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Amy Tan. English II Biotechnology High School. Birth and growing up. Born in 1952 in California Bicultural and bilingual household Middle child Only daughter. Parents. Father emigrated from China in late 1940s Before Communist Revolution Became Baptist minister - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Amy Tan
English II
Biotechnology High School
Birth and growing up
Born in 1952 in CaliforniaBicultural and bilingual householdMiddle childOnly daughter
Parents
Father emigrated from China in late 1940sBefore Communist RevolutionBecame Baptist minister
Mother left Shanghai in 1949Had 3 daughters from arranged marriageDivorced first husband
Parents married; 3 children
Family History
GrandmotherJing-MeiLost husband to flu epidemicRaped by wealthy man
Forced her to be concubineSuicide
opium
Name
American name: AmyChinese name: An-mei QuickTime™ and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressorare needed to see this picture.
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Expectations
Mother wanted her to become doctorTo play piano in concert
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Jobs
Switchboard operatorCarhop
A&W Root Beer
Pizza baker/server
Never taught
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College
Attended FIVE colleges!B.A.: San Jose State UniversityM.A.: San Jose State University
Studied for Ph.D. from UC BerkeleyNever completed program
Honorary doctoratesParking spots!
Novels
The Joy Luck ClubThe Kitchen God’s WifeThe Hundred Secret SensesThe Bonesetter’s DaughterSaving Fish from Drowning
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Connection with Joy Luck
Mother’s heart attackInterest in Chinese heritageTraveled to ChinaMet three half-sisters QuickTime™ and a
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Marriage
Married to Lou DeMattei since 1974No childrenTwo dogs (Bubba and Lilli)Had a cat
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Awards
Nominated for National Book AwardNominated for Los Angeles Times Book
PrizePulitzer??
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Interesting facts
Agent encouraged her writingContracted Lyme disease
Helped set up foundationLives in a condo in San Francisco
Lots of stairs!Performs in a garage band
Rock Bottom RemaindersWears red wig!
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