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[ speaking korean ] >> david: its true, dad. we all look the same. [ laughter ] >> jane: i love it. >> anthony: he may be a korean gone bad, but dave cho still tries, best he can, to be a good son. he bought them this house in los feliz and visits for family meals, often. in fact, when we first met, sensing it had been a long time without a true home-cooked meal, he invited me to dinner with them. so, guests are not unusual. jane cho is an amazing cook. >> jane: its going to be very delicious. >...

Familiar with han. its a concept that, for non-koreans, can be difficult to fully grasp. >> david: all right. you want it? here we go. han denotes a collective feeling of oppression and isolation in the face of overwhelming odds. it connotes aspects of lament and un-avenged injustice. >> anthony: wow. >> david: in some occasions, anthropologists have recognized han as cultural-specific medical condition. someone who dies of han is -- >> jane: right. >> david: is said to have died of -- [ speakin...

>> anthony: okay, which ones are you? are you the eldest? >> david: im the middle. im the suicidal pirate. >> anthony: oh, already signs of trouble appear. >> david: my older brother is the hip-hop santa, and my -- he was the oldest. >> anthony: right. >> david: hed beat me up. id beat him up. and then he would just cry. ill show you my dads painting. hey, dad? >> jim: yeah? >> david: hey, come over here for a second. when did you paint this, dad? 30 years ago? >> jim: uh, 73. 1973. >> david: ev...

But, in the end, were -- you know, from great disasters come great things, right? i mean, koreatown burned down. but its like we own l.a. now. its, like, half of l.a. >> jim: now its korean culture. k-pop and psy all over the world influence, you know? >> anthony: the filmmakers. all the, all the top, uh, korean filmmakers are in hollywood. >> jim: oh, yeah. korean, uh, culture -- >> david: [ clears throat ] what about me? >> jim: yeah, you. >> anthony: artists, right. yeah, right. >> jim: excep...

>> jane: oh, thats davids favorite. >> anthony: chung po mook -- seaweed and jellied mung bean. japchae -- vermicelli noodles with shiitake mushrooms and vegetables. avocado egg rolls, fried squid, and shrimps. potato pancake. often at the cho house theres a few mexican dishes sprinkled in as well. it is always a great meal, i can tell you that. >> david: thanks, mom. this is delicious. >> jane: this is awesome. [ laughter ] >> anthony: it, it is indeed. thank you. >> jane: i love it. >> anthony...

With happy meal toys, sticker- bombing the kitchen with birds, cows, spaceships piloted by her three boys. she is relentlessly, energetically, and inarguably creative. >> david: she brainwashed me. from the time we were kids, shed, she was like, "youre the best artist in the world. youre the best artist in the world." >> jane: you are. >> david: oh, thanks. [ laughter ] but now shes telling me shes going to be the best artist in the world. so, shes very competitive. she said shes going to destro...

>> david: its true, dad. we all look the same. [ laughter ] >> jane: i love it. >> anthony: he may be a korean gone bad, but dave cho still tries, best he can, to be a good son. he bought them this house in los feliz and visits for family meals, often. in fact, when we first met, sensing it had been a long time without a true home-cooked meal, he invited me to dinner with them. so, guests are not unusual. jane cho is an amazing cook. >> jane: its going to be very delicious. >> david: mom? dad? [...

>> anthony: oh, already signs of trouble appear. >> david: my older brother is the hip-hop santa, and my -- he was the oldest. >> anthony: right. >> david: hed beat me up. id beat him up. and then he would just cry. ill show you my dads painting. hey, dad? >> jim: yeah? >> david: hey, come over here for a second. when did you paint this, dad? 30 years ago? >> jim: uh, 73. 1973. >> david: every christmas, he unrolls it, um, and just, like, scotch tapes it to the wall. [ chuckles ] >> david: and m...

Creative. >> david: she brainwashed me. from the time we were kids, shed, she was like, "youre the best artist in the world. youre the best artist in the world." >> jane: you ar >> david: oh, thanks. [ laughter ] but now shes telling me shes going to be the best artist in the world. so, shes very competitive. she said shes going to destroy me. >> jane: awesome. [ laughter ] >> anthony: food is ready. >> david: so, do you want to explain what everything is, mom? >> jane: the food i prepared tonig...

Han denotes a collective feeling of oppression and isolation in the face of overwhelming odds. it connotes aspects of lament and un-avenged injustice. >> anthony: wow. >> david: in some occasions, anthropologists have recognized han as cultural-specific medical condition. someone who dies of han is -- >> jane: right. >> david: is said to have died of -- [ speaking korean ] [ speaking korean ] >> jane: its a heartburn. its heartburn. >> anthony: wow. i mean, its been described to me in a way that...