Today is the day THE GOLDEN GATE finally comes out! So excited but nervous to have my first novel published.
Hope to see some of you on my book tour, and send a photo if you see a copy in a bookstore!
Some of you may have seen the YDN hit job on me, full of false allegations. I did not violate any agreement, nor have I been hosting wild parties during COVID. On the contrary, what I HAVE done is comforted a small handful of students who reached out to me in moments of crisis...
As some of you may know, there have been stories about me in the recent news cycle. All the claims are outrageous and 100% false. Here is a statement I released to the Yale Law School community:
Hi everyone. I’m sorry I haven’t been posting. I went to the ER in late August, was hospitalized for three weeks, underwent major surgery, and was just released a few days ago. I’m fine, but it’s going to take me months to recover.
Today I woke up with a pit in my stomach, wondering if I’d done something crazy. Sending a letter to my entire faculty?! But then it hit me, maybe they had no qualms pushing me under the bus because they assumed an Asian American women would never fight back. Well THINK AGAIN.
As the only Asian American woman on the academic faculty, I can’t imagine any other faculty member would be treated with this kind of disrespect and utter lack of due process. I’ve attached the letter I circulated to the entire Yale Law School faculty.
My faith in objective journalism is restored! This reporter did a deep investigation, pursuing every “anonymous tip” against me and found NO “DINNER PARTIES” let alone any bacchanalia.
@tebartl
"I think a lot of [Western parents] were starting to worry, 'Wait, have we gone too far?'"
@amychua
reflects on why her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, struck a nerve, and why she considered suing the
@WSJ
.
Good morning! I’ve now posted on my website () some of the many many emails sent by students to the Administration on my behalf. There have been times this week when I wanted to just throw in the towel. The powers-that-be are so daunting, and everyone is...
...including after the recent spike in discrimination and violence against Asian Americans, when they felt the school was not supporting them and they had no one else to turn to.
My brilliant student, West Point grad and Army vet Jeremy Hunt just announced this morning he's running for Congress. So impressed and proud to support my students, with their diverse beliefs and desire to make the world a better place!
It's official - I'm running for Congress in GA's 2nd district! I’m a next-generation conservative running to preserve the American dream for my family and yours. Join my team today at
LOVED being on
@TheView
this morning w/such a fabulous group of women & so glad
@MeghanMcCain
mentioned World Down Syndrome Day! Here's me with my amazing sister Cindy, the star of our family (and fellow tiger cub)!
Had a sudden change of heart on Christmas! Decided not to sell our house in New Haven after all. Realized the extra space could be useful for more dogs and/or future grandkids 🙂
Two world-renowned
@nytimes
investigative reporters call into serious question the Yale Law administration’s behavior, especially toward its own students, and conclude that “there is no hard proof that Ms. Chua is guilty of what she was originally accused of doing.”
Told my mom to throw out the expired goods that have been in the fridge since the Obama administration and she told me I don't understand "immigrant mentality"
Loved being on the
@RubinReport
& really enjoyed this thought-provoking conversation among 3 people with very different views--thanks so much for having me on!
@glycerinebybush
@luluchuru
I know it’s easy to be a bully on the internet, but it’s another level of mean to be harassing someone who has nothing to do with any of this
True. Perhaps we should be talking about resentment against market dominant minorities and how democracies can fuel ethnic hatred (the theme of my first book, World On Fire) and NOT nonexistent dinner parties with nonexistent federal judges
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT — my first novel is coming out this September! It’s a historical thriller set in the Bay Area (where I grew up!) in 1930 and 1944. It’s called THE GOLDEN GATE.🌉
I was feeling so low and alone, but now I feel so LUCKY to have the honor and privilege of teaching students like these, who have stepped in to support me, often at significant cost to themselves.
Gay Cake Debate, Political Tribes, & Victimhood—Michael Shermer/Amy Chua with the mighty
@RubinReport
@amychua
is one of the most thoughtful people writing on political conflict today. Her book Political Tribes made me realize moral progress takes awhile.
“There were no dinner parties and no judges; instead, she had students over on a handful of afternoons, in groups of two or three, mostly so they could seek her advice.”
We lost our beloved Coco yesterday. She was our first dog, a star of Battle Hymn, and the love of our lives. She lived a long and happy life, and now she is reunited with her sweet sister Pushkin ❤
Thank you! Here are some pages from my chapter on Afghanistan. As in Vietnam, “we were oblivious to the most important group identities in the region, which do not fall along national lines, but instead are ethnic, tribal, and clan based.”
The best book I’ve read on why the US continually fails in conflict abroad is
@amychua
’s Political Tribes and it basically comes down to this: We don’t know shit about shit
Just to reiterate what I said in my letter to the faculty, I don’t believe I violated *anything* in my 2019 agreement with the Dean. It’s also important to note that the Administration ASKED me last Sept to teach a small group next Fall, a role that specifically contemplates...
What’s happening to
@amychua
is a familiar story. Professor thinks for herself —> target on back —> spurious claims about her fitness. What’s unique is that
@amychua
is standing up and fighting back.
Sophia was just promoted to Captain! We are so so proud. Here's a video of some highlights from her fiancé Tim. I especially love what she says about her sister!
In 1971, Leon Chua predicted the existence of the memristor, short for "memory resistor." This unique component, posited as the fourth passive electronic element alongside the resistor, capacitor, and inductor, regulates electrical current based on its history, retaining a
I'm so proud of my father, truly a singular point! At 87, he is in Turin, Italy being honored for discovering (almost 50 years ago) the memristor, in the news these days because of the key role it plays in semiconductors.
