| Phil | Brandt | Pearl's husband. |
| Thomas | C. Y. Wong | Mimi's father. |
| Wen | Chen | Wen Fu's late brother. |
| Claire | Chennault | American general. Aka: Shan Nao. |
| Doug | Cheu | Mary's husband. |
| Mavis | Chew | One of the church people. |
| Du | Ching | Helen's aunt. |
| Edna | Fong | Loy's wife. |
| Loy | Fong | One of the guests. |
| Al | Fook | Barbershop owner. |
| Wen | Fu | Winnie's first husband. |
| Lao | Gu | The servant who was head of the household. |
| Mr. | Hong | Shop owner. |
| Mrs. | Hong | Store owner. |
| Jiang | Huazheng | One of Winnie's cousins. Aka: Peanut. |
| Long | Jiaguo | Helen's first husband. |
| Helen | Kwong | Pearl's aunt. Aka: Hulan. |
| Henry | Kwong | Helen's husband. Aka: Kuang An. |
| Mrs. | Liang | Schoolmate of Jimmy's aunt. |
| James | Louie | Winnie's late husband. Aka: Jimmy. |
| Pearl | Louie | Winnie's daughter. Born after Winnie's arrival in the U.S. |
| Winnie | Louie | Chinese immigrant to America. Aka: Weiwei, Jiang Weili. |
| Mr. | Ma | Truck driver. |
| San | Ma | One of Winnie's father's wives. |
| Sz | Ma | One of Winnie's father's wives. |
| Wu | Ma | One of Winnie's father's wives. |
| George | Po | One of the church people. |
| Jiang | Sao-yen | Winnie's father. |
| Irene | Wing | One of the church people. |
| Gladys | Wong | One of the church people. |
| Mimi | Wong | Bao-bao's fiancé. |
| Murray | Yang | One of the church people. |
| Cleo | | One of Pearl's daughter. |
| Danru | | Winnie's son. |
| Frank | | Helen's son. |
| Gan | | One of the pilots. |
| Gao | | One of Winnie's cousins. |
| Gary | | Bao-bao's college roommate. |
| Gong | | One of Winnie's cousins. |
| Guo | | Zhang's wife. |
| Hank | | One of the soldiers in the dance. |
| Jeanette | | Pearl's childhood friend. |
| Jennifer | | Mary's daughter. |
| Johnny | | One of the soldiers in the dance. |
| Kun | | Winnie's half brother. |
| Lady Li | | Zhang's mistress. |
| Lijun | | One of the pilot's wives. |
| Lin | | The man Winnie refused to marry. |
| Little Yu | | Winnie's classmate. |
| Lu | | Student from Fudan University |
| Maggie | | Mimi's mother. |
| Mary | | Helen's daughter. |
| Meili | | One of the pilot's wives. |
| Miao | | The matchmaker. |
| Michael | | Mary's son. |
| Min | | Wen Fu's mistress. |
| Momo | | One of Winnie's teachers at the boarding school. |
| Ningpo | | Winnie's uncle. Aka: Turtle Uncle. |
| Randy | | Pearl's college fling. |
| Roger | | Helen's youngest son. Aka: Bao-bao. |
| Samuel | | Pearl's brother. |
| Smitty | | One of the soldiers in the dance. |
| Tessa | | One of Pearl's daughter. |
| Wan Betty | | Telegram operator. |
| Wu | | Peanut's friend. |
| Yau | | Ningpo's schoolmate's cousin. |
| Yiku | | Winnie's first daughter. |
| Zhang | | Rich farmer. |
