The Donut Trap: A Heartwarming Asian American Rom-Com About Immigrant Parents and Second-Chance Love

Julie Tieu sparkles in this debut romantic comedy,which is charmingly reminiscent of the TV show Kim’s Convenience and Franklyin Love by David Yoon, about a young woman who feels caught in the life herparents have made for her until she falls in love and finds a way out of thedonut trap.JasmineTran has landed herself behind bars—maple bars that is. With no boyfriend orjob prospects, Jasmine returns home to work at her parents’ donut shop. Jasminequickly loses herself in a cyclical routine of donuts, Netflix, and sleep. Shewants to break free from her daily grind, but when a hike in rent threatens thesurvival of their shop, her parents rely on her more than ever. Helpcomes in the form of an old college crush, Alex Lai. Not only is he successfuland easy on the eyes, to her parents’ delight, he’s also Chinese. He’severything she should wish for, until a disastrous dinner reveals Alex isn’t asperfect as she thinks. Worse, he doesn’t think she’s perfect either.Withboth sets of parents against their relationship, a family legacy about to shutdown, and the reappearance of an old high school flame, Jasmine must scheme tofind a solution that satisfies her family’s expectations and can get her out ofthe donut trap once and for all. Read more