<p>"It's also not that asians prefer to go into engineering or medicine, its that the parents push for these kind of careers."</p>
<p>i find that true (for myself at least). there's no doubt that my strength and my interest is in the social sciences, and perhaps even in a respected field like law. as good as that is, my dad still drops hints about how i can be an engineer and my mom still drops hints about how i can be a doctor. </p>
<p>i also want to comment that asian cultures value "saving face" as in maintaining a respected image, and thus parents do not emphasize independence nor support risk-taking (two characteristics of successful businessmen) when children are young.</p>