If Zack Blackmon Jr were to tell you that he's a direct descendant of the original Siamese Twins Eng and Chang Bunker, there's no way you'd believe him. White skinned, blue eyed and with a delightfully thick North Carolinian accent, Blackmon Jr, 67, is surprisingly in fact, the great-great grandson of Eng.
"One of the comical things is when people look at me and say, 'Which one are you kin to?'. I always say Eng, and they say, 'How do you know?', and you can't help but think, 'Well, Chang was there', he said with a laugh.
Jokes aside, last week marked an important step forward for the Bunker family descendants as well as Thai-American diplomatic relations.
