Oanh Ngo Usadi was born in Saigon but grew up in the Mekong Delta, where her family was exiled after the war. When she was eleven, the family escaped Vietnam as boat refugees. They settled in a small Texas town where her father opened a bánh mì sandwich shop.
Oanh’s writings have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Forbes and others. She has been featured in several podcasts including Voice of America, the Bookmonger, and Morphmom. She has also been a featured storyteller at The Moth Mainstage.
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