Set in 1976 San Francisco, Ivy Ling is a Chinese-American who struggles to find a balance between her two cultural identities. She wishes to be like her all-American best friend, Julie Albright. When her gymnastics tournament and family's Chinese New Year dinner land on the same day, Ivy relies on Julie to guide her with a difficult choice.

In New York City's Chinatown, an ornery, chain-smoking Chinese grandma goes all in at the casino, landing herself on the wrong side of luck — and in the middle of a gang war.