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I don't want to start another topic, so I'll leave this - an excellent response from a user on Quora on the topic: http://www.quora.com/Parenting/Is-Amy-Chua-ri

• MaxGabriel 16y ago
  The quote from that comment is very telling. I did not choose the title of the WSJ excerpt, and I don't believe that there is only one good way of raising children. The actual book is more nuanced, and much of it is about my decision to retreat from the "strict Chinese immigrant" model. -Amy Chua
• nuggien 16y ago
  she seems to be blaming her mother for driving her sister towards depression and suicide. Kinda harsh. Could have been something else.
  • mechanical_fish 16y ago
    Not exactly. Depression killed her sister. She blames her mother for training her sister to hide that depression at all costs. She may never know "why" the depression happened (as if there needs to be a reason) but unfortunately she probably has a pretty good idea of why her sister didn't turn to family for help.
• redcap 16y ago
  Seconded - the Quora response is excellent and suggests/hints that the pressure from parents is one reason why suicide is high among Asian-American females.