Kal Penn recalls the racism he and Designated Survivor co-star Maggie Q experienced at ABC's upfronts

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Penn posted a "Throwback Thursday" image showing that a stage manager had labeled them as "Indian" and "Asian," respectively -- while their white co-stars had no description for their race. "That’s right. We aren’t white so we needed a classification," Maggie Q responded to Penn's tweet.