Chapter 1: The Chinese Mother
The statistics I cite are from the following studies: Ruth K. Chao, "Chinese and European American Mothers' Beliefs About the Role of Parenting in Children's School Success," Journal of Cross- Cultural Psychology 27 (1996): 403-23; Paul E. Jose, Carol S. Huntsinger, Phillip R. Huntsinger, and Fong-Ruey Liaw, "Parental Values and Practices Relevant to Young Children's Social Development in Taiwan and the United States," Journal of Cross- Cultural Psychology 31 (2000): 677-702; and Parminder Parmar, "Teacher or Playmate? Asian Immigrant and Euro-American Parents' Participation in Their Young Children's Daily Activities," Social Behavior and Personality 36(2) (2008): 163-76.