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Nicole Chung’s new memoir is a deeply personal look at ‘grieving under capitalism’

In “A Living Remedy,” Chung reflects on the loss of her parents and the failures of America’s healthcare system and social safety net.

By Stephanie Kim
   

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Several years after publishing a riveting memoir about her adoption story, Nicole Chung returns with a new book on grief, forgiveness and capitalism.

Reset talks to the bestselling author about navigating her guilt and anger over her parents’ deaths, and how she couldn’t tell her family’s story without confronting broken systems in the United States.

GUEST: Nicole Chung, author of A Living Remedy: A Memoir and All You Can Ever Know: A Memoir

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