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Janet Pinkowitz

Narrator

Janet Pinkowitz was born in Chongqing, China during World War II and was raised in Canton, China and Springfield, Massachusetts. Her father was American and worked as a college professor. Her mother was Chinese and worked as a secretary and librarian. She attended Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts for an undergraduate degree in music. She later worked as a librarian.