into skify at the time. gene ushered me to a corner and a sofa, not a behind the desk and, you know the applicant there. we had a conversation. he told me about the series, the concept. my character would be a part of the leadership team, and the whole vision that he had for the human future. to be cast in that was a thrilling idea. and i recognised that it would be a ground breaking opportunity for me, an asian-american actor. >> you were the first asian-american on national television, is that right? >> no, there were other asians, but they were usually bumbling servants like sammy tong in "bachelor father", or the evil memory, stereotypes and unattractive roles. this was the first one where i would be a regular on a series as a member of the leadership team. >> did you imagine that that program would have such an impact? >> back in 1965, when i was cast, i smelt quality with that show. however, television is not known for respecting quality. all the shows that i really loved were cancel. >> so it was over

into skify at the time. gene ushered me to a corner and a sofa, not a behind the desk and, you know the applicant there. we had a conversation. he told me about the series, the concept. my character would be a part of the leadership team, and the whole vision that he had for the human future. to be cast in that was a thrilling idea. and i recognised that it would be a ground breaking opportunity for me, an asian-american actor. >> you were the first asian-american on national television, is that right? >> no, there were other asians, but they were usually bumbling servants like sammy tong in "bachelor father", or the evil memory, stereotypes and unattractive roles. this was the first one where i would be a regular on a series team. >> did you imagine that that impact? >> back in 1965, when i was cast, i smelt quality with that show. however, television is not known for respecting quality. all the shows that i really loved were cancel. >> so it was over. you continued on in your career, >> what happened was a

into skify at the time. gene ushered me to a corner and a sofa, not a behind the desk and, you know the applicant there. we had a conversation. he told me about the series, the concept. my character would be a part of the leadership team, and the whole vision that he had for the human future. to be cast in that was a thrilling idea. and i recognised that it would be a ground breaking opportunity for me, an asian-american actor. >> you were the first asian-american on national television, is that right? >> no, there were other asians, but they were usually bumbling servants like sammy tong in "bachelor father", or the evil memory, stereotypes and unattractive roles. this was the first one where i would be a regular on a series team. >> did you imagine that that impact? >> back in 1965, when i was cast, i smelt quality with that show. however, television is not known for respecting quality. all the shows that i really loved were cancel. >> so it was over. you continued on in your career, but something was boil