Thursday, January 24, 2008

Asian On Asian Love

Can this be true? I got this from Angry Asian Man. Is this truly the first time two Asian Americans have kissed on national television? I know Sun and Jin on Lost have kissed but they are Asian. I too have been trying to wrack my brain for another example.

From AngryAsianMan.com:

What in the world... can this really be? Lucy Liu's character on , Mia, romantically involved with an Asian man? A real, flesh-and-blood Asian American man? That's Lucy Liu and Jack Yang as Jason Chun, who appeared on Wednesday night's episode.

Before you get all excited, here's a little story background. Their parents on the show apparently set them up on a blind date. Jason says he's not really into Chinese girls, and Mia admits she's only dated two Chinese guys before—back in junior high. But Mia decides to use him to make her ex (white guy) jealous. Somehow, the two end up actually digging each other. And kiss.

Kiss! Can this be television history before our eyes? Several people have written in claiming that is the first time two Asian American characters have been shown kissing on prime time network television. Can this be right? I've been wracking my brain for the last half hour and haven't been able to come up with anything. If anyone can think of a reasonable example that proves otherwise, let me know. I'm curious. Anyway, Jack Yang is slated to appear for another two episodes... which probably means the relationship won't last very long.