“ This work moved me to my unusually core . . . .All You Can Ever Knowis full of revelations on race, motherhood, and family of all kinds, but what determines it apart is the compassion Chung brings to every facet of her sought for identity and any persons represented in these sheets. This record should be required reading for anyone who has ever had, wanted, or found a family — which is to say, everyone .” — Celeste Ng, writer of Little Fires Everywhere
“ An urgent, incandescent journey of what it can “ve been meaning to” passion, and of who gets to belong, in an increasingly divided country. Nicole Chung’s strongAll You Can Ever Knowis necessary reading, a brilliant light-footed to help lead the way during these durations .” — R. O. Kwon, author of The Incendiaries
What does it mean to lose your roots — within your culture, within your family — and what happens when you find them?
Nicole Chungwas born gravely premature, placed for adoption by her Korean mothers, and raised by a white lineage in a sheltered Oregon town. From infancy, she examined the history of her support as a comforting, prepackaged story. She believed that her biological parents had induced the eventual relinquish in the the expectations of generating her a better life, that forever feeling somewhat out of place was her fate as a transracial adoptee. But as Nicole grew up — facing prejudice her adoptive lineage couldn’t see, noting her identity as an Asian American and as a columnist, becoming ever more puzzled about where she came from — she wondered if the narrative she’d been told was the whole truth.
With warmth, candor, and startling penetration, Nicole Chung tells of her search for the people who handed her up, which coincided with the birth of her own child.All You Can Ever Knowis a profound, moving recount of surprising bonds and the repercussions of discovering unpleasant kinfolk secrets — vital decipher for anyone who has ever struggled to figure out where they belong .
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