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And now I also see what part of me is Chinese. It is so obvious. It is my family. It is in our blood.

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