“I get so many messages and comments on social media saying, ‘This is very representative of who I am as an Asian American or Asian Canadian.’” Positive Portrayals I was a Miggy and I know people that are still like Miggy, all over the country,” he says. There is nothing wrong with being foreign or speaking with an accent it’s these characters’ lack of authenticity and the incompetence associated with foreignness that are problematic. In the case of Han from 2 Broke Girls, Apu on The Simpsons, or Cook Pu on How I Met Your Mother, many are expected to laugh at, and not with, their accents, names, and perceived strangeness, which alienate them from other characters. That’s often done with characters that can’t read or speak English or have a heavy accent. What’s also vital to point out is that the unintelligent Asians of contemporary television help break down the model minority myth without perpetuating the otherness of Asian people.
It’s great to finally have that out there.” Unintelligent With Purpose He’s really the opposite in every single way.
He’s not a one-dimensional kung fu master. “I’ve been telling my friends throughout the whole season and even especially before the season started, I was like, ‘This guy, this Miggy character is the antithesis, the anti-stereotype of Asian men,’” Choi tells Teen Vogue. Jake Choi, who stars as Miggy, says he knew from the get-go that his character was unlike other depictions he’s seen of Asians. Miggy is a Korean-American single dad in his early 20s with a baby, and who waits hours in line for new sneakers, lists “applesauce hype man” as a possible career, and has broken dozens of wine bottles because he couldn’t hack using a corkscrew. The show features a ragtag group of, well, single parents looking out for one another and their kids. Another portrayal of an Asian far from being on the dean’s list is Miggy Park, on ABC’s comedy Single Parents.
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