Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.
Melanie Chang
June - Age 9
Victor Wong
Old Chong
Irene Ng
Lindo - Age 15
Christopher Rich
Rich
Feihong Yu
Ying Ying - Age 16-25
Wayne Wang
Director
Ming-Na Wen
June Woo
Lauren Tom
Lena St. Clair
Tamlyn Tomita
Waverly Jong
Rosalind Chao
Rose Hsu Jordan
Kiều Chinh
Suyuan Wong
France Nuyen
Ying-Ying St. Clair
Tsai Chin
Lindo Jong
Lisa Lu
An-Mei Hsu
Chao Li Chi
Canning Woo