Amy Tan 谭恩美 AmyTan TanwasborninOakland,California.AmyTan’sfather •Herfather,JohnTan,wasanelectricalengineerandBaptistministerwhocametoAmericatoescapetheturmoiloftheChineseCivilWar.AmyTan’smother •InChina,Daisyhaddivorcedanabusivehusbandbut•Lostcustodyofherthreedaughters.Shewasforcedtoleavethembehind...
Tan divides she English into the English she speaks with those close to her — her mother and her husband— and her English towards those who don't know her. These divisions show an important split in Tan, her mother tongue, and her Americanized English. Her mother tongue — she claims ...
‘This is not hope. No reason. This is your fate, this is your life, what you must do.’”(Tan, 139), in this quote Rose want to divorce with her husband, but her mom disagree. In ancient China, if a woman married to a man, she must stay with the man forever, even though ...
SheresidesinSausalito,Californiawithherhusband,LouisDeMattei,ataxaccountantwhomshemetonablinddateandmarriedin1974.In1987AmytraveledwithDaisytoChina.There,Amymetherthreehalf-sisters.Tanreceivedherbachelor”sandmaster”sdegreesinEnglishandlinguisticsfromSanJoséStateUniversity,andlaterdiddoctorallinguisticsstudiesatUCSanta...
"She said they did not seem to have any sympathy when she told them she was anxious to know the exact diagnosis since her husband and son both died of brain tumors "(65). After calling the hospital herself and explaining her mothers concern, they gave Tan an apology and promised the ...
Amy_Tan AmyTan Introduction AmyTan(谭恩美)(bornonFebruary19,1952,USA)isanAmericanwriterwhoseworksexploremother-daughterrelationships.Mostofherfiction,theconflictbetweenparentsandchildrencanbevisibleeverywhere.Mostofherwritingmaterialscamefromherownexperience,herfamily,comparingthecultureofChinaandUSA.Hermostwell-...
Amy Tan. Writer: Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat. Amy Tan was born in Oakland, California, USA; and attended San Jose State University, where she received a master's degree in linguistics. She has written essays for numerous magazines; a few books (includ
Amy Tan is a dog lover and has pet dogs at her home. Amy has appeared in The Simpsons as herself. Tan and her husband, Lou DeMattei, have been married for more than twenty years. They live in San Francisco and New York. Her Chinese name, “An Mei” means “Blessing from America....
十三点五十六分。HERLIFESTORY Amy'sfatherandoldestbrotherbothdiedofbrain tumors1 Amyfinishedhighschool 2 movedtoSwitzerland inconstantconflict followedherboyfriendtoSanJoseCityCollege residedinSausalito(索萨利托),Californiawithherhusband,LouisDeMattei 3 4 5 6now receivedherbachelor'sandmaster'sdegrees ...
In the story of “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan, a mother who comes from China after losing her first husband, twin baby girls and her home; comes to America having dreams for her daughter, Jing-Mei. “You can open a restaurant. You could work for the government. You could become rich…”...