At university Amy took non-western history as her major, specializing in oriental studies, and joined the Chinese Students 'Association (CSA) which she chaired in her final year.
上了大學後，她選擇歷史﹘﹘特別是非西方歷史學做主修科目，同時也走進東方﹘﹘特別是中日研究的領域。在學校她也參與由美籍華裔學生組成的社團 CSA,（Chinese Student Associaton），並且在大四時，擔任會長。