Cristina Yang - Asians Versus "Western Race"

First time I saw Cristina Yang I contemplated that she is Chinese. But that's not true. She is of Korean descent furthermore not only in fiction but also in her real life. Sandra Oh who portrays Cristina was born in Canada but her parents are Korrean immigrants.

Cristina and Owen: what have they found each in another? (photo:janetcharltonshollywood.com)

Anyway, she is of Asian origin. And that's the reason why she very differs from other actors of Grey's Anatomy. Some people say she's ugly, some other call her "Asian beauty" but clear is one thing - she attracts an attention with her appearance because she is not of "Western race". Spectators, especially from countries where Asians are not still widespread, instinctively feel her as a "stranger" even in case with their minds they strive to think "we are all people, no matter of our color of skin and shape of our eyes". But that's the matter why it is so interesting to see Sandra in this role.