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Amy Chua’s controversial memoir, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," has sparked a firestorm of debate. Some have read it as a criticism of Western parenting; others as a guide to raising children in the competitive 21st century. Here is a collection of articles surrounding the debate.
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Why Chinese Mother's Are Superior - Original article by Amy Chua that appeared in "The Wall Street Journal."
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Why I love my strict Chinese mom - Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld, one of Ms. Chua’s daughters, responds.
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Tiger Mothers: Raising Children The Chinese Way - NPR's Maureen Corrigan discusses "The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother."
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Interview with Amy Chua - Michel Martin host of "Tell Me More" speaks with Amy Chua about her memoir and her cultural views on raising children.
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Retreat of the ‘Tiger Mother’ - An interview with Amy Chua
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Chinese vs Western Mothers - Time Magazine's Q&A with Amy Chua
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The Tiger Mother Responds to Readers - Ms. Chua answers questions from Wall Street Journal readers. Her article, “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,” generated more than 4,000 comments on wsj.com and around 100,000 comments on Facebook.
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Read an Excerpt - "This is a story about a mother, two daughters, and two dogs. It's also about Mozart and Mendelssohn, the piano and the violin, and how we made it to Carnegie Hall. This was supposed to be a story of how Chinese parents are better at raising kids than Western ones."
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Terrible Swift Tongue - Susan Dominus reviews "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" for The New York Times Book Review
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From Dr. Spock to the Tiger Mother: Studying Parents and Families - Being a parent is a rich and multifaceted topic, full of meaningful possibilities for teaching and learning. Here are some of them, with links to related resources from The New York Times and elsewhere.
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The 'Chinese Mom' Backlash - All the controversy over Amy Chua's new book has missed the fact that mothers in China aren't raising their kids this way anymore—they're copying the U.S. system.
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Roaring Tigers, Anxious Choppers - A look at the challenges of parenting, especially in extremes like the tiger versus the hovering American "helicopter" parenting styles.
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An American Dad on Raising a Tiger Daughter - A father's perspective on the "Tiger" mom.
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Po Bronson takes on the Tiger Mom - The NurtureShock author talks about how Amy Chua got it wrong -- and how American parents can get it right.
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Amy Chua Is a Wimp - The New York Times columnist David Brooks debates Amy Chua's controversial memoir.
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My Tiger Mother Experiment: Using Chua's Book as a Parenting Guide - A humorous response from The Huffington Post.
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In Defense of the Guilty, Ambivalent, Preoccupied Western Mom - Ayelet Waldman on the virtues of letting kids quit, have sleepovers and find their own way.