The U.S. Census Bureau predicts that the Asian-American population will total 40 million people by 2050. While as a whole this group is characterized by very dark hair and dark eyes, there is much diversity in Asian skin tones – from very light, pale skin to light or dark brown skin. One common thread is the pigmentation issues that Asian Americans often face as after-effects of other dermatologic problems that can be as troublesome as the original condition itself.

When I decided to become an actor, I drove my beat-up Honda Civic from Texas to California in the 105-degree heat of July. If you saw photos from that trip (which you never will, thank God), you'd see me with huge false eyelashes, way too much eyeliner, frizzy pouffed hair (well, I did just drive from Dallas), cream blush, Lee press-on nails and an eye shadow color reminiscent of "The World of Suzy Wong."

Purty. Awful.

Since then, trial and error (and error) as I've prepared for thousands of auditions has taught me how to dismiss a lot of the makeup monkey business.

I first met Sunny at the JK Models launch party in May of 2009. A stunning statuesque young woman, I couldn’t take my eyes off her. She had ‘model’ written all over her. When I finally had the opportunity to go up and speak to Sunny, of course one of my first questions was “Are you with an agency?” To which she replied “Not yet, but I’d like to be with yours!” Sunny has impressed the many clients she has worked with not only with her outer beauty, but most importantly, her inner beauty.

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