Amy Chua

Amy Lynn Chua (born October 26, 1962), also known as "the Tiger Mom", is an American corporate lawyer, legal scholar, and writer. She is the John M. Duff Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School with an expertise in international business transactions, law and development, ethnic conflict, and globalization. She joined the Yale faculty in 2001 after teaching at Duke Law School for seven years. Prior to teaching, she was a corporate law associate at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton.

Amy Chua
Chua in April 2012
BornAmy Lynn Chua
(1962-10-26) October 26, 1962
Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation
  • Corporate lawyer
  • legal scholar
  • writer
EducationHarvard University (AB, JD)
SubjectEconomics, international relations, law, parenting, political science, sociology
Notable works
SpouseJed Rubenfeld
Children2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese蔡美兒
Simplified Chinese蔡美儿
Website
amychua.com

Chua is also known for her parenting memoir Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. In 2011, she was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people, one of The Atlantic's Brave Thinkers, and one of Foreign Policy's Global Thinkers.

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