Mike Park

Mike Park is a Korean American who was originally a saxaphone player for Skankin' Pickle. After his time with Skankin' Pickle he went on to found Asian Man Records, a label which he has successfully run out of his garage in California since 1996. Asian Man Records supports mostly ska and punk bands. Park will support any band as long as it is "anti-racist, anti-sexist and anti-prejudice". Among the many bands on Asian Man Records are Park's own bands The Chinkees and The Bruce Lee Band. Park strives to offer affordable music and rejects mega-chains who overcharge for CDs. Park's most important goal though is to end hate and hate crimes. Because of his strong convictions, in 1999 he formed the Plea for Peace Foundation an organization whose aim is "to promote the ideas of peace through the power of music", something which Park has been trying to do with his own bands and with the help of other groups.

Park recorded an acoustic solo album in January 2005 and in the fall of 2006 his Plea for Peace Foundation plans to open a youth center. The first venture undertaken by the charity that isn't a global or national music tour.