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Podcast: Infatu Asian Podcast
Episode: Ep 173 part 2 - Amy Tan's InfatuAsian and Breaking the Legacy of Trauma
Description: Want some bonus Amy Tan? Yes please! Just when I thought I was wrapping up our chat with Amy Tan, we got into a deep conversation about life and surviving trauma. I didn't plan most of this and just went wherever Amy wanted to lead the conversation.
*Trigger Warning* We talk about self-harm and assault, please use listener's discretion*
Pictured in this post is Amy's grandmother (on the right). She was 37 when she died by swallowing a ball of opium. Amy published The Joy Luck Club when she was 37. Their two lives are intertwined in wa...