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But I will win and give her my spirit, because this is the way a mother loves her daughter. -Ying Ying

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Amy Tan
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: February 19
Essayist
Film Writer
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Oakland
California
Amy Ruth Tan
Daughter
Winning
Spirit
Mother
Give
Giving
Way
Ying
Loves

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