FRUSTRATED! WHERE'S THE COLOUR-BLIND CASTING IN THIS BLOODY COUNTRY!!!

I have little to offer except that in my brief dable in the industry as an asian "actor" (born out of boredom when I decided not to tutor students over a Christmas break- how sterotypically Asian is that!)I actually had a few opportunities. With no prior training or experience I rocked up at an agents office (looked up dodgilly in the local newspaper) and was signed up on the spot. Lucky for me my agent worked hard and got me quite a few audtions (more than my caucasian, trained, acting mates did anyway). I suspect that at the my auditions, the director and casting agents usuallly already had an idea of the "look" they were going for and it was just a matter of whether they figured they could "work" with me, after all, I had no idea. I agree that there are limited roles for asians in the industry, particulary those that don't have a stereotype attached to it, but I also suspect that there is frustration on the other side where writers/producers/directors contemplating an asian lead role recognise they have a limited talent pool to chose from (and I mean no disrespect here, but for every talented asian actor I suspect there are ten more caucasians that can also play that role).From that point of view; why not change that asian role into a caucasian one if there is a more experienced or recognisable actor who is less "risky"? There is a larger problem at hand because we have only a handful of asian actors who get limited work, asian youth having few role models in the industry, this reinforcing for asian parents the need for their child to persue a "professional" career. Lack of confidence in directors etc because of the small pool to chose from... and the problems will continue to drag on and on. Good luck anyway with your ventures.