The Jade Pendant

The story

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 & crew

Godfrey GaoTom

Clara LeePeony

Tzi MaYu Hing

Mark Boone JuniorCaptain Wynne

Russell WongMr. Wong

Tsai ChinMadame Pong

Chen TangJoe Lee

Nina WuLily

Sue WongPo Ping

Brian YangSam Yuen

Perry YungBai Qiang

Matthew ZiffOfficer Matt