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Reviewed on June 15, 2018 | Media
For the youngest member of a once-envied family, injustice begins at home in Chen's (Soy Sauce for Beginners) vivid odyssey of 1950s China. Already "problematic" (tainted by capitalist forebears), the Ong clan slides further into Communist Party disfavor after their matriarch destroys a portrait of Chairman Mao and grandson Ah Liam betrays her. Their exit strategy—obtaining visas for a "last visit" to the children's father in Hong Kong—derail...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
