HOW TO BE A PERFECT ASIAN AMERICAN PARENT
(from the second generation perspective)
1. Be a little more lenient on the 7:00 p.m. curfew.
2. Don't ask where the other point went when your child 99% grade on
his/her report card.
3. Don't "ai-yah" loudly at your kid's dress habits.
4. Don't blatantly hint about the merits of Harvard, Yale or Princeton.
5. Don't reveal all the details of your kid's life to the entire Asian
community.
6. Don't ask your child, "What are you going to do with your life?" if
he/she majors in a non-science field.
7. Don't give your son a bowl haircut or your daughter two acres of bangs.
8. Don't try to set your kid up on a date in anticipation of his/her
poor taste or inept social skills.
9. Incorporate other phrases besides, "Did you study yet?" into your
daily conversations with your children.
10. Don't ask all your kid's friends over the age of 21 if they have a
boy/girlfriend yet.