68 - Season 5 - Amy Chua, the Original Tiger Mom, Has Bilingual Stripes

Join Steve for a lively, upbeat and often surprising conversation with first-generation Chinese American Amy Chua. A Yale law professor who gained fame as the Tiger Mom, she made sure that her children grew up as she did: bilingual. Listen as Amy describes three traits American immigrants share that help them excel. She also explains what the reviewers got wrong about her controversial bestseller “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” and explores how American bilingualism could bolster what Amy’s parents taught her was “just the greatest document in the world”: the American Constitution. Plus: why Amy’s newest book is nothing like her others. Join us now for this episode of America the Bilingual. Thanks to members of the America the Bilingual Project team for this episode: Fernando Hernández and his production house in Guadalajara, Mexico Esto No Es Radio, which provides sound design and mixing; Mim Harrison, editorial and brand director of the America the Bilingual Project who wrote and directed this episode; and Karla Hernandez at Daruma Tech, who manages our website. Music artists and selections, in order of listening: HoliznaCC0 - Dream pop https://bit.ly/3ZNXhx4 Loyalty Freak Music - Friend to friend https://bit.ly/3 iMYXWs Kevin Macleod - Quasi motion https://bit.ly/KevinMacleod_QuasiMotion Loyalty Freak Music - Shoepop https://bit.ly/3RMh9yM Pictures of the floating world - Nomadic https://bit.ly/3LVlpYV Loyalty Freak Music - One cool minute https://bit.ly/42WvMlk TRG Banks - Horse ride 2 https://bit.ly/3LRPuZv Soft and furious - Superconnected sleep https://bit.ly/3rN902r John Bartmann - Secret agent rock https://bit.ly/3ZMr0X8