Week 2_Annie Tang A01

Annie Tang

A01

Week 2

Among week 2’s readings, I would very much like to discuss about the research, “Beyond Tiger Mom Anxiety: Ethnic, Gender and Generational Differences in Asian American College Access and Choices”. It was the word choice “tiger mom” in the title that first catches my attention. However, I found great attachment to this paper even though I cannot be identified as an Asian American student but rather an international Asian student.

The research compared and contrasted factors that heavily influence Asian Americans’ choices to college. When I thought back on myself, I realized my process of college application was the example that complied mostly with the paper’s conclusion. I had never thought of the choice not going to college, and I believed the reason falls into ethnicity and college-generation. Raised in China, a nation involves billions of people, I am perfectly acknowledged that only through going to higher education can I be competent and get access to better resources, so my value on college is high. Meanwhile, both of my parents were graduated from college and they expected me to do the same. Then that’s not too surprising that as a second-generation college girl, I would admit parents influenced me most during college application. And the reason behind is just like the one in the paper, I had such trust in my parents not only because they have always been my closest people, but also because they are experienced and highly educated.

Reference

Marshall University, (2017). Marshall becomes member of The Common Application. retrieved from https://www.marshall.edu/ucomm/2017/04/13/marshall-becomes-member-common-application/