TV's Frink said:
Because nobody's Asian in the movies, nobody's Asian on TV. If there is a part there for them it's the groupie in the chorus, that's her.
But, without the Asians in the movies, without Asians on TV, who’d play the goofy mathematician? The computer technician? A wise old healer from Japan? A short but wealthy businessman? Sell Korean groceries? Do your laundry, "thank you, prrease"?