SRO
The single residence occupancy is a big apartment building above the Golden Palace. Each of its apartments house individuals: a single resident.
Willis Wu, his parents, and his friends all live in the SRO. Its occupants are poor, and the apartments crowd each other with noise. Leaking water drips from room to room.
The Golden Palace
A generic "Asian" setting that typically functions as a restaurant.
It transforms into a crime den or some other type of generic Asian setting when the producers of Black and White need to film a scene in "INT. Chinatown."
INT. Chinatown
Interior Chinatown. Per the script style, this means a setting that takes place indoors and in Chinatown.
Chinatown is a generic term that can mean almost any type of mostly-Asian community in America. In truth, a diverse group of people with a variety of national origins live in Chinatowns.
laminated
Referring to paper which has been coated with a waterproof protective covering so as to make it reusable for things like menus.
optimal
To the highest and most precise level possible
biding
Waiting patiently for an expected outcome.
luminous
Brilliantly illuminated; giving off a glow.
flush
To turn a reddish hue
tsuabing
A dessert featuring shaved ice
arbiter
Person chosen to settle a dispute between parties.
exoticism
Characterizing the state of something which has been deemed strange and alluring.
generic
Lacking a definite quality; average and mundane; non-exotic.
festooned
Ornamentally decorated and festive in appearance.
infraction
A minor violation of rules or law.
hierarchy
A rigidly ranked system of achievement or position.
ascendancy
A rise up through the ranks of a hierarchy.
mandatory
The lowest necessary amount or requirement
fanfare
An overly extravagant display or ceremony.
redundant
Unnecessary or superfluous repetition of information.
incomprehensible
Impossible to understand or make sense of.
