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An Evening with Amy Tan

Wednesday, October 7, 2026 · 7:30 PM PDT · Washington Center for the Performing Arts
Performing Artsspoken word / readingauthor talkliterarystorytelling$29–$75
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An Evening with Amy Tan
Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club and other novels exploring Chinese-American identity and family, will appear for a reading and conversation at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Olympia on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. If you've read her work or want to hear directly from someone who's shaped how American literature talks about immigration and intergenerational conflict, this is your chance.

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  • Amy Tan
    Amy Tan

    CLick for signed COPY OF THE Backyard Bird Chronicles Born in the U.S. in 1952 to immigrant parents from China, Amy Tan grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. She attended five colleges: Linfield College, San Jose City College, San Jose State University, University of California at Santa Cruz, and University of California at Berkeley. She received her B.A.

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    Amy Tan on THE BACKYARD BIRD CHRONICLES
    Amy Tan on THE BACKYARD BIRD CHRONICLES

Venue

Washington Center for the Performing Arts
512 Washington St SE · Olympia
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