If there aren't any or enough white faces, they won't see it.

They're making a live action Dragonball Z movie!!!! That's sooo cool!

I don't know why but I think it's stupid. Doesn't just happen with Asians though.

and asian people still kiss white azz even when whites are casting them out of films.

Nothing is being done about this because asians are to submissive they are obedient servants to white people, that is what they are known for. So much book smarts but no common sense

I dunno, man. Asians probably like the fact that the Great White is portraying them. I don't know about the rest but for Dragonball Z, the cartoon is based in Japan but some of these folks got blond hair. What Japanese person you know got natural blond hair?

But I think Asians gotta be like us sometimes and get vocal. It's kinda insulting.

why not?after all, Whites were the first who had the initiative to make those movies.

Ist answer got it.

Plus azns want to be white so they don't care!

It was hard enought for us to breakthrough the barrier.
I think Jet Li is a perfect candidate to represent this issue.

I think its funny not racist.
And whites have their own stereotypes in asian media too.
Should whites get "vocal" too?
If black people didn't complain that much probably they would have a better "fame" in this world.
Rather than the racism they face now.

When me and my Asian friends heard Goku was going to be white we were kinda of in a state of "WTF"
Anyway I know exactly what your talking about, and I've noticed when ever a white guys portrays an Asian guy he is always nerdy and goofy looking, and very clumsy.

It is for a white American audience. It goes for my people as well and has only just started to change. They used to use so many italians and greeks as native americans, that whites think they can simply wear braids and get a tan to look like us. The whole business gives you a funny feeling inside doesn't it?
That Kung Fu series fiasco with ugly David Carradine about drove Bruce Lee insane considering it was his baby.
I was very very disappointed with the way they changed Ged and his co-horts in the Earth-Sea Trilogy. In fact, when I saw what was happening I could not even watch it.

The answer is that they're aren't enough Asian actors in Hollywood, which is why you see the few portray each and every Asian nationality.
Also Hollywood probably feels a movie will flop with an Asian cast.
But there are some big Asian stars in Hollywood whose movies are successful such as: Jet Li, Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh.

They don't want to seem "too pushy" like people consider black people to be because we would not take that shyt lying down, lol. So they begrudgingly accept this in order to keep "the establishment" happy. Seriously though, that is pretty messed up. I was especially upset with them giving Bruce Lee's part to David Carradine. I used to love to watch "The Green Hornet" when I was little….Kato (Bruce) was my favorite character.

Goku was a Saiyan. Not Japanese. I agree, though; he should've been played either by the cat who was Liu Kang in the Mortal Kombat movies, or the lead guy in Kung Fu Hustle.

WAY too many of your proofs are from too early in American history for them to really count. After the 60's, your argument has merit. Before then, it wasn't just Asians, it was ALL races, so it isn't really fair to single out the Asians.

Don't get me wrong here; I applaud the fact that you are drawing attention to a race other than your own; no one on Yahoo does that. But, consider as well that whitey in America shat on ALL races, and still does. So, it wasn't just the Asians getting picked on.

Good question. I was actually discussing this with a friend of mine the other day. First of all, I am Asian and I've thought about this before. It appears that Asian men and women just aren't that marketable as leading men or women in American movies. Money has a lot to do with the decision making process of who gets cast. I mean in Hollywood, are you gonna get the best actor in China or Russell Crowe? Who's gonna draw a bigger audience? The answer is obvious.

Other than that, Asians make a very small percentage of the U.S. population, roughly 5% (as of 2008). So when there is a casting call for a movie, it's very hard to find Asian American actors who also fit the role…there's just too few of them. Having them imported from overseas is a lot of effort because prior to the 1990's, you're not gonna find too many international Asians that can speak fluent English with little or no accent. That means English lessons and a language coach. Most of the movies you listed were 20+ years ago.

I'm sure there are other reasons but I think don't think its a question of ethics, but rather business. Although it doesn't mean I don't sit there and scratch my head over their decisions.