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Zuko's VA is an actual Asian-American! Most of the other characters are voiced by white folks (I can't tell from English names, and I wouldn't know an African-American name even if you slapped me in the face with it unless it came with a picture). And he also voiced Jake Long! JAKE LONG! HAHAHAHA! .... Do you guys know Jake Long? Like American Dragon: Jake Long? (Hey, Mandarin speakers, is it really pronounced "long"? In Cantonese, the "O" sound has a bit of a "U" in it...) ....
JAKE LONG. Or Jake Dragon, I guess. Anyway, he has mad transformation skillz... don't ask me why he's in America. Same reason why all 2nd-gen folks are there, I imagine. His sister can transform too. It used to play on Disney. On Cartoon Network, there used to be The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, also an Asian-American supernatural-power-wielding kid.
And Iroh's VA is (was...) ALSO an Asian-American (a pretty impressive resume, actually) who voiced AKU!.... You know? In Samurai Jack? He was totally a caricature, most likely a stereotype in the American context, but delightfully theatrical. My brother and I thought he was totally awesome. But I guess, that's because we're in a much different racial context.
JAKE LONG. Or Jake Dragon, I guess. Anyway, he has mad transformation skillz... don't ask me why he's in America. Same reason why all 2nd-gen folks are there, I imagine. His sister can transform too. It used to play on Disney. On Cartoon Network, there used to be The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, also an Asian-American supernatural-power-wielding kid.
And Iroh's VA is (was...) ALSO an Asian-American (a pretty impressive resume, actually) who voiced AKU!.... You know? In Samurai Jack? He was totally a caricature, most likely a stereotype in the American context, but delightfully theatrical. My brother and I thought he was totally awesome. But I guess, that's because we're in a much different racial context.