Half-Asians

The headline pretty much says it all, though it wasn’t so clear at the time it happened, at least to me.

Last Thursday, Ameriie changed her Twitter name from @itsmeAmerie to @LoveAmeriie and then to @itsAmeriie, but didn’t mention anything about changing her actual name (well, her recording name anyway), so it seemed a bit odd. But after reading this Rap-Up.com article published the next day, it all made sense.

Exclusive: Amerie Reveals Name Change [Rap-Up]

Filming has begun on a new reality show modeled after MTV’s Jersey Shore featuring Asian-Americans in L.A.’s Koreatown. Tentatively titled K-Town, the cast was announced via pictures posted on Facebook and Twitter after the shooting of the pilot episode this past weekend. Here is a look at the cast:

The girl standing second to the left is named Jennifer Field, and she instantly set off my hapa-dar. I did a little bit of research and indeed she is half-Korean and half-English/Irish/German. That makes her a member of the hot Korean-Irish club!

This girl hasn’t come out of nowhere. She won the 2006 Miss Asian America pageant and also that year she was named Miss San Jose Grand Prix in her hometown of San Jose. She has also done some acting and modeling.

She is on Twitter @JenniferField (the show also has its own Twitter @KTownRealityTV) and she is on Facebook and Myspace. She also has an official website and profiles on IMDB and ModelMayhem.

Pictures and video after the jump.

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In recognition of South Korea and U.S.A. advancing to the second round of the World Cup, here are some cool links of my favorite Korean-American soccer fan Lisa Kim Fleming:

Personal links:
Personal website
JTuned Magazine
Inspired Models by Lisa Kim Fleming
Facebook
MySpace
Twitter

Other links:
Lisa Fleming [Half-Asians]
Q & A with the beautiful Lisa Kim Fleming [FOKAL Magazine]
Lisa Kim Fleming Interview [Amped Asia]
Interview with Lisa Kim Fleming [HalfKorean]
OMG Sexy Asian Babe – Lisa Kim Fleming [OMGSoySauce]

On a side note, I would have to say that Shin Mina aka Hot Korean Soccer Babe is my favorite Korean-Korean soccer fan. Check out this picture of her from the 2002 World Cup.

Amerie Mi Marie Rogers is a singer best known for her funky 2005 hit “1 Thing”. Her father is African-American and her mother is Korean. She was born in the U.S. but spent many years of her early childhood in South Korea and other places around the world before settling in Washington, DC. She attended Georgetown University, where she made connections that led to the production of her first album in 2002. She went on to make three more albums and is set to release her fifth album Cymatica Vol. 1 later this year.

She is on Twitter @itsmeAmerie.

UPDATE: Amerie changed her name to Ameriie and her Twitter name to @itsAmeriie.

37 pictures of Amerie after the jump.

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Meg and Dia Frampton are the founding members of a band called Meg & Dia. The two sisters were born and raised in St. George, Utah. They are half-Korean: their father (who is of German descent and who was also born and raised in Utah) was a DJ in South Korea. Dia is the lead singer of the band, and older sister Meg plays guitar and provides backup vocals. Other members of the band include Nicholas Price on drums, Jonathan Snyder on bass, and Carlo Gimenez on lead guitar. The band got their big break in 2006 when they were selected as the official MySpace band on the Warped Tour. Their latest album “Here, Here, and Here” was released in 2009.

The band is on MySpace and also has a website. They are also on Twitter @megdia.

Pictures of Meg and Dia after the jump.

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Lisa Kim Fleming is of Korean and Caucasian descent. According to her website, she was born in North Dakota (her father was in the military and was stationed there) and grew up in Sacramento, CA. As a teenager she was into the car modification scene. She drew the interest of photographers at a car show and found her way into import modeling, and then into mainstream modeling. She now lives in Orange County, CA, where she runs a modeling agency, an online automotive magazine, and an entertainment brand.

After the jump is a sampling of pictures from her website.

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