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Joan

This character is a doctor and a first-generation American of Chinese descent.

Fang

This character is a very wealthy hedge-fund manager who was born in China and later moves to America to be with the character's parents and sibling.

Tami

This character arrives in America from China as a graduate student and marries a Chinese-American hedge-fund manager, eventually building a life characterized by wealth and ambition.

Mark

This character is a well-meaning, literary-minded neighbor of a main character's who is always giving the main character food, furniture, and sometimes, unsolicited advice.

Jim (Joan's Father)

This character works hard as a Chinese immigrant in America, returning to live in China when the character's children are grown. This character dies suddenly after a trip-and-fall accident.

Sue

This character is an immigrant to America from China, who later returns to China after the character's children are grown. This character gets stuck...

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