The book, which involves questions arising from gene therapy, address questions of power, identity, privilege and immigration, says Khong
Rachel Khong says her new novel “Real Americans” explores issues society still faces. She soon realized that it would become something longer. What started out as a love story would ultimately evolve into a multi-generational saga that brings together wealth, power and family secrets with cutting-edge medical technology.
Instead, “Real Americans” begins right before the turn of the millennium and takes readers into a not-so-distant future, with a dip back into the mid-to-late 20th century. It’s a contemporary story rooted in real scientific advances that will ring eerily familiar to anyone who has read about companies like the fertility startup Orchid, which can scan embryos for possible genetic maladies.
One of the book’s major questions, Khong says, is “How much should we decide for other people?” In “Real Americans,” it’s parents largely making life-altering decisions for their children and how those decisions impact two families now connected by a twist of fate. Another parallel, one that many might find relatable, is the control that tech companies have over much of our society. “I think a lot about how decisions have been made for us, especially regarding technology, that we didn’t really consent to, a big version of the kids not saying OK to their parents putting them online,” says Khong. “We didn’t really say OK to the fact that we would be basically voluntarily producing content for these social media networks.
“It’s so advanced already and there’s a lot that we’re going to be able to choose for our future children. I think that it’s important to have those conversations,” says Khong. “What are we going to value about being a human being? It can’t just be a homogenous ideal that we have in mind.”
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