Dude I totally feel ya, I am asian too Asian parents typically want you to go the safe route and do things to be stable and successful. Tell your mom its a good thing to play sports because it'll make you well rounded and actually help you in the application process when it comes to college. Second, the cooking thing might not go so well.. but show them by practicing some dishes and letting them taste it. Perhaps they'll be more convinced if you show them your talent. Goodluck!

Of course! Asian parents love comparing there children and seeing which one is better. At least I know mine do.

I think it just has a lot to do with culture and traditions. You seem to have a lot of pent up irritation.. mainly directed at your parents? How come?

you could say that.. i think its because recently ive observed other cultures and traditions and they all seem to go about things in this topic in a way that makes much more sense.... they cam to this country to get better oppurtunities for themselves and there basically making it like they would have back home

at least thats how i feel about it...

when i talk to them about stuff like this it seems that everything is cut out of a mold

like theres some sort of formula to being succesful and that formula only applies to certain subjects...

srry im ranting but i hope you know what im saying

Oh yah.. I totally know what your saying I used to get frustrated and angry about that too. It didn't make sense for a long time.. but then I started to realize that asian culture is what it is and it is very conservative at times and different.

There are still a lot of qualities I dislike about the culture itself, characteristics. Things you've said like thinking theres only one way to do a certain thing or becoming successful will only happen if you follow this type of formula... ya I've been through that too. I guess what I did was fight for what I wanted and what I believed in. No matter what, even though my parents are super strict, I know there gonna love me in the end, even if they act like they want to disown me at the moment. I am sure that once you figure out which area your more passionate about and the longer you hold out and argue for what you believe in and what you wanna do, your parents won't have any choice to support you in the end.

One thing I do know is that your parents love you and care about your well-being. Thats why they can act super strict. There just worried.

do what you like do to

Hey man. I'm not asian, so I can't relate to growing up in the asian culture. I can at least relate to having family that wants me to follow the conventional path, going to a big-name college, and becoming a "successful" doctor or some shit like that just so they can show me off. My entire family is like that, but we are of Irish and German descent haha. I want to, and am working to become a musician, which is obviously pretty far from the conventional path. My two cents is to do what you want, because it is YOUR life. No matter what your family wants you to do, the only thing I think that can make you happy is doing what you have a passion and love for. The only way you are going to accomplish anything big is my taking risks and having a passion for whatever you do, which often means straying from the conventional path, whether it means college or no college.

And if none if this helped I'll happily take my caucasian ass out of the conversation then