We're back after a little break!
This week, we begin (1:16) by discussing the lure of 'promised land' countries like the United Kingdom and Japan to potential Vietnamese migrants in the wake of the Essex truck tragedy. How did this image get built, and how is it perpetuated?
Then (16:40), we dig into the sudden collapse of Mon Hue, the national restaurant chain, and its sister restaurants. Can chains serving Vietnamese food be sustainable in a country with such a strong food culture?
As always, we end with Bánh Mì Banter (28:30).
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Here are more links to topics we discussed:
Far from Vietnam's boomtowns, a rural region looks to distant shores (Washington Post)
Vietnam's Mon Hue restaurant chain faces business license revocation (Tuoi Tre News)
Watchmen (HBO)
