خلاصه داستان : یک بیوه مهاجر در سانفرانسیسکو با مشکلات مختلفی دست و پنجه نرم می کند، از جمله سن بالا، آرزوی سفر به چین، پیش بینی مرگ توسط فالگیر و وضعیت ازدواج دخترش...

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.