The Battle Hymn Of The Tiger Mom

1 2 it quickly popularized the concept and term tiger mother while also becoming the inspiration citation needed for the 2014 2015 singaporean tv show tiger mum the 2015 mainland chinese drama tiger mom and the 2017 hong kong series tiger mom blues.

The battle hymn of the tiger mom. It explores sometimes in sweeping stereotypes sometimes in subtler ways the differences between asian and american culture as seen through the lens of parenting. It s also about mozart and mendelssohn the piano and the violin and how we made it to carnegie. Battle hymn of the tiger mother is based on chua s personal experiences has raised questions about whether the book reinforces stereotypes of the unsparing asian parent. American author amy chua s 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.

The battle hymn of the tiger mother mucks about in this uncomfortable truth. Achingly honest and profoundly challenging battle hymn of the tiger mother is one of the most talked about books of our times. Amy chua s battle hymn of the tiger mother bears a disclaimer on the cover that it was originally meant to be a book about the clash between chinese and western parenting practices but instead is. Battle hymn of the tiger mother chronicles chua s iron willed decision to raise her daughters sophia and lulu the chinese way and the remarkable sometimes heartbreaking results her choice inspires.

What emerged is a work of self examination about the author s experiences raising her own two daughters. This is a story about a mother two daughters and two dogs.