Battle hymn of a second-gen tiger + Andy's last ep :(

Published: June 14, 2022, 11:14 a.m.

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Hello from Andy\\u2019s couch!

We take a break from the NBA finals to record Andy\\u2019s last ep as co-host : (

Per his request, the podsquad talks Amy Chua\\u2019s now decade-old book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother\\u2014and argues about everything in it. Is the Chinese Tiger Mother actually a thing? Does it matter that Chua is an upper-class second-generation parent? What kind of Asian America does the book describe? Can the satirical bent of the book erase its meanness and cultural essentialism? (Note: we focus pretty narrowly on the memoir and don\\u2019t get into her husband\\u2019s suspension from Yale for sexual harassment or her own professorial misconduct\\u2026 but yeah, a lot there.)

Then, we send Andy off with thanks and <3 notes from our listener community. Thank you, Andy, for an amazing two-plus years!

And thank you for listening. Spread the word, and reach out to us via Substack, timetosaygoodbyepod@gmail.com, https://twitter.com/ttsgpod, and/or https://www.patreon.com/ttsgpod! Jay and Tammy will see you next week.



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