based off of 2000s with a scene where a chinese american kid is yelling at his chinese immigrant mother in english who is nagging back in chinese

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

In the sequel, the mothers become grandmothers and the daughters become mothers in their own right, introducing a new generation exploring their own relationships with culture, heritage, love, womanhood and identity.

An American-born Chinese economics professor accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best friend's wedding, only to get thrust into the lives of Asia's rich and famous.