The Reasons

"In a fractured America-distorted by war and ravaged by climate change-the Kim Family prepares to spend their Thanksgiving under examination in the woods of Vermont. Since the California bombings twelve years ago, extreme measures have been taken in the name of national security. In response to the perceived threat of Enemy Nations, citizens who are ethnically East Asian are subject to daily surveillance and must undergo a yearly government-mandated exam testing for loyalty. The metrics used for the Examinations are at best unclear, and the price of failure is costly: being locked away in a Center with other "Oriental threats.""-- Provided by publisher.