Tiger Babies Strike Back: How I Was Raised by a Tiger Mom but Could Not Be Turned to the Dark Side

“The author writes with compassion, humor, love and anger about her mother’s combination of tough love and high expectations…A quirky reflection on the modern immigrant experience and hyphenated ethnicity in America.” – Kirkus Reviews “An inspiring take on mothering – and daughtering. The book is smart, creative, and thought-provoking.” – Linda Small, author of Wimpy Parents: How Not to Raise a Brat “A sort of Asian American Sex in the City…like meeting someone who voices thoughts or experiences that you presumed were wholly yours…cynically humorous and genuinely touching…Keltner’s wry sens of humor leaps off every page.” – generationrice “Full of feisty humor… Smart and sassy.” – USA Today It’s awesome to find such deep truth that makes you laugh this hard. – Beth Lisick, author of Everybody Into the Pool

The only thing that keeps Kim Wong Keltner from writing is when she”s trapped under an avalanche of her daughter”s stuffed animals. Keltner is the author of The Dim Sum of All Things, Buddha Baby, and I Want Candy. Tiger Babies Strike Back is her first work of nonfiction.