If you can't go back to your mother's womb, you'd better learn to be a good fighter. Anchee Min

The author of Red Azalea was born on this day in 1957.

Anchee Min (閔安琪; Mín Ānqí; born January 14, 1957) is a Chinese-Americanpainter, photographer, musician, and author who lives in San Francisco andShanghai. Min has published a memoir, Red Azalea, and six historical novels. Her fiction emphasizes strong female characters, such as Jiang Qing, the wife of Chairman Mao Zedong, and Empress Dowager Cixi, the last ruling empress of China.