
"Love isn’t an escape, it’s a reason to keep going."
Aishe, a Uyghur woman trained by her military father, migrates to New York City where she finds herself laboring in Chinatown’s underground kitchens. She fatefully encounters Skinner, a young American soldier who has just returned from three tours in the Middle East. While falling in love, they discover the possibility of a better life together than the ones they believed they were destined to live alone.
Aishe

Skinner

Munro

Chen

Jim

Luis

Cop (Times Square)

Aziz

Arzu

Young Aishe
Min

Yi

Ma

Chi
Guo
Officer Furman

Officer De Jesus

Deputy

Jasmin

Tien-Li

Yu

Myrna

Cashier

Street Meat Vendor
Doug

Mrs. Murphy

Jake

Polo

Angela

Sassoon
Sunnie
Zhang Zhuojin

Johnny H.
McIntyre
Tourist

Herbalist
Plexiglass Woman
Receptinoist

Lawyer
Clerk

Mullah

Kitchen Boss

Immigration Judge

Gold Tooth

Bailiff

Colorful Headscarf Woman
