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>> 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: every christmas, he unrolls it, um, and just, like, scotch t...

Good korean kids grow up to be doctors, lawyers, or engineers, v goes the story. there are expectations. but what if youre a bad korean? what if you were korean american and you just didnt give a -- ? what if you looked around, asked yourself, "who am i? who am i supposed to be? where do i fit in society?" and were unsatisfied with the answers you were getting? what if you were an insanely talented artist and a small startup company called facebook asked you to do some murals in their offices, a...

[ 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. >...

[ 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. >...

>> 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...

[ sigh ] its bring your own phone, not pony. so i couldve taken the bus? yeah. bring your phone. switch your carrier. save hundreds a year with xfinity mobile. call, click or visit a store today. >> anthony: something dave cho and roy choi have in common is that, they may be korean-american, but they are also very much creatures of l.a. and what is l.a.? l.a. is mexican, central american, filipino, vietnamese, thai, samoan, bangladeshi. everybody whos left their mark continues to shape the town,...

>> anthony: stereotyping, coming -- look, how do i put this? good korean kids grow up to be doctors, lawyers, or engineers, goes the story. there are expectations. but what if youre a bad korean? what if you were korean-american and you just didnt give a -- what if you looked around, asked yourself, "who am i? who am i supposed to be? where do i fit in society?" and were unsatisfied with the answers you were getting? what if you were an insanely talented artist and a small startup company called...

>> 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...

Their offices, and they paid you in stock, and you became ridiculously wealthy and you still didnt give a --? well, then, you might be david cho. >> david: hi. im dave cho. [ drumming ] be like me. >> anthony: is that an ak piñata? >> david: that is an ak-47 piñata. >> anthony: wow. >> david: so, i mean, this place is in downtown l.a., so i try to have as many weapons, like, hidden throughout. i got ninja swords and ninja stars and stuff. >> anthony: you need -- you need a puppy, man. [ laught...