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>> anthony: okay, which ones are you? are you the eldest? >> david: i'm the middle. i'm 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: he'd beat me up. i'd beat him up. and then he would just cry. i'll show you my dad's 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 ] >...

What if you were korean american and you just didn't 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, and they paid you in stock, and you became ridiculously wealthy and you still didn't give a --? well, then, you might be david cho. >> david: hi. i'm dave cho. [ drumming ] be like me. >> anthony: is that an ak piñata? >> david: that is...

How can the owner of a business just sit back and watch his life be burned to the ground? >> anthony: david would have a very different reaction. >> david: my brother stole a car, and we went into, like, all the neighborhoods and then quickly realized it wasn't, like, about race. it was just about people stealing stuff. and, but we were out looting. we were causing chaos. and, you know, i don't think we got anything good. i think i got a tv stand. >> anthony: was it life-changing for you? >> david: it's like you grow up and you -- things are explained to you. like, here's police. they're not d...

And shrimps. potato pancake. often at the cho house there's 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: during the riots of '92, jim and jane cho worked as real estate agents and property managers. so the destruction in koreatown had a direct impact on their lives. the chos watched from home as the chaos unfolded on tv. after the riots, jim wrote a letter to the editor that was published in the "...

Standing tall and prominent amongst the many asian and central american restaurants in the community, one place holds an unexpectedly cherished position in the collective memories of many second-generation korean americans. i am personally unfamiliar with the sizzler brand. oh, i know it by name, but never have i managed to actually cross its doors. >> david: after you. >> anthony: oh, thank you. wow. >> david: how are you doing today? >> cashier: i'm doing good, thank you. how about yourself? >> david: i'm doing fantastic. i got my sizzler outfit on. so, here's the thing. you can get, like, a...