The Jade Pendant

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.

Cast

Godfrey Gao

as Tom

Clara Lee

as Peony

Tzi Ma

as Yu Hing

Mark Boone Junior

as Captain Wynne

Russell Wong

as Mr. Wong

Tsai Chin

as Madame Pong

Chen Tang

as Joe Lee

Nina Wu

as Lily

Sue Wong

as Po Ping

Brian Yang

as Sam Yuen

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