Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother author Amy Chua's proudly politically incorrect account of raising her children "the Chinese way" has revealed American fears about losing ground to China and preparing our kids to survive in the global economy.
It was the "Little White Donkey" incident that pushed many readers over
the edge. That's the name of the piano tune that Amy Chua, Yale law
professor and self-described "tiger mother," forced her 7-year-old
daughter Lulu to practice for hours on end — "right through dinner into
the night," with no breaks for water or even the bathroom, until at last
Lulu learned to play the piece.
For other readers, it was Chua calling her older daughter Sophia "garbage" after the girl behaved disrespectfully — the same thing Chua had been called as a child by her strict Chinese father.
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