Growing up as an Asian Canadian, I often felt I needed to prove my English skills worthy to the white folks. “Your English is pretty good for a Chinese person.” “Are you sure you don’t want to participate in the school’s ESL (English as a Second Language) program?” “Do you Read more…
I’ve been on the receiving end of racism and cultural insensitivity. And the worst came from someone who shared the same ethnicity and many aspects of my culture as me. “You can’t use those words to describe that culture unless you belong to that culture…because then you can use whatever Read more…
When you want your kid to grow up tough enough to face the world but you don’t want to become your parents…What do you do? “Suck it up.” “Stop crying.” “Toughen up.” “What doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger.” Asian Values Around Hard Work and Perseverance Growing up with Read more…
Asians stereotypically don’t do therapy. We suffer in silence and let that shit brew until it becomes stomach cancer. Does the word therapy still relate to”crazy people”? Like, “Wow, there must be something seriously wrong with you!” “Can’t you just keep that shit inside or talk to your friends about Read more…
Growing up with Asian immigrant parents, we always had a disconnect. However, the way they raised me affected me significantly and shaped how I am in other relationships. Although the title of this series is “5 Steps to Having a Better Relationship With Your Asian Parent,” it really isn’t about steps. Read more…
Ever heard the phrase, “You choose your friends but not your family?” Here’s why you don’t have to like your Asian immigrant parents but you can still love them. You can learn to accept them for who they are. Each step in this series talks about Why What and How to Read more…
Asian immigrant parents don’t share our mindset. They grew up differently than us. How can we talk to them when they don’t understand you? Now that you’ve taken some time to think about why and what you want to improve in your relationship with your parents. How do you actually do it? Read more…
Talking to my Asian parents wasn’t easy. For a long time, I didn’t know what to talk to them about because it seemed like we couldn’t talk about anything. Here’s what you need to know to figure out what you can talk to them about So hopefully you’ve read the Read more…
How can we deal with Asian immigrant parents when we barely understand one another? Here is the first thing you should do. Oh, Asian Parents. I am one and I have them. Can we all agree that our parents can be annoying? Different generations, different upbringings, different cultures, different languages…it’s Read more…
Growing up with Asian parents be like what? What is a Tiger Mom? Why is there a High Expectations Asian Father meme? **Click Below To Listen** Remember Amy Chua back in the early 2010s when her controversial book about Tiger Mothers blew up around the world? Chua’s idea that Chinese mothers were superior Read more…