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Plot

Filmed over a five-year period, this interesting drama is about challenges to poor, minority immigrants in the U.S. and starts with the arrival of a Chinese Vietnamese woman (Mabel Kwong), living with a host family in New York while she tries to adjust to the changes in her life. She is a poet, and her works are one way in which she tries to reach out to her adopted family -- with varying levels of success. Working conditions for the minorities in the garment district, gaps between an older generation still living in their native culture, and a young generation of Americanized youth, and the difficulties of obtaining an education and then advancing in the society are all addressed.
MPAA Rating:
R
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
116min.
Theatrical Release Date:
04/05/2002
Distributor(s):
Paramount
Director(s):
Marva Nabili
Starring:
Mabel Kwong , David Lee , Victor Wong , Ida F.O. Chung , Rose Lee
Themes:
Immigrant Life
Keywords:
China,adjustment,book,communication,cross-cultural-relations,family,immigrant,poet,refugee,relocation,struggle