1. Amy Chua joined the Yale faculty in 2001 after teaching at Duke Law School for seven years.
24 Facts About Amy Chua
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Amy Chua was born in Champaign, Illinois, to ethnic Chinese parents with Hoklo ancestry who emigrated from the Philippines.
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Amy Chua's father, Leon O Chua, is a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Amy Chua's mother was born in China in 1936, before moving to the Philippines at the age of two.
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Amy Chua was raised Catholic and lived in West Lafayette, Indiana.
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Amy Chua described herself as an "ugly kid" during her school days; she was bullied in school for her foreign accent and was the target of racial slurs from several classmates.
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Amy Chua went to El Cerrito High School, in El Cerrito, where she graduated as valedictorian of her class.
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Amy Chua's third book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, published in January 2011, is a memoir about her parenting journey using strict Confucianist child rearing techniques, which she claims is typical for Chinese immigrant parents.
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The uproar provoked by the book included death threats and racial slurs directed at Amy Chua, and calls for her arrest on child-abuse charges.
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Amy Chua argues that the failure to recognize the place of group loyalty has played a major role in the failure of US foreign policy and the rise of Donald Trump.
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Amy Chua published the article "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior" on January 8,2011, discussing the differences between Western and Asian American parenting styles.
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Amy Chua explains that there are parents that are not necessarily Chinese, but still have similar parenting techniques.
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Amy Chua argues that repetition, tenaciousness, and constant hard work at something will lead to success.
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Amy Chua goes on to explain how Western parents have to walk on eggshells on controversial issues like health and weight, while Asian American parents give it straight.
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Amy Chua provides one last example of a piano incident with her daughter, Lulu.
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Amy Chua was awarded the "Best Teaching" Award during her time at Yale Law School.
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Amy Chua taught JD Vance during his first year at Yale Law.
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Amy Chua persuaded him to write his memoir Hillbilly Elegy, which became a New York Times bestseller and a film starring Amy Adams and Glenn Close.
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Amy Chua is known for mentoring students from marginalized communities and for helping students get judicial clerkships.
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In 2018, HuffPost and The Guardian alleged that Amy Chua had advised female students to dress "outgoing" when seeking employment.
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In 2019, Amy Chua agreed not to drink or socialize with students outside of class for a limited time.
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In 2021, Amy Chua was accused of drunkenly partying with students and federal judges.
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Amy Chua agreed to a one-year restriction of her teaching duties as a small group professor.
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Amy Chua drew consternation after appearing to help her daughter Sophia secure a highly-coveted clerkship with newly-minted Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.