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America. She reflects stating âDo you need me dad?â He ignores her as Ah Hong chastises her father telling him âYouâre supposed to tell her you need her.â Jade states she is moving out after this scene, as her father disapprovingly tell her to go. Jade moves out shortly after, as her father tells her to leave the house key stating she wouldnât need it anymore.
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carefully than usual, lest her choice of professionsâand boyfriendsâshame her father. Because of its instability, Jade's parents don't understand or widely publicize Jade's aspirations to be an actress. They ask her to lie about her profession as well as her fatherâs in order to impress his friend for the remainder of the visit. During this time, Jade continues seeing Mark in secret.
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wrote the film "comes as close to the expression of multiculturalism as anything I've seen in a long time" and added, "As Jade, actress Sandra Oh gives a rich performance that conveys a satisfying sense of the character's dilemmas, passions, cheekiness, and talent." Baumgarten gave the film 4 out of
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gave the film 3 out of 4 stars and wrote director Mina Shum "establishes a chatty, confiding tone right at the top and follows through, like a long letter from a good friend. By the end, she has told a story that has been told uncounted times for centuries on this continent, which was settled by
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