Amy Tan's roots are in a sorrowful family history and painful personal traumas. Her father, John Tan, immigrated to the United States in 1947. He worked as an engineer and served as a Baptist minister. Amy's mother, Daisy, came to the United States in 19...

On the publication of her first novel, The Joy Luck Club (1989), Amy Tan became an instant star in the publishing world; and her second novel, The Kitchen God's Wife (1991), was a triumph as well. Tan's skillful renditions of mother-daughter relationship...

Amy Tan's novels concerning the bonds between Chinese-American mothers and daughters have earned her a worldwide audience. Although immersed in the rich lore of Chinese myth and history, Tan's works transcend the particular and become testaments to the u...

RWANDA AND Burundi, when these small central Africa nations even come on the American screen, are usually lumped as places ravaged by endemic tribal conflict - majority Hutu against Tutsi, the former feudal overlords. But this is misleading. They are not two of a...

STEVE ADAMEK, STAFF WRITER The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 01-31-2004 Two of a kind -- Van Gundy, Frank share many of same coaching qualities By STEVE ADAMEK, STAFF WRITER Date: 01-31-2004, Saturday Section: SPORTS Edtion: All Editions.=.Two Star B. Two Star P....

This ice cream comes with an unusual stipulation _ customers must sign a waiver before tasting it because it's so hot. Cold Sweat, a flavor sold at ice cream shop Sunni Sky's, is made with three kinds of pepper and...

A look at problems at the polls in recent elections.2000_The outcome of the presidential election between Republican George W. Bush and Democrat Al Gore was delayed for weeks because of problems with punch card ballots in Florida. A recount and protests went all the way...