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Last time you went to a clinic, chances were good that your primary doctor was of South Asian descent — unless you happened to check into a TV hospital.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fox’s “The Mindy Project”<\/strong>, a new sitcom about a lovesick ob\/gyn, is the first series on broadcast television to feature an Indian-American in the lead role, a milestone that writer\/star Mindy Kaling does her best to downplay.<\/p>\n

What Kaling and the rest of Hollywood can’t deny is that the industry has made little progress in putting minority actors in leading roles.<\/strong><\/p>\n

While there’s a steady stream of great minority character actors playing diner owners, community-college students and even physicists, they rarely get to be the star. The only returning broadcast shows with that distinction are ABC’s “Scandal,” featuring Kerry Washington, and CW’s low-rated “Nikita,” with Maggie Q.<\/p>\n

That lack of diversity was glaring at TV’s Emmy Awards two weeks ago. Of the 25 performers nominated for leading roles in a drama or comedy, only one was a minority actor, Don Cheadle, for “House of Lies.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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