Fleeing an arranged marriage in China, the independent Peony signs a contract to work as a “flower girl” in America, where she meets Tom, an American Born Chinese cook whose father works on the Transcontinental Railroad. Thwarted by a Hong Kong Triad boss seeking to extend his power into America, theirs is the tale of the first great Chinese immigration to the United States – a story of romance, bigotry, passion, food and a search for everlasting love – set against the largest mass lynching in American history, in Los Angeles’ Chinatown, in 1871.
as Tom
as Peony
as Yu Hing
as Captain Wynne
as Mr. Wong
as Madame Pong
as Joe Lee
as Lily
as Po Ping
as Sam Yuen
as Bai Qiang
as Officer Matt
as Robert Thompson
as Dr. Tong
as May
as Grandma
as Mei Song
as Rose
as Townsperson
as Townsperson
as Townsperson
as Townsperson
as Bodyguard
as Peony (Age 4)
as Well-Dressed Lady
as Franz
as Young Chinese Woman
as Manservant
as Rough-Looking Man
as Chinese Man
as Chinese Man
as Mob Leader