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In many ways, this play is about a symbolic gesture that is too little too late, but Johnson finds a more deft balance between anger and hope by the play's end. This is wonderful work that deserves many performances!

A whip-smart, deeply-felt rail against systemic racism, spanning decades and shining the brightest light on one of America's darkest historical chapters, linking the Chinese Exclusion Act to now, and the future. Toy Johnson's characters pull us in effortlessly, ask for empathy, in this beautifully-crafted triptych. As we reckon with a heartbreaking rise in hate crimes against our AAPI communities, we need a play like this to ring through, a clarion call for justice.

A powerful look at a piece of political history that isn't talked about as much as it should be. What an important play--especially now. Produce this and produce it often!

Thank you, Judy Chu! And thank you Christine Toy Johnson for writing such a moving play that lets us have an experience of the hatred and racism Chinese-Americans have lived through and shows us the oppression that was (and is) fought (inside and out). Beyond that, it shows the triumph of survival. This play is complex in its structure in three times and places and characters and braids itself together to strengthen each story as a good braid does. Well done! May it have a long and well-produced life!

If you want to know what it's like being an Asian in America, read this.

A beautiful short play that explores the Chinese Exclusion Act and the lasting impact that it had in the lives of immigrants and citizens in the US. A wonderful piece to encourage voting and political engagement.

Powerful, theatrical play exploring the Chinese Exclusion Act and the impact of racism on the lives of three different women, real and imagined. Highly recommend.