'Tiger Mother' Amy Chua's Daughter Sophia Accepted To Yale, Harvard

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The daughter of the author of a recent memoir on tough Chinese-style parenting that sparked an uproar has been accepted to Yale and Harvard.

Yale law professor Amy Chua confirmed through her publisher that her daughter Sophia has been accepted to the two Ivy League schools. She declined further comment.

Chua's memoir, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," described Eastern-style parenting she used with her two daughters: No sleepovers, no play dates, no TV, no computer games, no grades under A, grueling rote academics and hours of piano and violin practice.

The book sparked an online backlash among parents who thought Chua's methods were extreme.

Chua's book, however, also described her journey to a softer approach with her daughters.

Chua is the daughter of Filipino immigrants of Chinese descent.

Comments

[laura r]

11:34 AM on 05/09/2011

Her daughter should have been able to get into Yale, her mother (Amy Chua) is a Professor at Yale's law school. GW Bush got into Yale because of Daddys connection too.

[jack Winn]

02:07 PM on 05/08/2011

So does that mean tiger daughters are as smart as say, GW Bush?

How could a person teaching law be so inexact that she attributes her methods to "chinese" ethnicity? AFAIK, Chua was born in the USA of Filipino parents who identify as Chinese. I suspect her approach is not objectively identifiable, but rather a general emotional approach based on her personal values.

Statistically, children tend to follow in their parent's footsteps, and we have no way of knowing if Chua's parenting style caused her child to be admitted, or what other variables were involved. Looks to me as if there isn't a lot of intellectual discipline involved in "tiger" parenting.

[toxicshock]

11:48 AM on 05/08/2011

"Yale law professor Amy Chua confirmed through her publisher that her daughter Sophia has been accepted to [Yale]." -- You don't say...

"She declined further comment." -- Gee, I wonder why.

[Tiger Moms Network]

02:26 AM on 04/13/2011

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[Christine Cua]

04:32 AM on 04/09/2011

Is the daughter accepted into Law like her mom?

[Tiger Moms Network]

04:02 PM on 04/08/2011

Tiger Cub Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld Put into a Dilemma by Tiger Mother's Book and Personality...

http://blog.tigermoms.net/2011/04/tiger-cub-sophia-chua-rubenfeld-put.html

[Tiger Moms Network]

04:20 AM on 04/29/2011

Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld Opened Twitter; Tiger Mother Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld Celebrated TIME 100.

http://globalelites.net/daily-newsfeed/141-sophia-chua-rubenfeld-opened-twitter-and-tiger-mother-amy-chua-with-cubs-and-jed-rubenfeld-celebrated-time-100-event.html

[Tiger Moms Network]

02:09 PM on 04/29/2011

Study: Class teamwork leads to subpar memory because you missed necessary hard-skill trainings by yourself

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[Demarcus Jackson]

10:17 AM on 04/08/2011

I personally think American parents could stand to incorporate many stricter Eastern parenting practices into their own parenting style.

[Tiger Moms Network]

05:24 AM on 04/28/2011

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[Rahlow James]

09:59 AM on 04/08/2011

I am really happy to hear that the kid was admitted. Had she not been accepted, I am sure she would have jumped off the nearest bridge or be the latest statistic for teen suicide. That's of course if her mother had not killed her beforehand for "shaming" the family.

Truly sad family...

[Demarcus Jackson]

10:15 AM on 04/08/2011

I think your judgment of this family is unwarranted. You likely do not know them and likely have no idea how their family dynamic presents itself. I know many demanding parents who push their children to strive for excellence and those families are also very loving and caring, perhaps in a different way, but the love and care is certainly there. While suicide is a rising problem among Asian-Americans (http://www.pacificcitizen.org/site/details/tabid/55/selectmoduleid/373/ArticleID/490/reftab/36/Default.aspx) your view is unnecessarily cynical and uninformed.

[Rahlow James]

11:32 AM on 04/08/2011

How is my judgment unwarranted? The mother presented herself as a dictator in the household and her kids were forced to live by rules most other families would consider harsh and extreme. I know stories of many Asian kids who feel compelled to ace the SATs and gain entry to the ivies because they have no alternative. Their sole existence is to become perfect students (like robots) in order to bring honor to their parents, and falling short of these goals (or requirements) will have consequences.

Don't get me wrong, I think parents have a responsibility to put their kids on the right path, I just don't agree with how this particular mom went about it...

[reneep34]

11:59 PM on 05/10/2011

I agree. I really feel sorry for the daughters of such an abusive parent.

[Tiger Moms Network]

02:25 AM on 04/08/2011

Harvard Admission Detail: Chinese 17-year-old Girl Xue Rui Admitted by Harvard from China's Nanjing; Tiger Mother Amy Chua's Child-Abuse Parenting may Leave Life Scars in the Subconscious Memory of Tiger Cubs Sophia and Lulu Chua-Rubenfeld! An Australian Tiger Cub just Killed his Tiger Mom...

http://blog.tigermoms.net/2011/04/chinese-17-year-old-girl-xue-nei.html

[ZMike]

10:06 PM on 04/07/2011

I would regard this as a triumph rather than an eye-roll...from the rather poignant interviews I've seen of Chua, trying to raise kids the "old-fashioned" way was a learning experience for both the Tiger and her cubs. If anyone has actually read the book or a synopsis further than the excerpt that made the media, Chua got a huge wake-up call in her daughter's teen years, which made her totally re-evaluate her parenting method. Not to say it was "wrong" before and she knows the "right" way now, but Chua is not the smug advocate of Tiger parenting she is made out to be. She's brutally frank but humble and capable of learning and growing for the sake of people she loves, and that at least takes a lot of guts.

[toxicshock]

11:41 AM on 05/08/2011

She definitely appeared to be the "smug advocate" when she appeared on "The Colbert Report".

[taylor5]

08:22 PM on 04/07/2011

Lets give the Tiger mom props. Harvard and Yale acceptance rates were at an all time low yet her child persevered and was accepted. It is now up to the child to cling to the skills taught to her by her mom or to venture out and do it her way. Either way she is doing it at an excellent institution.

[taylor5]

07:09 PM on 04/07/2011

Nuf said

[DanSc]

03:14 PM on 04/07/2011

The child of a Yale professor got into Yale? Shocker!