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Author Visit: Rachel Khong, Real Americans (2024)

Monday, August 5 • 1:00pm-2:30pm • Zoom • Course 12651 • $30

Meet Rachel Khong in conversation with Anna Katsavos as they discuss Khong's second novel, Real Americans (2024).

Bouncing back and forth in time, the novel weaves a suspenseful story about three generations of Chinese Americans in a manner that is part historical fiction and part family saga, with mysteries and secrets to unfold. Self-identity and the question of nature versus nurture play out in the telling of the lives of Lily, her teenage son Nick who discovers his father’s identity through a DNA test, and her immigrant mother and geneticist May.

Time will be reserved for audience Q&A. The talk will be recorded and distributed to enrolled students for up to one week of viewing post-lecture. Register in advance to receive the video, even if you are unable to attend the live session.

RACHEL KHONG is the author of Goodbye, Vitamin, winner of the California Book Award for First Fiction, and now Real Americans (2024). Her work has appeared in The New York Times Book Review and the Guardian, among other publications.

ANNA KATSAVOS, PhD, is an experienced book group facilitator. A SUNY Professor Emerita of English Literature and Women’s Studies, she has received numerous awards for teaching, and her scholarship has been published in a variety of literary journals. She has interviewed many best-selling authors and has presented interactive programs focusing on a wide range of women’s issues. Additionally, she conducts writing, editing and publishing workshops.

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