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The Joy Luck Club ( simplified Chinese: 喜福会; traditional Chinese: 喜福會; pinyin: Xǐ Fú Huì) is a 1993 American drama film about the relationships between Chinese-American women and their Chinese immigrant mothers.
The Joy Luck Club is a 1989 novel written by Amy Tan. It focuses on four Chinese immigrant families in San Francisco who start a club known as The Joy Luck Club, playing the Chinese game of mahjong for money while feasting on a variety of foods.
Jan 1, 2001 · In 1949, four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, meet weekly to play mahjong and tell stories of what they left behind in China. United in loss and new hope for their daughters' futures, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club.
Oct 29, 1993 · The Joy Luck Club: Directed by Wayne Wang. With Kieu Chinh, Tsai Chin, France Nuyen, Lisa Lu. Four Chinese women along with their mothers delve into their past and try to find answers. Slowly, this search helps them to understand the complex relationship they share with each other.
The weekly meeting is known as “the Joy Luck Club,” and the other members are An-mei Hsu, Lindo Jong, and Ying-ying St. Clair. The four women met in a San Francisco refugee center after emigrating from China to the United States during World War II, and bonded over both shared grief and resilience.
Sep 21, 2006 · United in shared unspeakable loss and hope, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. Rather than sink into tragedy, they choose to gather to raise their spirits and money.
Oct 21, 2021 · The members of the Joy Luck Club are four aging “aunties” who gather regularly in San Francisco to play mah-jongg, eat Chinese food and gossip about their children.
