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I wanted my children to have the best combination: American circumstances and Chinese character. How could I know these things do not mix?

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