The Jade Pendant

Overview

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

Tom

Clara Lee

Peony

Tzi Ma

Yu Hing

Mark Boone Junior

Captain Wynne

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Russell Wong

Mr. Wong

Tsai Chin

Madame Pong

Chen Tang

Joe Lee

Nina Wu

Lily

Sue Wong

Po Ping

Brian Yang

Sam Yuen

Perry Yung

Bai Qiang

Matthew Ziff

Officer Matt