Like battle hymn of the tiger mother, tottochan is also a memoir about the upbringing of children mostly focuses on the little girl main character. Amy chua was born in the united states to strict chinese immigrant parents who pushed her to work hard and succeed instead of coddling and encouraging her. American author amy chuas memoir, battle hymn of the tiger mother, had as its original intent exploring the differences between western ways of parenting and the methods used by the chinese. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Battle hymn of the tiger mother by amy chua 15 words. Battle hymn of the tiger mother, by amy chua, is the slate. Amy chuas battle hymn of the tiger mother did more than speak to me. Since the buzz started about amy chuas alarming new book, the talk among parents is all of tiger mothers, a new and ferocious species that.
Yale law professor amy chua discusses her memoir battle hymn of the tiger. Aug 06, 2012 yale law professor amy chua discusses her memoir battle hymn of the tiger mother, presented by harvard book store. In this weeks audio book club, slate editors ann hulbert, hanna rosin, and nina shen rastogi discuss amy chuas battle hymn of the tiger mother, the parenting memoir about raising two prodigy. Battle hymn of the tiger mother is a book by american author and law professor amy chua that was published in 2011. When the book first came out, the internet exploded with opinions on it mostly, as far as i could tell, incredibly negative, much of them in response to this wall street journal article titled not by amy chua why chinese mothers are superior. Jan 15, 2011 in battle hymn of the tiger mother, amy chua describes her relentless determination to make her two daughters successful by raising them in a strict fashion, contrary to what she sees as.
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Amy chuas hugely controversial guide to successful parenting, chinese style, is a ticklist of rights and unacknowledged wrongs, says sun. Battle hymn of the tiger mother by amy chua book club. It was supposed to be a story of how chinese parents are better at raising kids than western ones. Yale law professor amy chua discusses her memoir battle hymn of the tiger mother, presented by harvard book store. How we choose to show that love is where the problems come in.
Battle hymn of the tiger mother chronicles chuas ironwilled decision to raise her daughters, sophia and lulu, the chinese way and the remarkable, sometimes heartbreaking results her choice inspires. Battle hymn of the tiger mother by amy chua, paperback. It quickly popularized the concept and term tiger mother while also becoming the inspiration citation needed for the 20142015 singaporean tv show tiger mum, the 2015 mainland chinese drama tiger mom, and the 2017 hong kong series tiger mom blues. Battle hymn of the tiger mother by amy chua goodreads.
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