The commitment of Wai Yip Law to marry an Asian Catholic, a conviction that grows out mainly due to his faith, and partly due to his conflicting Chinese and American values, means he is still single in his early thirties. Alone in New Jersey without friend or family, his search for a companion leads him to a fateful acquaintance with Irene. A Vietnamese girl who has had a nightmarish relationship with her first love, Irene's bitter memory causes her to feel insecure with men, to the point of being emotionally cruel. Pushed ever deeper into the tumultuous entanglement with Irene, Wai Yip turns...

Is it ethical for a teacher to use the students' performance as a stepping-stone for career advancement? Is it fair for a student with personal problems to expect sympathetic considerations in academic assessment? These are issues faced by a college professor and his struggling student. Seemingly at opposite ends of the moral spectrum, their lives in fact have much in common. Yet unyielding attitudes in personal philosophy render communication between them impossible. A tale of self-righteousness and cynicism told from two perspectives, "The Footbridge" shows how a slight error in judgment,...