

Drama
Overview
Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.
Top Cast


Tsai Chin
Tsai Chin
Lindo Jong
Tsai Chin
Lindo Jong


Kieu Chinh
Kieu Chinh
Suyuan Wong
Kieu Chinh
Suyuan Wong


Lisa Lu
Lisa Lu
An-Mei Hsu
Lisa Lu
An-Mei Hsu


France Nuyen
France Nuyen
Ying-Ying St. Clair
France Nuyen
Ying-Ying St. Clair


Rosalind Chao
Rosalind Chao
Rose Hsu Jordan
Rosalind Chao
Rose Hsu Jordan


Lauren Tom
Lauren Tom
Lena St. Clair
Lauren Tom
Lena St. Clair


Tamlyn Tomita
Tamlyn Tomita
Waverly Jong
Tamlyn Tomita
Waverly Jong


Ming-Na Wen
Ming-Na Wen
June Woo
Ming-Na Wen
June Woo


Michael Paul Chan
Michael Paul Chan
Harold
Michael Paul Chan
Harold


Andrew McCarthy
Andrew McCarthy
Ted Jordan
Andrew McCarthy
Ted Jordan
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