
Twenty-twoyearoldChinese-CanadianJadeLicomesfromatraditionalChinesefamily,whotrytoputontheperfectpublicpersonaatallcostsoasto"saveface".Oneprimarypartofthispersonaisprosperity.Jade'sfatherhopesthattruefinancialprosperitywillbecomerealitythroughpennystocks.Becauseofitsinstability,Jade'sparentsdon'tunderstandorwidelypublicizeJade'saspirationstobeanactress.TheirmainwantforJadeistodateandmarryaniceChineseboy,agoalforwhichJade'sextendedfamilyalsostrivesastheyarealwaystryingtointroducehertoChineseboys.Theybelievethat*the*boyisAndrew,withwhoJadeevenagreestogoout.ButJade,beyondwantingtobeanactress,wishesherfamilyhadmorewesternsensibilities.SheisattractedtoaslightlyawkwardbutpersistentCaucasianEnglishgraduatestudentnamedMark.Jadehastofigureouthowtobothpleaseherfamily,whowouldnotapproveofherdatingaCaucasian,andbetruetoherself.


