My life as… a pho cook

My name’s Quyen, and I’m 22-years-old. I’ve been selling pho for five years now. This is a traditional family business. My dad started the restaurant, and now my brothers and I are helping him run it. We’re from Dong Son Village, in Nam Dinh. Nam Dinh Province is known as the birthplace of pho, so … Read more

MY LIFE AS…a parking attendant

Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to my family’s motorbike parking service. Allow me to introduce myself, I’m Van, the chairperson of this ‘family economic cooperative.’ [Laughs] I was born and raised in Nam Dinh. In 1979, I graduated from high school. I was 18. Next, I went … Read more