Daniel Dae Kim Among Those Named to White House's AAPI Visibility Task Force

Photo: Getty Daniel Dae Kimcan add another title to his already impressive résumé. TheLostalum, 53, is one of 23 members appointed to the president’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, the White House announced in a press release on Monday. “The Commission will advise the president on ways the public, private, and non-profit sectors can work together to advance equity and opportunity for every Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community,” the press release stated.

Daniel Dae Kim Recalls Flying with His 'Lost' Costars: 'People Started Looking Down Nervously'

LoststarDaniel Dae Kimhas startled his fair share of fans at airports over the years. Duringhis appearance onJimmy Kimmel Live!Thursday, Kim was asked whether fellow passengers have ever been nervous to see him on a plane after the show. The ABC drama, whichran for six seasons from 2004 to 2010, followed a group of people who end up on a mysterious island along the South Pacific Ocean after surviving a plane crash.

Daniel Dae Kim Says an Asian Actor Wouldn't Have Been Cast as 'Hot Zone: Anthrax' Lead 10 Years Ago

“If this show were being made 10 years ago, I could guarantee you that a face like mine, wouldn’t be the FBI agent leading this investigation,” he says in this week’s issue of PEOPLE. “To me, that’s a real sign of progress.” The actor plays Special Agent Matthew Ryker. “He is an FBI agent who tracks down the culprit of these attacks,” says Kim. “My character is a fictional one that is an amalgam of different people who actually worked the investigation.

Daniel Dae Kim Says He Confronted 'Lost' Creators About Asian Stereotypes on Show

Daniel Dae Kim as Jin-Soo Kwon inLOST.Photo: Mario Perez/Walt Disney Television via Getty Daniel Dae Kimdid not shy away from criticizing the way his character onLostplayed on Asian stereotypes. Jin and Sun’s relationship was initially criticized because it played into the dominant husband and submissive wife Asian stereotype. “My greatest fear was that the pilot ofLostwould air, but the series would not — because if you were to see the pilot as the totality of my character, you would have been left with that stereotype,” KimtoldVulture.

Daniel Dae Kim Says His Sister Connie 'Is Not Able to Run Anymore' After a Violent Hate Crime

WhenDaniel Dae Kimwatched a Georgia Sheriff’s spokesman describe a gunman — one who had allegedly justkilled six Asian spa workers— as having"a very bad day"earlier this year, it touched a nerve. Six years ago, Kim saw law enforcement seemingly downplay an attack on his younger sister Connie. Connie, an avid runner, was out on her daily workout, Kim tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue, when a man yelled at her to get out of the way, which she did.