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But she never looked back with regret. There were so many ways for things to get better. -Jing-mei

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Amy Tan
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: February 19
Essayist
Film Writer
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Oakland
California
Amy Ruth Tan
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Back
Better
Many
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Things
Jing

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