DJariya

She wasn't a crime fighter. She was a North Korean Terrorist.

and Michelle Yeoh isn't Asian-American. She's Malaysian of Chinese Descent.


Rhona isn't even American. She's British. Now you're really stretching it.

DJariya

The lead John Foo wasn't Asian-American. He was British of Chinese/Irish descent.

morriscroy

Wasn't she Canadian?

DJariya

Yeah she is. I saw an article referring to her as Asian American and she in fact isn't.

Obi-Wanma

Sure she is. Canada is part of North America

Probably close enough to what Ash is looking for, in any case.

fujishig

No mention of Heroes? I know the last few seasons were terrible, but I always thought Hiro (Masi Oka) was one of the best parts of the show.

Oh wait, rereading the OP they have to be playing an Asian American character? He was definitely playing a Japanese character.

Also Agents of Shield has Skye/Daisy, played by Chloe Bennet (she changed her name from Wang), and Ming Na Wen, who seemingly doesn't age. They're arguably the two toughest characters on the team.

And I'm sure Ash already knows this, but various seasons of Power Rangers, including the most recent one.

Ah, also Dean Cain in Lois and Clark:The New Adventures of Superman.

And with the Superman connection, isn't Kristin Kruek a detective or something in Beauty and the Beast? I've never actually watched the show.

DJariya

The criteria was Asian American leads, playing Asian American crime fighters.


Chloe Bennett works because her character Daisy Johnson is half Asian on the show.

Superman is not Asian American, so that's a no to Dean Cain even though he's half Asian.

Yes, Kreuk's character on Beauty and the Beast was Asian American, but Kreuk herself is Canadian.

Paff

Is it the yellow Ranger again? Man, that was messed up.

GuessWho

Jin & Sun were main characters on Lost

Groucho

Not a crime-fighter, but Vincent Rodriguez III has a lead role on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

mrhan

James Hiroyuki Liao played a member of the major crimes squad on Unforgettable for 3 seasons until it was cancelled.

creekdipper

Maybe stretching the criteria just a bit, but wouldn't Into the Badlands qualify?

Daniel Wu as Sunny is not just a main character...he plays the main character.

And it's been renewed for a second season.

http://www.amc.com/shows/into-the-ba...dlands-in-2017



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mrhan

^ Cool. It was a decent first season.

creekdipper

Have you checked out Netflix's Marco Polo? Nearly all of the cast is Asian or of Asian descent.

I know it's supposed to be history-based, but some of the martial arts stuff & swordplay is pretty dang super-heroic, only not in tights.



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DJariya

Yeah Jin and Sun were the biggest crime fighting duo in Lost

For the record, Yunjin Kim (Sun) isn't even American. She was born and raised in South Korea.

mrhan

Well, she did come here when she was still a little kid and raised in N.Y. So, she's pretty much American.

TomOpus

Wow, never knew where you were raised determines your nationality.

mrhan

So, even though I came here when I was one and have been here for fifty years I'm still not American? Sorry, but I don't know how to be anything else.

Strapped4Cash

Anthony Ruivivar may count. Wiki says his father is of Filipino, Chinese, and Spanish descent. And he has played several crime fighting characters. I've not watched all the roles, so am not sure if any of them are meant to be Asian-American or not.

I found this bit on wiki that would probably be helpful https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_...ent#Television

Several people not yet brought up, I don't think, like Sendhil Ramamurthy for Covert Affairs, Arden Cho for Teen Wolf, Daniel Henney for Criminal Minds, Reiko Aylesworth for 24, Ian Anthony Dale for The Event & Murder in the First.

fujishig

Seems like Park was born in the US and has dual citizenship.

morriscroy

If this was indeed the case, then I would be technically a German from being "raised" in West Berlin, West Germany. Though I don't speak German at all.

morriscroy

(As an aside).

The infamous American gangster Charles "Lucky" Luciano thought the same thing, until he was deported back to his native Italy in 1946. (His family moved to America when he was age 9).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_...nd_deportation
http://gangstersinc.ning.com/profile...ck-how-charlie

mrhan

Was he a U.S. citizen? I guess if you only have a green card or illegal you can be deported. Where the laws different back then?


Back on topic....

Lou Diamond Phillips from the Longmire series is half Asian.

DJariya

According to Ash's original post, which apparently most of you guys aren't reading:


Do you even watch Longmire? LDP's character is American Indian and owns a bar.

mrhan

I stand corrected and I do watch the show. He does play a masked vigilante on the show.