How to be a better Asian parent of 1.5-Gen
Asian-Canadian children


  1. Be a little more lenient on the 7pm curfew.
  2. Don't ask "where the other point went" when your child comes home with a 99 course grade on his report card.
  3. Don't yell "ai-yah" loudly at our child's dress habits.
  4. Don't blatantly hint about the merits of Hah-buh-deu (Harvard), Yeh-il (Yale), Stan-pode (Standford), and Em-ai-tee (MIT).
  5. Don't reveal all the intimate details about your child's life to the entire Asian community.
  6. Don't ask your child, "What are you going to do with your life?" if your child majors in a non-science field.
  7. Don't give your son a bowl haircut and your daughter two acres of bangs.
  8. Don't try to set up your kid on a date in anticipation of their poor taste or inept social skills.
  9. Incorporate other phrases besides "Did you study yet?" into your daily conversations with your child.
  10. Don't ask your child's friends over 21 if they have a boyfriend yet.


     
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