Top of the Class: How Asian Parents Raise High Achievers--and How You Can Too

Abboud, Soo Kim; Kim, Jane Y.

ISBN 10: 0425205614 / ISBN 13: 9780425205617

Published by Penguin Publishing Group, 2005

About this Item

Book shows general signs of use and handling. May have light wear on the cover or edges and minimal writing or highlighting. Binding remains tight, and pages are clean and readable.

Seller Inventory # CTXV.0425205614.G

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Top of the Class: How Asian Parents Raise High Achievers--and How You Can Too
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0425205614
• ISBN 13: 9780425205617
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Asians and Asian-Americans make up 4% of the U.S. population...and 20% of the Ivy League. Now find out how they do it.

The numbers speak for themselves: 18% of Harvard's population; 25% of Columbia's; 42% of Berkeley's; 24% of Stanford's; 25% of Cornell's...

What are Asian parents doing to start their kids on the road to academic excellence at an early age?  What can all parents do to help their children ace tests, strive to achieve, and reach educational goals? In this book, two sisters-a doctor and a lawyer whose parents came from South Korea to the U.S. with two
hundred dollars in their pockets-reveal the practices that lead Asian-Americans to academic, professional, and personal success.

About the Author

Dr. Soo Kim Abboud is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and is active in the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Otolaryngology, and the Association of Women's Surgeons.

Jane Kim, Esq., works as an Immigration Specialist of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar and has received numerous writing awards and has published essays dealing with cultural issues in literary magazines including America's Intercultural Magazine.