Compared to "Fifth Chinese Girl", the general plot is very similar: a first-generation Canadian-Chinese girl seeking approval from her authoritarian parents while looking for his own. happiness and success. However, this is where the two deviate significantly from each other. While Jade Snow Wong seeks success in academia and later in business, something her father pretends to disapprove of is more of a wait-and-see attitude. However, Jade Li pursues fame as an actress with the extreme disapproval of her parents, even lying to their families and friends. Some of the dissimilarities lie in different eras. Jade Snow Wong grew up around the time of World War I and World War II, while Jade Li grew up in the 80s and 90s and was able to get away with more. The documentary shows that acting and being in show business was more taboo, and although this act was shameful to the Li family, was more acceptable than dating a white man, which led to the end of his family ties. Both the movie: “Double Happiness” and the book: “Fifth Chinese Daughter” have similar fathers: distant, busy and determined to provide for their family. Jade Li's father's profession in the film is not provided, or rather, I did not understand it, while Xiaojie Wong, her father's profession is part of her existence. They both have a dependent relationship with their father; their success, while pleasing to the honor of their respective families, is not as important as that of their older brother. They therefore have a little more freedom in their activities, but also less financial support. Their fathers both pressure them to get married and scour the Asian male "market" (for lack of a better word) for potential partners. Jade Li has relationships with two men: one is gay, but hides it ...... middle of paper ...... the origins of the World War were too Chinese. All the films were about tradition and how the Asian community saw a break from tradition. Members of the family circle considered this shameful and dishonorable, while those outside considered such indiscretions as both curiosity and fodder for gossip. In the film "Double Happiness", gossip is almost parodied, showing the rebels that their traditions, although sacred to their parents, were considered ancient and slightly ridiculous. The performers in the documentary wanted to become famous and did everything they could to break stereotypes and traditions in order to get ahead. Jade Li completely broke herself to find happiness in a foreign but familiar world. The moral of these people's stories mentioned above is this: tradition is good, but sometimes you have to break the mold to find your true happiness... you can't have it both ways..