Ethnographic research was conducted to further understand how and in what ways The Butterfly Lovers connects to the modern Chinese American audience. Five female Chinese American subjects were interviewed for this the ethnographic aspect of this paper. The following are pseudonyms of the participants: Alice, Jane, May, Jing, and Jenn. 20% (N = 1) of the participants immigrated to the United States in adulthood, 40% (N = 2) of the participants immigrated to the United States during childhood, and 40% (N = 2) of the participants were born in America. Though the data from the ethnographic research provided insightful information, one should bear in mind that these are not experiences of all Chinese Americans. It should also be noted that this