The kids get higher SAT math scores, and are disproportionately represented among U. National Merit Scholars Zhao and Qiu Why is this the case? When James Flynn analyzed past studies of achievement and IQ, he found that Chinese attainments could be better explained by environmental factors Flynn Chinese mothers raise more accomplished, academically successful kids because they are more demanding and strict than Western mothers are.

For Asian and Asian American families around the country, the pandemic had already dramatically reoriented their relationship. For some, it drew them in greater proximity to each other. Their killings triggered a wave of grief across Asian communities in the United States. Many Asian Americans warned that the signs were always there, that the hate and the racism were nothing new. But what felt new, for some Asian Americans, was the way their relationships with their parents had shifted as a result of the spike in violence, which has further highlighted their shared vulnerability. We spoke to several Asian American women about the impact the Atlanta-area attacks, in particular, had on their relationships with their mothers.

As a child, I never noticed anything out of the ordinary when it came to the relationship I shared with my mother. As I grew older, I became aware of the differences between my brothers and myself — that the words 'son' and 'daughter' had very different meanings. South Asian mother and daughter relationships can be difficult and some can be a whole other ballgame.

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