Amy Chua

Amy Chua
Chua in April 2012
Chua in April 2012
BornAmy Lynn Chua
(1962-10-26) October 26, 1962 (age 62)
Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation
  • Corporate lawyer
  • legal scholar
  • writer
EducationHarvard University (BA, JD)
SubjectEconomics, international relations, law, parenting, political science, sociology
Notable works
SpouseJed Rubenfeld
Children2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese蔡美兒
Simplified Chinese蔡美儿[1]
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCài Měi'ér
Southern Min
Hokkien POJChhòa Bí-lî
Website
amychua.com

Amy Lynn Chua (Chinese: 蔡美儿, born October 26, 1962), also known as "the Tiger Mom",[2][3][4] is an American corporate lawyer, legal scholar, and writer. She is the John M. Duff Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School with an expertise in international business transactions, law and development, ethnic conflict, and globalization.[5] She joined the Yale faculty in 2001 after teaching at Duke Law School for seven years. Prior to teaching, she was a corporate law associate at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton.

Chua is also known for her parenting memoir Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. In 2011, she was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people, one of The Atlantic's Brave Thinkers, and one of Foreign Policy's Global Thinkers.[6]

  1. ^ Chabris, Christopher; Hart, Joshua (April 8, 2018). 别迷信虎妈的成功学 [How Not to Explain Success]. The New York Times (in Chinese). Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "Tiger Mom's New Book Stirs Up Culture Wars". Yahoo Shine. January 7, 2014.
  3. ^ "Tiger Mom Says Some Nationalities and Religions Are Superior to Others". Forbes.com. January 6, 2014.
  4. ^ "Daughter of 'tiger mom' Chua picked as Kavanaugh law clerk". AP NEWS. 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  5. ^ "Amy Chua - Yale Law School". law.yale.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  6. ^ Chua, Amy. "About Amy". AmyChua.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-16. Retrieved 15 May 2015.