years_active label article_title background genre origin name
1997 -- 2003 , 2010 , 2011 , 2013 asian man the chinkees
 group_or_band ska punk san francisco , california , united states the chinkees
the chinkees

the chinkees were an american ska punk band fronted by mike park -lrb- formerly of skankin ' pickle -rrb- .
the group debuted with 1998 's `` the chinkees are coming ! ''
, and followed with 1999 's `` peace through music '' and 2002 's `` searching for a brighter future '' before a greatest hits album was released in 2003 .
according to the liner notes for the band 's debut album `` the chinkees are coming ! ''
, the music was recorded by members of the band tuesday with vocals provided by mike park .
subsequent albums were recorded all or in part by members park , miya osaki , greg alesandro , jason thinh , and steve choi , as well as `` guest '' musicians , including slapstick and tuesday drummer rob kellenberger and link 80 's steve borth , often with members trading and playing different instruments than listed .
all of the members were involved with the ska/punk scene .
jason thinh was from the band short round , miya was a member of the santa cruz punk trio the muggs , greg alesandro a member of san jose band statue man , and steve choi later becoming a keyboardist and guitarist for rx bandits in 1999 .
after the `` chinkees are coming '' album was released in 1998 , the newly recruited members of the chinkees headed for some warm up dates in mexico supporting riverside punks voodoo glow skulls and san diego 's buck-o-nine before going on their first tour of japan in 1999 , supporting japanese ska punk legends kemuri .
after a short stint on the west coast with fellow asian man records recording artists mu330 and the then up and coming alkaline trio , the band again headed to japan in the spring of 2000 with label mates mu330 , and tokyo ska punks potshot .
europe was next as the band took part in a summer 2000 tour dubbed `` monsters of ska '' with link 80 and mu330 .
2001 saw another japanese tour , again in support of potshot , as well as detroit 's suicide machines , followed the next year by a uk tour with potshot , and the uk band lightyear , which proved to be the last major undertaking of the band as it has remained on hiatus ever since .
recently , there have been a few reunions by the chinkees in 2010 and 2011 , as well as playing at the punks in vegas concert in may 2013 .
