{"product_id":"tiger-babies-strike-back-paperback","title":"Tiger Babies Strike Back - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKim Wong Keltner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn answer to Amy Chua's \u003cem\u003eBattle Hymn of the Tiger Mother\u003c\/em\u003e, author Kim Wong Keltner's \u003cem\u003eTiger Babies Strike Back\u003c\/em\u003e takes the control-freak beast by the tail with a humorous and honest look at the issues facing women today--Chinese-American and otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeltner, the author of the novels \u003cem\u003eBuddha Baby\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eI Want Candy\u003c\/em\u003e, mines her own past in an attempt to dispel the myth that all Chinese women are Tiger Mothers. Keltner strikes back at Chua's argument through topics, including \"East Meets West in the Board Room and the Bedroom,\" and \"I Was Raised by a Tiger Mom and All I Got Was this Lousy T-Shirt: A Rebuttal to Chua.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough personal anecdotes and tough-love advice, Keltner's witty and forthright opinions evoke an Asian-American \u003cem\u003eSex and the City, \u003c\/em\u003e while showing how our families shape our personal worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKim Wong Keltner is a Tiger Baby all grown up with a daughter of her own . . . but is she a Tiger Mother? Heck, no. This book describes--in hilarious, and sometimes heartbreaking, detail--exactly why not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA battle hymn for every non-Tiger offspring of Tiger parents, \u003cem\u003eTiger Babies Strike Back\u003c\/em\u003e examines why generations of kids have been made to feel inferior, isolated, suffocated, and humiliated in dogged pursuit of one goal: making their elders look good. In search of answers, Keltner delves into her own childhood, family history, and community traditions to expose the seamy underbelly of perfectionistic parenting. Can the Tiger-parented take back their emotional lives and love their own kids unconditionally? Keltner herself is living, hugging, fabulously flawed, Care Bear tea-party-throwing proof that they can.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraversing the choppy seas of American and Chinese traditions, Keltner dives into the difficulties facing women today--Chinese American and otherwise. At once deeply relevant and playfully honest, Tiger Babies Strike Back combines personal anecdotes and tough love advice for a humorous, provocative look at how our families shape--and sometimes shake--our personal foundations.\u003c\/p\u003e--Beth Lisick, author of Everybody Into the Pool\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKim Wong Keltner is a Tiger Baby all grown up with a daughter of her own . . . but is she a Tiger Mother? Heck, no. This book describes--in hilarious, and sometimes heartbreaking, detail--exactly why not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA battle hymn for every non-Tiger offspring of Tiger parents, \u003cem\u003eTiger Babies Strike Back\u003c\/em\u003e examines why generations of kids have been made to feel inferior, isolated, suffocated, and humiliated in dogged pursuit of one goal: making their elders look good. In search of answers, Keltner delves into her own childhood, family history, and community traditions to expose the seamy underbelly of perfectionistic parenting. Can the Tiger-parented take back their emotional lives and love their own kids unconditionally? Keltner herself is living, hugging, fabulously flawed, Care Bear tea-party-throwing proof that they can.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraversing the choppy seas of American and Chinese traditions, Keltner dives into the difficulties facing women today--Chinese American and otherwise. At once deeply relevant and playfully honest, Tiger Babies Strike Back combines personal anecdotes and tough love advice for a humorous, provocative look at how our families shape--and sometimes shake--our personal foundations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47192506827001,"sku":"9780062229298","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/GckenfkLKK9780062229298.webp?v=1767899048","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/tiger-babies-strike-back-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}