In Episode 16, Dan Nguyen, who works at Phở 501, his family-owned Vietnamese restaurant in East Hartford, Connecticut joins me on the podcast to share how the Phở 501 people know and love today came to be, the ways in which his story and the story of Phở 501 intertwine, how Phở 501 has been impacted by COVID-19, and advice for aspiring immigrant restaurant owners.

So many restaurants and small businesses have been forced to close, either temporarily or permanently, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, many Asian-owned restaurants, and specifically Chinese restaurants, have taken an especially hard blow. Please support your local restaurants and local Asian restaurants consistently, but especially during this time—there are a lot of hardworking people behind the counters and in the kitchens who are dedicated to making sure we can all still get delicious food.

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Ways that you can support the Black Lives Matter movement & resources/articles on Black and Asian solidarity: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P6mr1TFS-27MUAlYMg94XUMXxS0TnCWFTw85R0BX7v8/edit?usp=sharing

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