Love of the Game in a Time of Civil Unrest and Outbreak: A conversation with Asian Man Records’ Mike Park

Mike Park has been releasing punk and ska records out of his mom’s garage in the Bay Area since 1996. He built the label on DIY (do it yourself) principles, with a heavy focus on fighting racism through music. Mike is not only an icon in the subgenre music world — playing in bands like Skankin’ Pickle, The Bruce Lee Band, The Chinkees, Kitty Kat Fan Club and Ogikubo Station (while giving breakthrough bands like The Alkaline Trio, Less Than Jake, Lawrence Arms, The Broadways and Bomb! The Music Industry some of their earliest exposure via full releases or compilation tracks), he’s also a wise and rabid basketball fan (though I’m sure you — like me — are going to take issue with his plan for the Pelicans).