“There’s just so many more things to do. There’s a wide variety of Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese cuisines that people are able to explore and it's great,” said Anthony Amphonephong. MORE ⬇️
MESA, AZ — It’s a growing community in Mesa. The City of Mesa dubbed a portion of Dobson Road the ‘Asian District.’
Amphonephong was born and raised in Arizona. He remembers the day when there was only one Asian grocery store and even one boba place. Today, though, there is much more than that. Tieu left Vietnam on a boat when he was 11 years old. He got to America when he was 13 and worked on the east coast. Now, though, he owns two locations of his pho restaurant and still works in the tech sector, telling ABC15 he achieved the American Dream of being able to get his degree and working hard on his career.
What started out with Mekong Plaza and about a dozen businesses grew to up to 100 Asian-owned businesses in the area, Amphonephong said. He considers Mekong to be the ‘grandfather of the area’. Mekong Plaza is still growing, too. There are currently 28 tenants, and it’s at full capacity and has not had any vacancy for years, according to Steven Diep, who manages Mekong Plaza.
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