Ms. Cho, 30, is Korean-American, by the way, and her series was the first to depict an Asian-American family.

So, in many of the Asian-American families I met, a certain Saturday ritual has developed.

Asian-American families provide the most care for their older relatives, and white families the least, the report, by AARP, says.

The interweaving of generations and cultures in Asian-American families is celebrated in "Bian Dan."

Asian-American families typically provide the most care for their older relatives, and white families the least.

In many Asian-American families there are generational fault lines regarding the Pacific war.

A kooky Asian-American family tries to escape its stifling home life, while a serial killer stalks its neighborhood in Arizona (1:45).

And Asian-American families may not always be warm and fuzzy, but they tend to be intact and focused on their children's getting ahead.

The fan asks an Asian-American family if they resent him for that reason, and the family says no, recalling a time when he saved their daughter's cat.

She would like to see more Asian-American families become involved in charitable causes.