KUALA LUMPUR: Asian fans often rejoice whenever Eurasian actors or actresses make it in Hollywood.
Andrew Koji of HBO martial arts series Warrior and Hong Kong international model and muay thai fighter Mia Kang are two such examples.
Most of them recognise their role in bringing forth greater Asian representation in the United States' film industry.
But they have also pointed out that the warm welcomes that they received after finding fame have not always been so.
Growing up with parents of different nationalities provided an opportunity for them to understand Western and Eastern cultures.
However, they also encountered identity crises and lack of self-esteem while growing up.
Entertainment portal AsiaOne reported yesterday that British-Japanese Koji had "long struggled" with his Eurasian identity.
"A lot of Eurasians have, they feel they don't belong in either culture," said Koji who will appear with Brad Pitt in the action thriller Bullet Train.
"The features of Eurasian actors, whether they look more European or Asian, can limit the roles that they are offered. I guess I'm lucky to pass as Asian enough for some roles."
British-Korean Kang, 32, has also been typecast.
The United States-based celebrity said: "I started my career in Asia and I was called too Western."
Kang, who grew up in Hong Kong but later moved to the US with her family, was deemed Asian in her new home.
"School was mostly full of Hong Kong Chinese and European children, and I was bullied by them."
It led to her developing an eating disorder and losing weight.
Until today, Kang is regularly forced to defend her ethnic make-up.
"When people ask where I'm from, I always say Hong Kong. Then they say that I don't look like a Hong Konger.
"I consider myself an Asian woman and identify with my roots, and that doesn't depend on how I look."
Indonesian actor Arifin Putra, 33, said that being Eurasian provided a him lot of opportunities, but he was also deemed "not very Indonesian" during his childhood.
Born in Germany, Halfworlds star Putra and his family moved to Jakarta when he was three.
He grew up speaking German and attended an international school.
"This way you live in a certain bubble. I had only international friends."
Putra, who began acting at 13, said that during his schooldays, many schoolmates deemed him "different".
Acting helped break Putra free from his international bubble.
"I thought my Indonesian was good, but soon found out it was bad," he said.
Being Eurasian opened the door to jobs in Singapore, Brunei and Hong Kong.
"These jobs came because I have a pan-Asian look," he said.
"Indonesia is used to people speaking different languages and looking different. But in Western countries, you're seen as someone different."
Asked if he identified with being European or Asian, Putra said