About this episode

Kim Wong Keltner discusses her book and how a pop quiz can lead to greater happiness.

Kim Wong Keltner, author of "Tiger Babies Strike Back: How I Was Raised by a Tiger Mom but Could Not Be Turned to the Dark Side," talks about how her pop quiz contained in the book could lead to being a happier person. The full interview from this 2013 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts, and here .

People in this episode

Host: Jim Foster

Guest: Kim Wong Keltner

Topics covered

• parenting
• happiness
• cultural identity
• interviews
• literature

Keywords

• Tiger Babies Strike Back
• Kim Wong Keltner
• happiness
• Tiger Mom
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

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

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