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## Tan Amy **Personal Information** * Born: Tue Feb 19 1952 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) * Birthplace: Oakland, United States **Social Media** * Twitter: @tanamy * Instagram: @amytan * Facebook: facebook.com/amytanauthor **Recent Projects** * **Novel:** "The Valley of Amazement" (2013) * **Anthology:** "The Best American Short Stories 2014" (2014) * **Memoir:** "Where the Past Begins" (2017) **Awards and Honors** * National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (1989) * Commonwealth Club of California Gold Medal for Literature (1991) * National Humanities Medal (2012) **Other Information** **Biography:** Tan Amy is an American writer known for her novels and short stories that explore the lives of Chinese Americans. Her work often deals with themes of immigration, identity, and family. Tan's most famous novel is "The Joy Luck Club" (1989), which tells the stories of four Chinese American women. **Early Life and Education:** Tan was born in Oakland, California, to Chinese immigrants. She graduated from Stanford University with a degree in English in 1974. After college, she worked as a social worker and writer in San Francisco. **Writing Career:** Tan began writing fiction in the late 1970s. Her first novel, "The Joy Luck Club," was published in 1989 and became a critical and commercial success. She has since published several other novels, short story collections, and memoirs. **Personal Life:** Tan has been married to Lou DeMattei since 1974. They have three children.