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An interview with novelist Chang-rae Lee is presented. Topics discussed include his writing career and his novel "Native Speaker," his development as a novelist and changes in his writing, and his book "On Such a Full Sea." Also mentioned are dystopian literary, writings about Chinese immigrants in the U.S., and the challenges of racism, discrimination, and exclusion.

The article focuses on overseas Chinese literature. It states that overseas Chinese literature is written by Chinese living outside of China. It says that Chinese literature in other countries create a special literary space and a form of Chinese language literature different from domestic Chinese literature. It mentions that Yan Geling is considered one of the most outstanding overseas Chinese writers, with her novel "The Lost Daughter of Happiness" having gained much attention since the 1990s.

The article discusses about Chinese immigrants in the U.S. with topics include the police shootings that causes the author's parents death, the struggle of a Chinese young boy to manage their restaurant after the loss and the thoughts of deportation that has been the fears of immigrants in the U.S.

The article reports that U.S. President George W. Bush has signed the Angel Island Immigration Station Restoration and Preservation Act and which would provide a funding for the establishment of a museum and research center in Angel Island in San Francisco, California. It presents an overview of the difficulties experienced by the Chinese immigrants who entered the U.S. from 1910-1940. Beginning 2007, the main buildings in the island will reopen to the public and the writings left by the immigrants will be illuminated for all to see. INSET: THE POEMS THEY LEFT BEHIND.