What are you talking about? I used to get spanked when I was young if I did something bad. ?The thing with asian family is that you have to take care your family for the rest of your life....and another thing is that when you were younger you will get spank by adults if you do something wrong...unlike in the western society where you can just let your self be free.
(I do have family from the Philippines so that may have something to do with it)