How to be a better Asian parent of 1.5-Gen
Asian-Canadian children
- Be a little more lenient on the 7pm curfew.
- Don't ask "where the other point went" when your child comes home with a 99
course grade on his report card.
- Don't yell "ai-yah" loudly at our child's dress habits.
- Don't blatantly hint about the merits of Hah-buh-deu (Harvard), Yeh-il (Yale), Stan-pode (Standford), and Em-ai-tee (MIT).
- Don't reveal all the intimate details about your child's life to the entire Asian
community.
- Don't ask your child, "What are you going to do with your life?" if your
child majors in a non-science field.
- Don't give your son a bowl haircut and your daughter two acres of bangs.
- Don't try to set up your kid on a date in anticipation of their poor taste or inept
social skills.
- Incorporate other phrases besides "Did you study yet?" into your daily
conversations with your child.
- Don't ask your child's friends over 21 if they have a boyfriend yet.
- you know you're an azn if....
- you know you're a korean if....
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