خلاصه داستان : در سانفرانسیسکو، یک بیوه مهاجر با ناراحتی به استقبال سال جدید می رود. او اکنون شصت و دو ساله است و قصد دارد برای ادای احترام به اجدادش به چین سفر کند. یک فالگیر به او گفته است که امسال سالی است که او خواهد مرد.

San Francisco's Richmond District. A widow welcomes the Chinese New Year. 62 years old, she wants to make a trip to China to pay last respects to her ancestors. A fortune teller has told her this is the year she'll die, and a daughter, Geraldine, remains unmarried. Geraldine's boyfriend lives in Los Angeles and she's not sure she's ready for marriage, nor does she want to leave her mother alone in her declining years. Mrs. Tan's cheerful brother-in-law, Uncle Tam, tries to help out.

خلاصه داستان : دو راننده تاکسی در محله چینی های سانفرانسیسکو به دنبال چان مرموز می گردند که با 4000 دلار ناپدید شد.

Two cabbies search San Francisco's Chinatown for a mysterious character who has disappeared with their $4000. Their quest leads them on a humorous, if mundane, journey which illuminates the many problems experienced by Chinese-Americans trying to assimilate into contemporary American society.