Tiger Babies Strike Back: How I Was Raised by a Tiger Mom but Could Not Be Turned to the Dark Side

An answer to Amy Chua s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, author Kim Wong Keltner s Tiger Babies Strike Back takes the control-freak beast by the tail with a humorous and honest look at the issues facing women today Chinese-American and otherwise.

Keltner, the author of the novels Buddha Baby and I Want Candy, mines her own past in an attempt to dispel the myth that all Chinese women are Tiger Mothers. Keltner strikes back at Chua s argument through topics, including East Meets West in the Board Room and the Bedroom, and I Was Raised by a Tiger Mom and All I Got Was this Lousy T-Shirt: A Rebuttal to Chua.

Through personal anecdotes and tough-love advice, Keltner s witty and forthright opinions evoke an Asian-American Sex and the City, while showing how our families shape our personal worlds.