Mango and peppercorns a memoir of food, an unlikely family, and the American dream

"In 1975, Tung Nguyen fled Vietnam as a pregnant refugee and landed in Miami, where she met Kathy Manning, an American grad student who opened her doors to eleven immigrants. The two women grew close, raising Tung's daughter, Lyn, together and opening a tiny restaurant. Hy Vong, meaning Hope in Viet...

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Main Authors: Nguyen, Tung (Restaurateur) (Author), Manning, Katherine (Restaurateur) (Author), Nguyen, Lyn, 1976- (Author), Ung, Elisa (Author)
Other Authors: Bernstein, Michelle (author of foreword.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2021]
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