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HOW TO BE THE PERFECT ASIAN-AMERICAN PARENT
( From the second generation perspective) |
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1. Be a little more lenient on the 7:00
p.m. curfew. |
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2. Don't ask where the other point went
when your child comes home with grade on his/her report card.
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3. Don't "ai-yah" (= Oh My God!) loudly at
your kid's dress habits. |
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4. Don't blatantly hint about the merits of
Habad (Harvard), Yeil(Yale), Purinsiton (Princeton), or Stamfud (Stanford). |
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5. Don't reveal all the intimate details of
your kid's life to the entire Asian community. |
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6. Don't ask your child, "What are you
going to do with your life?" if he/she majors in a non-science field. |
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7. Don't give your son a bowl haircut or
your daughter two acres of bangs. |
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8. Don't try to set your kid up on a date
in anticipation of their poor taste or inept social skills. |
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9. Incorporate other phrases besides, "Did
you study yet?" or "When are you getting married?" into your daily
conversations with your children. |
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10. Don't ask all your kid's friends over
the age of 21 if they have a boy/girlfriend yet. |
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