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Asian families (at least those in Canada) tend to finance at least part of their education, and entirely if they could. Because a university education is so important, especially to immigrant families (education is often the only way out of working in "small business", which is what many are doing right now). The parents would pay for school (and perhaps books as well. Room and board might not be included if there is a choice to go to school in town), even if Mom and Dad aren't owners of small laundromats or variety stores ("you don't want people to think we can't pay for school, do you?") so the money kids make in their part-time jobs can be for themselves. Luckily, tuition in Canada is way cheaper than in the US, despite us complaining that it is getting too high. Personally, I think it's important for parents to start planning their kids' education the minute they're born, so that they could have at least part of their tuition set by the time they graduate high school.
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