Where is Amy Tan now?

Tan resides near San Francisco in Sausalito, California, with her husband Lou DeMattei (whom she married in 1974), in a house they designed “to feel open and airy, like a tree house, but also to be a place where we could live comfortably into old age” with accessibility features.

Did Amy Tan have children?

Currently, Tan is living with her husband in San Francisco, California. Despite her fascination with family and children, Tan has decided not to have kids due to her fear that she will become like her mother was. Instead of children, the couple owns a small Yorkshire Terrier named Bombo.

Does Amy Tan have a degree?

Tan later attended San Jose State University, UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley, earning a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in linguistics. She briefly worked towards her doctorate at Berkeley before dropping out in 1976.

Why did Amy Tan move to Switzerland?

Tragedy struck the Tan family when Amy’s father and oldest brother both died of brain tumors within a year of each other. Mrs. Tan moved her surviving children to Switzerland, where Amy finished high school, but by this time mother and daughter were in constant conflict.

Is Amy Tan Chinese?

Born in the U.S. to immigrant parents from China, Amy Tan grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in a succession of twelve homes by the time she graduated from high school. At age 15, she lost her older brother and father to brain tumors.

What languages does Amy Tan speak?

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