I live in Korea, @Jliu32472 , and Amy Chua’s style is not remotely “perfectly normal” here (I can’t speak for Taiwan, but none of my Taiwanese friends recognize themselves in her stories). Parents are far more involved here (typically) than most of the California parents I grew up around, but in my 15 years among the most intense education-oriented students and parents in Korea, examples like Chua are few and far between.