Mrs. Chin is a seemingly stoic divorcée who deeply regrets marrying too young. She often feels conflicted between her traditional Chinese upbringing and the more open-minded opinions she has formed since moving to the States.

The Aunties love drama. Thus, they vacillate between the agony over future generations becoming too "vanilla" and "basic" and the joy of feeding, bullying, and smothering their future nephew-in-law with Chinese culture and Durian, which he’d better eat— or else.

A business tycoon and former ladies’ man, Mr. Chin is the immigrant success story. He never wanted to get married and recommends that anyone who does sign a prenup or commit for life without getting the government involved.

Lana’s “Popo” doesn’t speak English, so Trixie, a cell phone-addicted, Gen Z brat, translates for her. She’s only there to earn her service badge, but soon Trixie and Popo bond over her life and their shared view of marriage as and oppressive institution against women.

He's White, American, and only eats beige foods. Lana’s stepdad George lives to serve his dominant Chinese wife. George treasures his adopted Chinese daughters but often agonized over the challenges of intercultural/interracial parenting.

Defying her parents’ wishes and pursuing a career in rock n’ roll, Brittany established her tenacity at an early age. It’s her fierce, uncompromising spirit that terrifies Leo to his very core, especially when he has to argue with her over the person she loves most in this world: her little sister.