Thank you so much for seeing through all the smoke and mirrors. At the end of the day, as even the “worst” of the evidence shows, I had a handful of students over throughout the course of the semester, violating no agreement (with no others present)…
Had so much fun with my whole family in California this past week. Here are some pictures from our requisite massive dinner at a Chinese restaurant the day after Thanksgiving:
I feel so lucky to be in Berkeley celebrating my dad's 85th with my family! Through thick or thin, no one is more unconditionally supportive. This is the true meaning of tiger parenting!
"Conventional wisdom holds that tech companies are free to regulate content because they are private, and the First Amendment protects only against government censorship. That view is wrong: Google, Facebook and Twitter should be treated as state actors."
Congratulations, Clay! So proud and happy to support my friend in the launching of his campaign. Clay is one of the most open-minded and generous people I know, which in my book makes great leaders!
Can you believe it's been almost 20 years since I first got to share my voice with you? That's a long time. A LOT has changed!
We need powerful voices more than ever, so I'm running for Congress.
And my voice is even stronger now! ;-)
#JoinTheChorus
…we have repeatedly ignored more primal group identities, which for billions are the most powerful and meaningful, and which drive political upheaval all over the world. This blindness has been the Achilles heel of foreign policy, from Vietnam to Afghanistan to Iraq. 3/
We just spent the best Christmas with my parents, my three sisters, and all of the cousins. We all took turns trying to wear out Mac and Frisky, now boisterous teenagers. Feeling very lucky to have such a wonderful family!
Remember the whole dinner party hullabaloo?
@ebruenig
did a deep dive and uncovered the truth behind it: Students were not only harmed but used by the administration. And the administration still has not answered for it.
Incredibly moving and inspiring to talk with Parkland survivor David Hogg last night after
@RealTimers
. This guy is going places. Me with David & his proud mom.
@davidhogg111
the professor mentoring students and getting to know them on a personal level (and even comes with a special fund for social events). For me, one of the most important parts of being a professor is being there for my students, especially when they reach out in times of distress.
Thrilled to be one of "The 5 Books billionaire Mark Cuban is Reading This Summer" along w/Michael Lewis,
@MaxTegmark
&
@joannelipman
! "Life-long learning is probably the greatest skill," says
@mcuban
.
@Ali_Montag
We tend to view the world in terms of great ideological battles — Capitalism versus Communism, Democracy versus Authoritarianism, the “Free World” versus “The Axis of Evil.” Blinded by our own ideological prisms… 2/
@jedshug
@amychua
Hi Jed and Amy, any thoughts on why “Professor Chua” in letters above is in a different font from the rest of the text, almost as if these letters are fake?
I just released the first episode of my new show—Straight Down the Middle—where I take a look at the Trump Verdict and what it REALLY means from a constitutional perspective.
Straight Down the Middle — The Trump Verdict —Ep. 1 via
@YouTube
It’s still hard to believe this happened at a LAW SCHOOL.
“The students said the dean’s office had never asked them what actually happened at Ms. Chua’s.”
@jedshug
Hi Jed. These emails were sent to the administration, not to me. I later got permission (and some affirmative requests) from every single student to share, and they have all been anonymized.
"I think that people in this country should be able to express their anxiety about immigration, and wonder about the rules, and talk about it without instantly being called a racist xenophobe." –
@AmyChua
#PoliticalTribes
#RealTime
Here’s one thing the latest pieces got wrong (but the
@chronicle
got right): In 2019 I agreed not to socialize with students for a limited period of time only, which I assumed was over when (starting in Sept 2020) the Dean’s Office asked me repeatedly to teach a small group…
We are excited to announce this year’s
#LuxEtVeritas
Faculty Prize is awarded to John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law
@amychua
.
This $10,000 prize recognizes a Yale faculty member who actively fosters intellectual diversity for students in and out of the classroom.
The problem in Afghanistan is not just radical Islam. It's also an ethnic problem. And it's rooted in a cardinal rule of tribal politics: once in power, groups do not give up their dominance easily. 8/
Happy Lunar New Year! I'm so excited for the Year of the Tiger — Water Tiger to be precise — my Chinese zodiac sign! A lot of people don’t realize that’s where the title Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother comes from.
From the Cold War through the present day, our foreign policy in Afghanistan has been a colossal failure. In daunting part, this is because we either failed to understand or chose to ignore the country's complex tribal politics. 4/
Heartbroken that Judge Patricia Wald, for whom I clerked in 1987-88, died this morning at age 90. She was my toughest mentor, biggest supporter, and a dear friend. Here's a photo of us from just a few years ago.
My father received a big engineering award last night! I had the honor of introducing him and described him as “a force of nature, a creative tsunami, and an utterly unique person — in mathematical terms, a singular point.” (Not to mention, the original tiger father)
Little known fact that celebrated author
@amychua
’s dad is the famous Leon Chua, the father of non-linear circuit theory and the inventor of the Memristor. Such a treat hearing both of them speak today.
With our eyes set on Iraq, we failed to implement any measure ensuring security or basic services for the Afghan people. This was a grave error. After the US [temporarily] routed the Taliban, corruption and lawlessness surged anew. 7/
I've done a lot of podcasts recently, but this one w/the provocative & brilliant
@kmele
is a little different. We have some interesting disagreements, and I explain why I'm not in the (trendy) camp calling for "post-identity liberalism."
"Race has split America's poor, and class has split America's white majority. Restoring upward mobility should be viewed as an emergency. [It's] what made America different from developing countries that have disintegrated."
A bunch of people keep telling me that I need to read JD Vance's Hillbilly Elegy. I HAVE. :) Here's an event we did together a few weeks ago at
@SixthandI
@PoliticsProse
@JDVance1