
The Jade Pendant
Drama · History
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.
Top Cast


Godfrey Gao
Godfrey Gao
Tom
Godfrey Gao
Tom


Clara Lee
Clara Lee
Peony
Clara Lee
Peony


Tzi Ma
Tzi Ma
Yu Hing
Tzi Ma
Yu Hing


Mark Boone Junior
Mark Boone Junior
Captain Wynne
Mark Boone Junior
Captain Wynne
Russell Wong
Russell Wong
Mr. Wong
Russell Wong
Mr. Wong


Tsai Chin
Tsai Chin
Madame Pong
Tsai Chin
Madame Pong


Chen Tang
Chen Tang
Joe Lee
Chen Tang
Joe Lee


Nina Wu
Nina Wu
Lily
Nina Wu
Lily


Sue Wong
Sue Wong
Po Ping
Sue Wong
Po Ping


Brian Yang
Brian Yang
Sam Yuen
Brian Yang
Sam Yuen
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