Tag: Amy Chua
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Do We Have to Look Abroad to find the G.O.A.T of Mothers?
Hello Meltingpot Readers, In honor of Mother’s Day this coming Sunday, I’m re-posting this article I wrote back in 2012 regarding the competitive nature of mothering. At the time it seemed like everyone wanted to pit mothers against each other based on their life choices and parenting decisions. Guess what, not much has changed. So,…
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Is Calling an Asian Woman a ‘Tiger Mom’ Racist?
Hi Meltingpot Readers, I’d like you to weigh in on this for me. An Asian friend of mine recently had an incident at work where she made a comment about some trouble her children were having at summer camp and a White co-worker called her a “Tiger Mother” as a joke. My friend was furious…
