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** 4-year-old Bing's death.
** 4-year-old Bing's death.
* [[Arranged Marriage]]: Lindo's first marriage, to a [[Spoiled Brat]].
* [[Arranged Marriage]]: Lindo's first marriage, to a [[Spoiled Brat]].
* [[Asian Gal With White Guy]]: Most of the women, specifically Rose, Lena, and Waverly. In the film, Rose's is [[Andrew Mc Carthy]].
* [[Asian Gal with White Guy]]: Most of the women, specifically Rose, Lena, and Waverly. In the film, Rose's is [[Andrew Mc Carthy]].
** Probably a deconstruction for Rose and Lena. They are not happy with their husbands for the husbands do not understand them and vice-versa. They eventually divorce.
** Probably a deconstruction for Rose and Lena. They are not happy with their husbands for the husbands do not understand them and vice-versa. They eventually divorce.
* [[Batman Gambit]]: Lindo's plan of getting out of her first marriage.
* [[Batman Gambit]]: Lindo's plan of getting out of her first marriage.
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* [[Extreme Doormat]]: Tan makes it pretty clear on just how terrible the consequences can be if a woman acts as such.
* [[Extreme Doormat]]: Tan makes it pretty clear on just how terrible the consequences can be if a woman acts as such.
* [[Flash Back]]: All the mother and daughter stories up to the present.
* [[Flash Back]]: All the mother and daughter stories up to the present.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Yes, that is [[Mulan]]'s voice coming out of Jing-Mei. Lena is also [[Teen Titans (Animation)|Jinx and Gizmo]].
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Yes, that is [[Mulan]]'s voice coming out of Jing-Mei. Lena is also [[Teen Titans (animation)|Jinx and Gizmo]].
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]] [[X Meets Y|Meets]] [[My Death Is Just the Beginning]]: An-mei's mother, trapped into a horrific marriage, commits suicide by poison, but does so two days before the new year. Folklore states that the third day after death is when a spirit returns to settle old scores -- and you do ''not'' want a spirit angry with you on New Year's Day. An-mei's mother ensures her daughter and son will be cared for.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]] [[X Meets Y|Meets]] [[My Death Is Just the Beginning]]: An-mei's mother, trapped into a horrific marriage, commits suicide by poison, but does so two days before the new year. Folklore states that the third day after death is when a spirit returns to settle old scores -- and you do ''not'' want a spirit angry with you on New Year's Day. An-mei's mother ensures her daughter and son will be cared for.
* [[Like Brother and Sister]]: The extent of Lindo's relationship with her first husband.
* [[Like Brother and Sister]]: The extent of Lindo's relationship with her first husband.
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* [[Pretty in Mink]]: Waverly's fiance giving her a mink coat.
* [[Pretty in Mink]]: Waverly's fiance giving her a mink coat.
* [[The Roaring Twenties]]: In the sequences with the mothers' childhoods. More evident in An-mei and Ying-ying's stories, given how they were raised in wealthy families with some Western influence.
* [[The Roaring Twenties]]: In the sequences with the mothers' childhoods. More evident in An-mei and Ying-ying's stories, given how they were raised in wealthy families with some Western influence.
* [[Rape As Backstory]]: An-Mei's mother in "Magpies."
* [[Rape as Backstory]]: An-Mei's mother in "Magpies."
* [[Rape As Drama]]: Tyan-yu and Lindo in "The Red Candle." Huang Taitai enables and condones this because she wants an heir.
* [[Rape as Drama]]: Tyan-yu and Lindo in "The Red Candle." Huang Taitai enables and condones this because she wants an heir.
* [[Rich Bitch]]: Ying-ying in her youth, before she was broken by her terrible first marriage. The Second Wife in An-mei's story is this to a T.
* [[Rich Bitch]]: Ying-ying in her youth, before she was broken by her terrible first marriage. The Second Wife in An-mei's story is this to a T.
* [[Stage Mom]]: Suyuan and Lindo in regards to their daughters' piano playing and chess playing. Suyuan especially counts since the only reason Jing-Mei picked up the piano in the first place was because Suyuan was trying to force her into being a child star.
* [[Stage Mom]]: Suyuan and Lindo in regards to their daughters' piano playing and chess playing. Suyuan especially counts since the only reason Jing-Mei picked up the piano in the first place was because Suyuan was trying to force her into being a child star.
* [[Well Done Daughter Girl]]: Waverly and Jing-Mei feel this about their mothers, who constantly compared each of their daughters to the other's.
* [[Well Done Daughter Girl]]: Waverly and Jing-Mei feel this about their mothers, who constantly compared each of their daughters to the other's.
* [[World War Two]]: Most prominent in Suyuan's story.
* [[World War Two]]: Most prominent in Suyuan's story.
* [[You Are a Credit To Your Race]]: Implied by Mrs. Jordan when she speaks to Rose at an outdoor barbecue.
* [[You Are a Credit to Your Race]]: Implied by Mrs. Jordan when she speaks to Rose at an outdoor barbecue.
* [[You Know What They Say About X...|You Know What They Say About Asians]]: Again implied by Mrs Jordan to Rose.
* [[You Know What They Say About X...|You Know What They Say About Asians]]: Again implied by Mrs Jordan to Rose.


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