Alpha Asian

I find most people completely ignorant of Tibetan history and society, and yet there are a lot of drones who jump on the "Free Tibet" bandwagon and spew out the anti-Chinese dogma like a parrot. I actually heard some dimwit girls say they don't eat at Chinese restaurants because of Tibet. Yes, you dumbasses, the poor immigrant waiter who brought you your $5.50 fried rice is oppressing Tibetan monks. Get the fuck out of here!

The reason why I found it so frustrating is best summed up by the title of this blog post by Betty Ming Liu: Parents Like Amy Chua are the Reason Why Asian Americans Like Me are in Therapy Seriously, what is the point of being talented and successful if you're unhappy for the rest of your life? Isn't happiness success in and of itself? This article by Amy Chua illustrates one point that I make in The Alpha Asian Mindset : as a whole Asian Americans are highly intelligent, driven and talented, and yet we have incredibly low self esteem. We have high skill but low confidence. And a lot of this is due to strict Asian parenting, which stresses academics over emotional and social development Of course we all know that not all Asian parents are like this Amy Chua. But I can say for myself that my parents were strict and often berated me. My mom actually bought a math book and made me do homework during the summer. But I understand some of what Chua is trying to say: &qu

Like everyone else, I was shocked to hear the news about Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. I watched the news coverage with sadness, disgust, and anger at how someone committed this obscene act of violence. The terrible incident in Tucson, AZ, whereupon Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others were shot by a deranged assasin this past weekend also highlighted the great work by our emergency room doctors and nurses and EMT's. God bless these people. What was interesting to see was that Peter Rhee is the chief of the trauma care unit at the University Medical Center at the University of Arizona. I looked up his credentials and came away impressed. This guy is a 24 year military surgeon vet who has treated lots of injuries to Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan. The LA Time had an article on him: Giffords' surgeon trained on the battlefield "I was in the Navy 24 years, and I trained to do nothing but battlefield casualty care. When I did go to Afghanistan and Iraq,