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Article: Virtual Asian American Orphans: The `Parachute Kid' Phenomenon
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Nina Chen
AsianWeek
01-27-1995
Virtual Asian American Orphans: The 'Parachute Kid' Phenomenon.
By Nina Chen
Every child goes through it. At some point in time, we have all had fleeting thoughts of a "perfect world" where we are completely free from the Draconian demands our parents place on us: to come home by curfew, eat our lima beans, finish our homework before we can watch TV, and to either subsist on our pittance of an allowance or go out and get a job.
Such a perfect world exists in the Asian Pacific American community. Young kids are expected to take care of their daily needs without the guidance -- or interference, depending on your perspective -- of parents or guardians. These ...