Elaine Chao, the first Chinese-American in history to be appointed to a cabinet post, would go to church every Sunday with her family, after which, over lunchtime dessert, they would always hold a family conference at which each child would talk about their experiences and opinions and ask advice of their parents.
美國歷史上首位被任命為總統內閣閣員的美籍亞裔女性趙小蘭，小時候每個星期天一定全家去做禮拜，午餐後的點心時間則舉行家庭會議，大夥高談闊論，每個孩子說出自己的新見聞、新想法，並徵詢父母的意見。