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I have survivor skills. Some of that is superficial - what I present to people outwardly - but what makes people resilient is the ability to find humour and irony in situations that would otherwise overpower you.

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Amy Tan
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: February 19
Essayist
Film Writer
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Oakland
California
Amy Ruth Tan
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