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Episode: Rachel Khong’s Novel ‘Real Americans’ Questions the Limits of Identity
Description: What it means to be American and who gets to claim that identity are questions that animate Rachel Khong’s newest novel “Real Americans.” The book follows three generations of a Chinese American family, and grapples with not just race, but class and genetic identity. Khong is a former editor of the food magazine “Lucky Peach” and the founder of The Ruby, a work and event space in the Mission for women and nonbinary writers. We talk to Khong about her book and work.Guests:Rachel Khong, author, "Real Americans"...