Well, OK. I had a terrible and traumatic time in the Boy Scouts and I saw firsthand what it was like to be the subject of discrimination - if you will - in my troop, where it wasn't so much that I was Asian but just sort of like a fat kid with glasses.

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This year Han did costumes for The Karate Kid, a remake of the 1980s classic in which an American kid learns lessons about life from a wise Asian man.

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According to Chua, who expounded on her ideas in a popular book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, the typical Asian mom prioritizes academics and musical accomplishment (in classical piano and violin only) over typical fun kid stuff like sleepovers and playdates.

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