I'm often mistaken for Spanish or Latin descent.
I was born and raised in New York, but my family on both sides is of Italian descent.
Genealogy, n. An account of one's descent from a man who did not particularly care to trace his own.
From my experience, I would say no: actors of East Asian descent don't get the opportunities white actors do. I know that's inherently a problem in a country that produces a lot of period drama, but I have to fight so hard to get parts that don't have something to do with China.
'Breaking Bad' is great at blurring the line between good and evil. It makes you feel compassion for Walter White so you're with him throughout this descent into the darker parts of his psyche. The bad that we're capable of is all circumstantial.