<p>I wonder if the suicide rate is changing over time, or is a new phenomenon, and if this is the first time it has been studied. Two of my wife's best friends in high school had Asian immigrant parents. Her best friend (and the maid of honor at our wedding) in particular was pressured by her parents. When another girl (WashMom as it turns out) was selected as "Girl of the Year" her parents flipped out and pretty much wouldn't talk to WashMom for a long time, even though ChineseFriend was valedictorian and going off to Stanford to study Engineering. WashMom's other best friend was the daughter of Japanese immigrants. She doesn't complain about her parents so much, but she has told me that she got sick of the Asian Superstar stereotype. Slightly paraphrased, "I'm not a genius. I don't like to study. I'd rather hang out with my friends than go to the library. You don't have to be smart to be Japanese."</p>