john: gene luen yang is the author of the graphic novel "american born chinese," and one of the executivethe streaming series, "arican born chinese." thank you very much. gene: thank you. thank you so much, john. ♪ john: and online right now, how parents struggle with job stability as childcare costs climb higher and higher. all that and more on our website, pbs.org/newshour. and that is "pbs news weekend" for this sunday. on monday, a conversation with the u.s. ambassador to nato, julie smith, on the eve of the alliance summit in lithuania. i'm john yang. for all of my colleagues, thanks for joining us. have a good week. >> major funding for "pbs news weekend" has been provided by -- >> for 25 years, consumer cellular has been offering no contract wireless plans designed to help people do more of what they like. our u.s.-based customer service team can help find a plan that fits you. to learn more, visit consumercellular.tv. ♪ >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions -- ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contrib