I work with a lot of Chinese and Indians. Their kids are not exceptionally bright. But they work very hard at studying even if the school program is easy. A lot of Anglo parents of bright kids don't like the Asian kids taking all the top honors and NMSF, but OTOH they do not want their kids to put in the hours studying.
The uproar about "Why Chinese Mothers are Superior" was not about classical music, although that's what Amy Chua's book is mostly about.
Some Chinese kids go to Chinese schools on the weekends, which have classes on Chinese language but possibly also on algebra for 6th and 7th graders. When they take algebra in 8th grade, it is material they have seen before, giving them an advantage over less-prepared classmates.
