For the uninitiated, Garrett Wang is a Chinese-American actor who plays Ensign Harry Kim on Star Trek: Voyager, the third Star Trek spin-off series of the original Star Trek.  For a detailed biography of him, you can check out his page on the Official Star Trek site.  For a detailed filmography, you can check out his page at the Internet Movie Database.

I have had the fortune of meeting Garrett on two occasions, and also managed to do a phone interview with him about his life, career, and the movie he co-starred in, "Hundred Percent."

The first time I met him was on September 18, 1998, at the Opening Gala of the annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival, where I asked him if I could do an interview with him for the the UBC student newspaper, Perspectives.  I wrote a detailed report about it.

The article I wrote can be found here.  I haven't transcribed the interview yet, mainly because it's over an hour long.  He called me one Sunday evening in early October, 1998.

On November 21, 1998, I had a second opportunity to meet Garrett in Seattle for the annual Chinese Information and Service Center Fundraising Dinner.  I wrote again a detailed report.

While I have spoken to him three times, it doesn't mean I know the guy. My questions in the interview were about certain experiences in his youth.  All I can say is that he's had to endure hardships that I have had the fortune of not facing, but he is definately a stronger individual because of it.  That, and the fact that he's a very cool guy!