Rebutting the Tiger Mother: Live!

[sunnydlita]

It's easier to think of Amy Chua as a Dragon Lady villain, but after hearing her speak at Time Inc. tonight, it is perhaps more accurate to say that she is mostly self-deluded. I'm not trying to be insulting-I genuinely think she has not fully thought through certain issues related to Asian and/or Asian-American identity and perception, and

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[rockmarooned]

I've loved reading all of your reactions to this book that, I admit, I'm more interested in reading about than actually reading for myself! I feel like the problem with a lot of people who have written bestselling books is that they've written bestselling books, which sort of ties into your valid-sounding late-bloomer idea.

Also, your description of the first chapter of the book makes me wonder what on earth is supposed to fill the other x-number of chapters. It's just her behaving the same way for 200+ pages? That sounds really boring. Memoirs are the worst.

[missfee]

Did you read the cover story in this week's New York Magazine? I'm half-way through it. It's a little disorganized, but interesting.

http://nymag.com/news/features/asian-americans-2011-5/

[daysprings]

Thanks for the links, Rebecca -- I'm really enjoying these! I hope Tope can line up some guest posts. (This is Nikki, by the way. Hi! We should be friends.)