Foelker Rita - Beyond the tiger mom : East-West parenting for the global age

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND THANKS

Firstly, I would like to thank all the parents, students, and educators who shared valuable insights with me, both formally and informally over the last five years. To all the mothersthank you so much. Without your stories, this book wouldnt exist.

In particular, a very special thank-you to the following people for their valuable contributions, help and support.

Nayantara Srinivasan
Daphne Lee
Wendy Kang
Gillian Heng
Sara Tan
Joanne Li
Wu Guang Li
Qing Liu
Alpa Raiyani
Kamaljeet Hayer
Mathangi Venkatesh Babu
Sonali Sethi Jain
Mrs. Sengupta
Gunjali Singh
Vrishali Shekar
Sraboney Ghose
Melinda Foong
Norrida Bte Mohd Salleh
Siti Maslinda Binte Mohd Sallim
Eileen Kang
Shane Kwek (Innova Junior College)
Dr. Jason Tan (National Institute of Education, Singapore)
Dr. Gavin Jones (National University of Singapore)
Dr. Kirpal Singh (Singapore Management University)
Clarinda Choh (Head of GEP, Hwa Chong Institution)

I would also like to thank my fantastic agent, Helen Mangham, for being such a solid source of support through the entire process. Additionally, Jayapriya Vasudevan also provided encouragement and advice along the way.

To my editor, Cathy Layne, a big thank-you for your deep investment in my book and for all the constructive feedback. Also, I would like to thank the entire team at Tuttle for believing in my book.

Over the last year, I have received huge amounts of feedback from a number of friends and colleagues. Specifically, I would like to thank Nadine Bailey, Carol Lam, Kate Levy, and Chris and Shasta Huntington for taking the time to read parts of my manuscript and offer feedback. Also, thank you to Sandhya and Shaan, my close friends from Chennai, for encouragement along the way.

I would also like to thank all my studentspast, present, and futurefor enriching my life so much. A very special shout out to the many students who shared their stories with me. Thanks to Ashley, Ada, Fiona, Amanda, Vanessa, Minjin, and all the other kids who made this book possible.

I would like to thank my family. My father, the late Raj Thiagarajan, and my mother, Debbie Thiagarajan, have also always been a source of intellectual and creative inspiration. My sisters, Tara and Rena, have always been my closest friends. I am eternally grateful for all the love, support, and guidance that my parents and sisters have given me.

To my dear husband, Ritwik, thank you for supporting me through this process in so many ways: from offering me emotional support to reading my manuscript and offering me constructive feedback.

And most importantly, to Lekha and Rishi, my darling children, a big hug for bringing so much love and laughter into my life and a big thank-you for inspiring me to write this book.

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