1.0BookDragonhttps://apa.si.edu/bookdragonSmithsonian Asian Pacific American Centerhttps://apa.si.edu/bookdragon/author/riemert/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="SOKOEKgLeS"><a href="https://apa.si.edu/bookdragon/native-speaker-by-chang-rae-lee/">Native Speaker by Chang-rae Lee [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://apa.si.edu/bookdragon/native-speaker-by-chang-rae-lee/embed/#?secret=SOKOEKgLeS" width="600" height="338" title="“Native Speaker by Chang-rae Lee [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]” — BookDragon" data-secret="SOKOEKgLeS" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://apa.si.edu/bookdragon/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/1997/03/Native-Speaker.jpg11251500Korean American Henry Park is a spy whose life is falling apart: his wife just left him, his son died tragically, he has yet to make peace with his dead father. He’s assigned to spy on John Kwang, a rising Korean American politician who for Park represents the immigrant success story. Park becomes embroiled in the political world, only to learn that nothing is at it seems to be, even his own sense of identity. Native Speaker marks the debut of truly a major new talent. Review: "Asian American Titles," What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature, Gale Research, 1997 Readers: Adult Published: 1995