On Chua, Chinese Mothers, and Educating Our Daughter in Shanghai

Recently a Yale Law Professor named Amy Chua published a piece in the Wall Street Journal on raising her children, called provocatively “Chinese Mothers are Superior.”  The title is ambiguous.  What are these “Chinese mothers” superior at doing?  Denying their kids the basic rights and freedoms of childhood?  Forcing them to endure grueling hours of practice on their instruments?  Making sure they get “perfect” grades in school and perform at Carnegie Hall, and humiliating and shaming them if they do not?  All of the above it seems.

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The Rock Doc is Nearing Completion

It's been three years in the making.  After making over nine versions of the film, we are finally satisfied with what we've got now and are ready to bring it to the world.  We've tested it on a few sympathetic audiences but it has yet to go public.  2011 is the year we will bring this film to a global audience by whatever means we can:  film festivals, distribution deals, TV screenings, or just your friendly neighborhood cafe.  

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