The Tiger In The Mix
Has anyone else noticed lately how American women over 40 all seem to have to adopt an animal persona? (Hmm, is "animal persona" an oxymoron?)First it was Courtney Cox and the cougar phenomenon, then...
View ArticleRoaring Back At The Tiger Mom
Julie Wiener Associate Editor Jewish mothers get in some parenting licks in favor of guilt, play, community.I recently learned the expression “Shanghai Jew” and, political correctness be damned, I...
View ArticleIs Anyone Jewish Enough?
I know you will find this shocking, but Tiger Mom Amy Chua is not the only topic about which people are writing this week.Several of my friends have nice articles/posts out about intermarriage-related...
View ArticleThe Battle Hymn of the Jewish Mother
Deborah Grayson Riegel Special to the Jewish Week How dare she. How dare a mother deny her children playdates, television and even bathroom breaks until they had mastered their musical instruments....
View ArticleBattle Hymn of the Asian-Jewish Power Couple
This summer novelist Gary Shteyngart told New York Magazine that he is engaged to a Korean-American woman. (Sadly, when I e-mailed him, playing up our shared alma mater Oberlin and hoping to feature...
View ArticleCalling All Asian-Jewish Young Adults
Does anyone remember Amy Chua, the Tiger Mom (married to a Jewish dad) who sparked our righteous indignation few months ago, before we found ourselves judging the Anthonies (Weiner and Casey) to escape...
View ArticleTiger Mom Brings Jews Into The Fold
Amy Sara Clark Staff Writer But sociologists say ‘Triple Package’ argument ignores real reasons for Jewish success.Stuyvesant High School, that bastion of hyper-competitiveness that regularly sends...
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