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Angry birds with friends amusement pork 411/15/2023 ![]() ![]() He later went to UC Irvine and got a degree in criminal law. His brother-in-law opened a restaurant in Palm Springs and Jason began helping. They lived in Crenshaw, a rough part of the city until they could move to Alhambra, known as the second Chinatown. They lived in Indonesia for two years in a refugee camp until they were able to get a sponsor in the U.S. After the war ended, when Jason was a young boy, his family left the country around 1978 on a container boat with over 300 people. His grandfather had been a Dim Sum chef in Vietnam. Jason started life as a Vietnamese refugee. They found the south Knoxville area through an agent and said, “This is where the dream starts.” Angry Dumplings, 1119 Suite A Sevier Avenue, Knoxville, June 2023 Angry Dumplings, 1119 Suite A Sevier Avenue, Knoxville, June 2023 ![]() Around the same time a friend pitched a boba tea recipe he’d developed, and things started coming together. She said she missed their dumplings and noodles and wanted them to consider moving here and opening a restaurant. Last December the couple visited at her invitation. Vanessa’s sister came to Knoxville first, hired into a management position at UT. Jason had been operating both restaurants before their move. They’ve had restaurants for over twenty years. His family has a restaurant in the Palm Springs area, China Wok and Canton Bistro. The couple moved to Knoxville from Los Angeles following a visit in which they felt it would be a good place to live. The name is a take-off on the Angry Birds game that was popular a while back and is intended to convey the fun they want people to have with their food. ![]() Jason and Vanessa Chau have opened Angry Dumplings at 1119, Suite A Sevier Avenue. ![]() Angry Dumplings, 1119 Suite A Sevier Avenue, Knoxville, June 2023 ![]()
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