Japan has its ramen museum. Vietnam finally has one for pho.
In a Binh Thanh alley, a wardrobe hides one of Saigon's best speakeasies. No menu, no signage -- just bespoke cocktails and a stuffed bear for solo drinkers.
Fred Le grew up in the Bay Area to refugee parents. In 2017, he moved to Vietnam with one question -- why wouldn't his mother go back? His documentary follows 20-plus Viet Kieu seeking answers.
Every year, 500,000 Vietnamese return from overseas. Some 25,000 choose to stay. Raised in the West, they are going back to the country their parents fled.