Chang-rae Lee : « Lee will tick Korean box but knows his Korean-ness in America is like no one else 's . If I had made up the census form , the Korean box would necessarily have dozens , maybe hundreds or even thousands of sub-boxes nested inside , boxes for whether we dream in the native language , for how often we Skype with folks in Seoul , whether we wear shoes or go barefoot in the house , if we prefer our kimchee fresher or riper or perhaps not at all . Lee : `` Our shared [ Korean ] heritage shows in our faces , '' but similarities are superficial . Lee says if he designed form , boxes would multiply , blur , become uncountable .
Chang-rae Lee : « Lee will tick Korean box but knows his Korean-ness in America is like no one else 's . Lee : `` Our shared [ Korean ] heritage shows in our faces , '' but similarities are superficial . Lee says if he designed form , boxes would multiply , blur , become uncountable .