret Denise Quigley (Chinese: 李美琪; Pinyin: Lǐ Měiqí, Vietnamese: Lý Mỹ Kỳ [1], born May 22, 1979), better known as Maggie Q, is an American actress and former fashion model. She initially gained fame in Hong Kong. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to an American father of Polish, Irish, and French descent and a Vietnamese mother.[2][3] Her parents met while her father was stationed in Vietnam. Maggie is the youngest of 5 children. She has two sisters and two half-siblings from her mother's previous marriage in Vietnam. After graduating from Mililani High School she travelled to Japan and Hong Kong to earn money as a fashion model. In 1998 she got her first role in a Chinese-language TV series, and she has been acting ever since. Her most famous role albeit very small was in "Missions Impossible III."

Okay, so here it is. I'm Chinese American so I am fascinated when Asian celebrities get some press coverage. However, I am frustrated at the lack of Asian Americans in Hollywood. If there are any Asians in Hollywood, the men play the karate guy or the villain and the female roles are usually prostitutes or karate kickin' women. I know there are many great actors out there that are Asians and do not fit into either of these categories. Even the Asian ones that do get some kind of press coverage are from overseas. I'm talking about Asian Americans. Full-blooded ones. Not half. Not one fourth. Not one eighth. Full-blooded Asian Americans that can act and can play any role. Come on Hollywood. Give them a chance. With all that said, here are some actresses that are mixed. I figure better some than none.