An answer to Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, author Kim Wong Keltner’s Tiger Babies Strike Back takes the control-freak beast by the tail with a humorous and honest look at the issues facing women today—Chinese-American and otherwise.
Keltner, the author of the novels Buddha Baby and I Want Candy, 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.”
Through personal anecdotes and tough-love advice, Keltner’s witty and forthright opinions evoke an Asian-American Sex and the City, while showing how our families shape our personal worlds.
What happens when the daughter of a Tiger Mom grows up and decides to talk back?
- The Chinese American Experience: Keltner mines her own hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking past to push back against the myth of the model minority and the control-freak Tiger Mom.
- Cultural Identity: A witty, unflinching look at navigating life between two cultures, evoking an Asian-American Sex and the City for a new generation.
- Generational Differences: Through tough-love advice and sharp personal anecdotes, this memoir explores the gap between immigrant parents and their American-born children.
- A Witty Rebuttal: The perfect answer for anyone who read Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and thought, "That’s not the whole story."