Wednesday, May 28, 3 PM
Get more out of Mountain Lake PBS series and specials with Watch & Wonder Program Highlights. Watch Finding Your Roots: Stranger Than Fiction and then dive deeper with media rich educational resources on PBS LearningMedia.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of two award-winning writers: novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove, tracing lineages that run from a plantation in Maryland to a speakeasy in Washington, DC to a village in central China. Along the way, Amy and Rita reimagine themselves as they learn the true stories of the people who laid the groundwork for their success—and inspired their art.
Amy Tan | American Masters collection
Grades 6-12
Known for her groundbreaking debut novel The Joy Luck Club, and bestselling novels, librettos, short stories and memoirs, Amy Tan is one of the most prominent and respected literary voices working today. A global icon for Asian Americans, Tan’s work has been translated into 35 languages and gives a brave look into the humanity of her fictional and autobiographical writing alike. Learn more about Amy Tan with the American Masters collection for the film Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir.
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