Amy+Tan,+Two+Kinds

Amy Tan, Two Kinds

Amy Tan was born in Oakland, Califonia. Her mom was from China, and was raised very strict. Her mom thought the only way for her to do good was to be really harsh. Amy wanted to be herself when she was growing up, but her mom wanted her to be perfect. If a famous person did something good her mom would want her to do the same thing,and if she didn't her mom would punish her. As Amy was growing up she read alot. She was bilingual at a young age, but she stopped speakin chinese when she was five. After Amy got older she began reading and writing her first book was The Joy Luck Club. She won the National Book Award, and the L.A. Times book Award in 1989. She once said Books have saved me from being miserable.