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There has been fierce political debating in the homes of Korean Americans, something that happened rarely in the past. Conservative generations of parents backed Republican presidential candidate John McCain, while their children zealously supported Democratic candidate Barack Obama.
Asian Americans make up just five percent of the U.S. population, but they may play an important role in Tuesday's presidential election in such key states such as Virginia and Nevada. Mike O'Sullivan reports from Los Angeles, both major political parties and community activists are working to get out the Asian American vote.
Six or seven months ago, Andrew Ko was fed up with state of the country and wanted to take action.