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Dorothy Moy

This character is a former poet laureate who lives in a luxurious apartment with her daughter and partner. She struggles with mental health issues.

Afong Moy

This character loves a young scholar, but they cannot marry. She is sent to America in 1834 after she weds a dead man in China and becomes the first Chinese woman to come to America. She becomes a performer, is raped, and has her child in an alley.

Fei-jin (Faye)

This character is a Chinese nurse in 1942 with the First American Volunteer Group. She had a child when she was 14 and shamed her parents.

Margaret (Greta)

This character is a programmer in 2014 who creates a very successful dating app. A scandal causes her to lose her job and the love of her life. She struggles the rest of her life and has a daughter by a man who is one of many...

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