LinkLinks Washington Post: Larry La fled Vietnam and thrived in restaurants. But he could not save his flagship Meiwah. By Editor On May 23, 2019 Last updated May 23, 2019 176 Share As Larry La sat in a cushy booth at Meiwah, just days before his West End restaurant was scheduled to close after nearly 20 years in business, the walls around him began to disappear, and the owner was lost in memory. He was back in a weather-beaten fishing boat packed with refugees trying to flee Communist-controlled Vietnam in 1978. The vessel, old and wooden, was not built to accommodate the 292 souls crammed into it. Nor was it designed for long-distance journeys such as the one from the former Saigon to Kuching in East Malaysia. 176 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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