'Tiger mother' returns with racially divisive theory in new book


Amy Chua’s The Triple Package outlines contentious explanation of the success of Jews, Chinese, Nigerians and others.

“TIGER mother” Amy Chua, who sparked controversy three years ago with her attack on Western parenting, returns next month with a claim that certain “cultural groups” in the United States – including Jews, the Chinese and Mormons – “starkly outperform” others.

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