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would be like, ‘She’s so studious!’ Andthat was praise.”It’s hard to imag<strong>in</strong>e other Americanmoms and dads outside Cupert<strong>in</strong>o smil<strong>in</strong>gon a child who reads <strong>in</strong> publicwhile everyone else is gathered aroundthe barbecue. But parents schooled ageneration ago <strong>in</strong> Asian countries werelikely taught this quieter style as children.In many East Asian classrooms,the traditional curriculum emphasizeslisten<strong>in</strong>g, writ<strong>in</strong>g, read<strong>in</strong>g, and memorization.Talk<strong>in</strong>g is simply not a focus,and is even discouraged.“<strong>The</strong> teach<strong>in</strong>g back home is very differentfrom here,” says Hung Wei Chien,a Cupert<strong>in</strong>o mom who came to theUnited States from Taiwan <strong>in</strong> 1979 toattend graduate school at UCLA.“<strong>The</strong>re, you learn the subject, and theytest you. At least when I grew up, theydon’t go <strong>of</strong>f subject a lot, and they don’t525/929

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