I think this is probably what they call a dashing debut? 
Deals with heavy topics although  fundamentally in no more than cosmetic ways (that goes for the Korean and Chinese elements; same exotic, one-eye stereotype treatment American writers tend to give; very disappointing here). But these explorations I think deserves to be applauded, especially given it’s a debut. Not easy to manage fitting in so many in a short story. 
On the note of “short:” this is going to diverge heavily depending on personal tastes, but I have found the purple prose worked against the storytelling’s favor overall. It’s good to catch attention but less than half way the rhythm got repetitive and tiring. I doubt I would’ve finished it had I not known the ending first; something dramatic to end the somewhat bland sense nothingness of the narrative. Note I say “sense,” bc while it’s slow paced there are very dramatic things all these characters experience… So it really should make me feel more perhaps. But it didn’t. Something of the delivery voice? 
Mostly I read it bc I want to see how Kwon does the trick with perspectives and unreliable narrators here. Would recommend for a breezy read except the topics are really heavy. But it can be one for you if you are $&@@#% in the head like me 😂