Tran Thanh Duc draws international visitors to Hoi An through Vietnamese cuisine. Behind it is Tran Thanh Duc, 57, a Vietnamese American whose life has stretched across continents before finding its way back to where it began. Learning to be Vietnamese againIf one watches Duc in his kitchen, there is little to suggest the distance he has traveled. Yet even that return did not settle things, and Duc went back to the United States, leaving engineering behind to join a Vietnamese restaurant in southern Texas. He began to understand how a Vietnamese kitchen runs, how flavors come together, and how everything is organized behind the scenes, though he did not stay in one place for long.

Source: Tuoitre News February 22, 2026 10:15 UTC