From The Globe and Mail:
In Canada, statistics show that second-generation children of immigrants outperform their native-born peers. But that’s not the full story. Some ethnic groups do very well when it comes to education attainment and professional occupations, while others struggle. Why do kids with parents from places such as China often top the achievement lists? The simple answer: because their parents expect them too. But that’s only the simple answer, according to a fascinating new paper published in the Journal of Race and Social Problems which takes a deep dive on these questions, and comes up with a much more nuanced answer than the cultural-superiority argument put forth by Yale professor and ‘Tiger Mom’ Amy Chua. As one of the study’s authors, Jennifer Lee, noted in an interview this week, the Asian-American success narrative has its costs as well – both for students who don’t make the grade, and for how society perceives the achievements of other ethnic groups.

For the full story, please visit http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/parenting/study-stretches-past-tiger....