Tag Archives: Amy Chua
Amy Chua comes off well, kinda
While she glossed over some of her book’s squickier revelations in this interview with Stephen Colbert, at least she isn’t the soulless taskmaster she’s been portrayed as.
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So Amy Chua is not *that* crazy
So, Prof. Amy Chua’s book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, according to Disgrasian, was largely misrepresented in The Wall Street Journal due to epic copying-and-pasting (oh, Rupert Murdoch). In actuality, her book is about how she softens her hardassery when … Continue reading
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Western Mom vs. Chinese Mom: Who is better?
Some levity during this intense discussion about the merits or lack thereof of Amy Chua’s so-called “Chinese parenting.”
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My Asian parents were not *that* crazy, Amy Chua
I initially responded to this post on Asians Not Studying: asiansnotstudying: Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior A lot of people wonder how Chinese parents raise such stereotypically successful kids. They wonder what these parents do to produce so many math whizzes … Continue reading
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