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Asian American: Amy Tan Joy Luck Club The Hundred Secret Senses |
Amy Tan, a Chinese American author, was born February 19, 1952 in Oakland, California. She grew up in the San Francisco Bay area and graduated from high school in Switzerland. She earned a master's degree in linguistics from San Jose University and became a successful business writer. At age 35, she took a trip to her parents' homeland of China. There, she made peace with her heritage, which she had formerly rejected. After her trip, she decided to become a fiction writer. She believes that, in many cases like her own, culture is overlooked by the school system, sending a message that culture should be rejected. When her first book was written, she became an instant celebrity. Now, her works have been translated into twenty languages.
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