Min Jin Lee

And when you first got to the US, your family went to the Newtown Presbyterian Church in Elmhurst, Queens.

Why that particular church?

My parents wanted us to be American.

And they chose an American church, what they thought of as an American multiracial church in Elmhurst, Queens.

It's interesting that they picked that one, but it turned out to be a lovely place where it was very welcoming.

And I remember all my Sunday school teachers.

I remember the lessons that I learned.

And it was a very positive experience.

I know there are many people who've had terrible experiences at church, but I did not.

i had my communion at newtown presbyterian church i still have the little red bible that i got from pastor sorg oh so was was religion important to you at that age it was very important to me and i think it's still important to me now there's

I've always felt this very strong relationship with God.

And it's a curious thing, because I think in my world right now, with writers, it's a very weird thing to believe in God at all.

But I can't imagine my life without my practice and my faith.

You still go to church every week, don't you?

I do.

I go to church every Sunday, wherever I am in the world.

Yeah.

How do you envision God?

Oh, see, this is a very smart question because you can usually tell what people think about religion if you ask what their image of God is.

I think of God as somebody who has a terrific sense of humor.