Tsai Chin's role in "The Joy Luck Club" is groundbreaking and changes forever the portrayal of Asian Americans, especially women, in American culture. But this benchmark is not an easy or obvious one for Tsai Chin. It comes after a life filled with ups and downs, the peaks of fame and fortune and the lows of loneliness and anonymity. It tells dramatic tale of Tsai Chin, one of the first Chinese actresses to break to the West. From celebrity to anonymity and back, Tsai Chin brings significant representations of Asians to mainstream-media.