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Iris Chen

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Average rating: 4.46 · 192 ratings · 27 reviews · 1 distinct workSimilar authors
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Ingrid Hu Dahl’s memoir, Sun Shining on Morning Snow, is both heartbreaking and heartwarming, holding all the complexities that the author embodies within herself.

Defying labels and categories, she shares stories of her mixed-race liminality, her ten
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Untigering by Iris  Chen
"After following this author's content for some time on her Instagram, I was excited to finally get to read it, but whew. It was a hard read. Throughout are prompts to slow down and consider the content and how I can learn to heal so as not further in" Read more of this review »
Untigering by Iris  Chen
"Reading Untigering by Iris Chen felt like both a mirror and a balm—a courageous, necessary reminder that the power and wisdom we seek often already live within us. As a child-free leader and daughter of a Tiger Ma navigating generational and multi-cu" Read more of this review »
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“In such an environment, survival is the only goal. There is nothing left over for something as abstract as love.”
Iris Chen, Untigering: Peaceful Parenting for the Deconstructing Tiger Parent

“Understanding our parents’ stories may lead to forgiveness, strong boundaries, limited contact, or a complete cutting off of relationship. All these can be valid responses. Whatever we choose, we no longer need to let our parents’ stories define the rest of our narrative. We can acknowledge how they shaped us, but then reclaim our own story.”
Iris Chen, Untigering: Peaceful Parenting for the Deconstructing Tiger Parent

“Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore, in her book, Kid Confidence: Help Your Child Make Friends, Build Resilience, and Develop Real Self-Esteem, suggests”
Iris Chen, Untigering: Peaceful Parenting for the Deconstructing Tiger Parent

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