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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="21d005a0dvldtc.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>PT3 Readers are Leaders</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF3300" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PT3 Readers are Leaders"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="home.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Reading Room"><U>Reading Room</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Web Sites about Books"><U>Web Sites about Books</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Web Reading"><U>Web Reading</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Authors"><U>Authors</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Writings on the Web"><U>Writings on the Web</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Writings on the Web"><U> Writings on the Web</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Recommended Reading for students"><U>Recommended Reading for students</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id101.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Multicultural authors"><U>Multicultural authors</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id104.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Multicultural Booklist"><U>Multicultural Booklist</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id105.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Naomi Nye "><U> Naomi Nye </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id106.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Esmeralda Santiago"><U>Esmeralda Santiago</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id107.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Maya Angelou"><U>Maya Angelou</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id108.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Michael Dorris"><U>Michael Dorris</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id109.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rosa Guy"><U>Rosa Guy</U></A>   |   <B>--Type Title Here--</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#FFCC00" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFCC00" TEXT="#080000"> <div> --Type Title Here--</div> <div> AMY TAN</div> <div>  <A NAME="h1_1content"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>By Toni Brunson </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Biography<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <U>http://www.barclayagency.com/tan.html</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Amy Tan was born in Oakland, California in 1952. Both her father and mother were Chinese immigrants who came to America in 1947. Her father was an employee of the U.S. Information Services during the war. He later died from brain tumors when Tan was fourteen. Tan’s mother moved her daughter and Tan’s younger brother to Switzerland. Tan graduated high school there and later went to California where she received her bachelor’s degree and mater’s degree in Linguistics. With a degree in Linguistics, Tan worked with young disabled children as a language development consultant.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Amy Tan has received numerous awards for her novels and countless recognitions for her works concerning Asian-American women. Tan’s stories have been translated into over 23 different languages across the world. </div> <bR> <div> Tan is currently a member in a “vintage garage” rock band called “The Rock Bottom Reminders.” She lives in both San Francisco and New York with her husband, Lou, their two Yorkshire Terriers, Bubba and Lilli, and their cat Sagwa.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Works by Amy Tan:<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> ~ The Joy Luck Club (1989)</div> <div> ~ The Kitchen God’s Wife (1991)</div> <div> ~ The Hundred Secret Senses (1995)</div> <div> ~ The Bonesetter’s Daughter (2001)<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="h3_1body"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma" >Children’s Books</FONT></div> <div>  <A NAME="h3_1content"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma" >~ The Moon Lady (1992)</FONT></div> <div> ~ Chinese Siamese Cat (1994)<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Served as editor for <I>The Best American Short Stories</I> (1999).<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Overview </B></div> <div> <B>Get a summary of what the listed works are about</B>.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <U>http://www.bookpassage.com/amytan/</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="h3_2body"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma" >Book Reviews</FONT></div> <div>  <A NAME="h3_2content"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Tahoma" ><U>http://www.amazon.com</U></FONT> </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Lesson Plans on </B><I><B>The Joy Luck Club</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <U>http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/guides/joyluck.html</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <U>http://www.sfusdiedu/schwww/sch571/MLRQ/joyl.htm</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="h3_3body"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma" >Vocabulary and Language Terminology</FONT> </div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="h3_3content"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Tahoma" ><U>http://www.vocabulary.com/VUctjoyluck.html</U></FONT> </div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="h3_4body"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Tahoma" ><U>http://www.aproposinc.com/pages/asiantrm.htm</U></FONT> </div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="h3_5body"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma" >Other Asian Authors</FONT> </div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="h3_5content"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Tahoma" ><U>http://www.paddyfield.com.hk/authors/</U></FONT> </div> <bR> <div> <U>http://www.members.aol.com/curtis721/asia.html</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Asian American History</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <U>http://horus.ucr.edu/hist-topics/asian.html</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="h3_7body"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma" >Map of China</FONT> </div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="h3_7content"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Tahoma" ><U>http://www.chinatour.com/map/a.htm</U></FONT> </div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>