Abstract
If the primary goals of an author with a new book are to garner attention, generate conversation, and sell copies, then Amy Chua could not be considered anything but successful: After an excerpt of her book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother appeared in the Wall Street Journal under the headline “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” in early January 2011, the term “Tiger Mom” has entered the cultural lexicon and has been the subject of heated debate in the public square, virtual or otherwise. As the fodder for discussion on popular television programs like the Today Show, Good Morning America, and The Colbert Report, not to mention the back-and-forth it has stirred up on the blogosphere—the initial Wall Street Journal teaser itself spawned over 8,800 comments—Chua's book has thrust longstanding stereotypes of Asians in America as model minorities and perpetual foreigners into the spotlight yet again.
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