colamonstrosity replied to your quote: The fact is that Chinese parents can do things…
Looks like she’s getting the publicity she wants for her book. She’s not even a mainland native, based on her surname. She’s prolly from the southeast (where Chinese seem to be stricter for some reason).
She actually has a Fil-Chinese background, according to Wikipedia.
Amy Chua’s parents were academics and members of the Chinese ethnic minority in the Philippines before emigrating to the United States.
side note: Fascinated by Tumblr’s reply/reblog.