What constitutes a good parent, and when do they go too far? We
often hear stereotypes associated with strict Asian parenting, and
yet, although the accreditations on paper are known to many, still
we find ourselves wondering, But at what costs?
"Secrets of a Fortune Cookie: A Memoir" describes the harrowing
journey of author Vanessa Yang, a young woman of Chinese descent,
who was born in Singapore and educated in schools across the
globe.
She experienced a traditional Asian-style upbringing, with no
consideration to social development. As a strictly raised Chinese
Singaporean expatriate student in international schools, she was
also influenced by her friends and peers and their Western ideals.
Her mother s relentless Eastern upbringing, dominated by an
isolated focus on academics alone, was not a productive fit to a
teenager s growing desires to fit in and find encouragement and
love.
These disparate experiences and lifestyles were the seeds of her
vicious teen rebellion against everything her parents honored, and
it was these acts of defiance that ultimately climaxed her
insecurities. Satirically funny and heartrending by turns, her
story of independent self-discovery brings to light, the aptly
pondered detriments of the causes and consequences of stereotypical
Asian-style parenting.
In the end, the clash of cultures she and her sisters faced
drove her to resort to drastic measures in order to find the love
and confidence she never received at home. A remarkable memoir with
valuable life lessons, Secrets of a Fortune Cookie offers an
inspiring look at a young woman s turbulent past.
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