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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm Indian, and was considered a major slacker by my family and our circle of friends because I majored in English and chose to write for blogs and magazines for a living. I'll only redeem myself if I get a book deal or if I start an amazing blog out of all this.

The Indian community can be very demanding and judgmental - everyone has extremely high standards of success and push the kids to achieve or surpass that. There is also a lot of love and nurturing, of course, but one thing I like about "western" parenting is that there is more emphasis on doing what you love, less emphasis on status/prestige/power.[/quote]

This has more to do with immigrant parents in general who value security very highly.  I think that will change as there are more Indian-American kids raised by parents who grew up here and who have the financial security that their grandparents craved.  I know lots of people who wanted to go into XYZ field and didn't. I'm sure they will support their kids if they want to.

I am Indian, and my parents were the typical Indian/Asian parents. I don't intend to raise my kids with all that stress...a good work ethic, yes, but DC is stressful enough.  When I look at leaders in most any field, there are plenty of non-Asians whose parents likely didn't make them read at 3, know multiplication tables at 5, etc. etc. In my book, it's all about creating a home where learning and hard work are valued.  LOL, but ask me how I feel again when my kid is the only Indian not in the school spelling bee! [/quote]

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