AboutWhat does the meme depict?

High Expectations Asian Father is a meme based on stereotypes about first-generation Asian parents who push their children to excel academically in an overbearing manner. The meme features an image of a middle-aged Asian man wearing glasses with grey hair, depicted as stern and demanding. This character is also known as an advice animal image macro series and has led to the creation of a similar female counterpart known as Tiger Mom. The typical format includes captions that reflect high academic expectations and unjustifiably stern reactions to anything less than perfect grades.

OriginWho did it first?

The meme known as High Expectations Asian Father started with a single-topic blog created by Tumblr users Chris and Bryant on March 18th, 2010. The photo used in the meme features South Korean actor Jeon Mu-Song, famous for his roles as father figures in Korean media. The specific image of Jeon was discovered by Tumblr user akane-x and is a still from the 2007 Korean horror film Epitaph, where he played Professor Park Jung Nam. The original caption of the meme humorously expressed unrealistic parental expectations with the text: 'I dun care you got A+ in English, Math, History; you got A- in art. / You fail life.' This meme also features a Memegenerator watermark, although the exact creation date on their platform remains unclear.^[1]

Origin: 2010