For a Better Life: The Aspirations of Chinese Immigrants in Parenting

Title: For a Better Life: The Aspirations of Chinese Immigrants in Parenting
Creator: Guo, Karen
Date: 2014
Type: Text; Journal article
Identifier: http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/77063
Identifier: vital:7664
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1080/15562948.2013.843047
Identifier: ISSN:1556-2948
Abstract: This article discusses the parenting aspirations of Chinese immigrants, looking in detail at a study in New Zealand. My discussion of the topic centers on the aspirations of educated Chinese immigrants for their preschool children, and their ways of parenting. The "Tiger Mother" practice described in Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, and other research on immigrant parenting, directed my attention to this subject. It is argued that in times of change from one context to another, parenting style is an attempt by Chinese immigrants to realize their immigration aspirations for a better life for themselves and their children. © 2014 Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Relation: Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies Vol. 12, no. 3 (2014), p. 293-310
Rights: Copyright Taylor & Francis
Rights: This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
Subject: Chinese immigrant; Context; Culture; Early childhood education; Parenting aspirations; Tiger Mother; 1607 Social Work
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