Asian children are making changes

The children of the early migrants seem to want to "breakout of the family mould" and start their own lives where possible, but along very different lines. They want to be independent and adventurous. Newly married daughters-in-law are seeking early exits from the perceptively prying eyes and sometimes disastrously toxic presence of their domineering mother-in-laws. On the other hand, young Asian couples are also facing the same prospect of coping with high property values and having to learn to manage their personal finances without becoming riddled in debt that is offered by the same credit card companies and easy loan schemes which may have impoverished their non-Asian neighbours.

Very few Asian parents want their sons to leave home. At the same time, the sons do not see this type of dependence on their parents to be an issue. The coexistence can be explained away by using powerful constructs from culture. Indeed, while there are hundreds of success stories of the Asian extended family system, there are also many notable problems.