The Joy Luck Club And Amy Chuas Why Chinese Mothers Are...

To many Westerners, the parenting of a Chinese figure would largely be considered as tiger parenting because of it’s growing fame in the media. This style of parenting is generally defined as a child having absolute obedience while being forced to excel in any field of the parent’s choosing. Many would think that tiger parenting is a common practice in Chinese households because of the seemingly successful Asian community. However, not all Chinese homes are centered primarily around academics and instruments. Large works that attribute to giving the Chinese community this dreadful connotation are Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club and Amy Chua’s â€Å"Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior†. Both the novel and article damages the reputation of Chinese†¦show more content†¦My grandparents never forced my mom to do any extracurriculars, given they couldn’t afford it, but they also never tried to control how she lived (Woo). In my father’s ca se, he was given complete freedom with the only exception being he was asked to help at the family store (Au-Yeung). Because my grandparents were preoccupied with their jobs to make ends meet, they did not have the time or luxury to devote their daily lives solely on their children like Suyuan and Lindo. This did not mean that they were dismissive of their children, however. Even though their parents weren’t present at times, their kids still understood that they cared deeply for them and that they’d be there when it mattered (Woo). In Amy Chua’s piece â€Å"Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior†, Chua talks about the effect of tiger parenting in a more modern setting. In her article, Chua goes in depth on how she raises her own daughters. Under her parenting, Chua’s daughters are not allowed to â€Å"watch TV or play computer games, attend a sleepover, play any instrument other than the piano or violin, and not play the piano or violin† (Chua). Not only is her parenting style excessive, but she also makes it a point to say that her way is the standard Chinese way. According to a 2015 research produced by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, modern Chinese parents are more concerned about their child’s well-being rather than solely their academic standing (Kang). In all of my years of attending a