The four women:
Suyuan (Kieu Chinh), Lindo (Tsai Chin), Ying Ying (France Nuyen), and An Mei (Lisa Lu)
The four daughters:
June (Ming-Na Wen)--Suyuan's daughter
Waverly (Tamlyn Tomita)--Lindo's daughter
Lena (Lauren Tom)--Ying Ying's daughter
Rose (Rosalind Chao)--An Mei's daughter.
others:
Andrew McCarthy . Ted Jordan
Diane Baker . Mrs. Jordan, Ted's Mother
Rosalind Chao . Rose Hsu Jordan
Ming-Na . Jing-Mei 'June' Woo
Russell Wong . Lin Xiao
Qugen Cao . Lindo's Father
Michael Paul Chan . Harold, Lena's Husband
Kim Chew . Mrs. Chew
Chao Li Chi . Canning Woo
Guo-Rong Chin . Huang Tai Tai
You Ming Chong . An Mei's Uncle