Shanghai Girls

Siblings Pearl and May have carefree lives in Shanghai, which is known as the Paris of Asia. However, when their cherished city is bombed by the Japanese, they go on an incredible odyssey that will take them over the Pacific to the coasts of America, across the countryside of China, and in and out of the grasp of ruthless warriors.

Shanghai is the Paris of Asia in 1937; it is a glamorous and wealthy metropolis that is home to gangsters, gamblers, patriots, revolutionaries, artists, and warlords. Millionaires and beggars both call Shanghai home. 21-year-old Pearl Chin and her younger sister, May, are living the good life, thanks to their father's successful rickshaw company, which provides them with material luxuries and financial stability. Even though both sisters defy authority figures and customs, they couldn't be more unlike from one another: May is a real Sheep, calm and endearing, while Pearl is a Dragon, fierce and defiant. Before their father informs them that he has squandered away their riches and that he must sell the girls as marriages to suitors who have flown from California to seeking Chinese brides, both are stunning, contemporary, and carefree.

Pearl and May go on a once-in-a-lifetime odyssey that will take them through the Chinese countryside, over the Pacific to the coasts of America, and in and out of the grasp of vicious troops as Japanese bombs rain on their beloved city. They start over in Los Angeles, attempting to embrace American life while fighting against discrimination, enduring Communist witch hunts, and being constrained by Chinatown's traditional customs and laws. They also try to find love with the strangers they marry and resist Hollywood's allure.