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Real Americans by Rachel Khong
4.0

Hmmm three generations of gene selection ethics, the cultural revolution, asian-american experience, racial tensions, multiple first-loves, heartbreak, coming of age, parenting, aaand the wealth gap.... This book is munching on a lot, probably too much.

I'm most interested in the topic of the title- what does it mean to be a Real American? Somehow the theme of being "American enough" or "too American" hovered over the whole book but is never really developed.