The victory for the pro-EU candidate marked a significant comeback in a tense election that many viewed as a geopolitical
The pitmaster recently started mentoring younger vendors. Contributing to the community feels like building a legacy.“It just gives me a lot of courage to present my food,” Phuong said. “We don’t need to talk about the past or the trauma. Yes, it happened, but we’re moving on. We want something better.”
More Cambodian-run establishments have flourished. In 2023, Lowell, Massachusetts, mayor Sokhary Chau,, awarded a citation to Red Rose restaurant for being a Beard semifinalist. This year, Koffeteria bakery in Houston, Sophon restaurant in Seattle and chef Nite Yun of San Francisco’s Lunette Cambodia earned semifinalist nods.Lorn, an admirer of San Francisco’s Yun, says he still feels imposter syndrome.
“I feel like I’m more Ray Liotta than Nite Yun,” said Lorn. “Whether we win or not, to me, honestly, I won already.”Meanwhile, he is preparing to open a Southeast Asian oyster bar called Sao. It’s not intended to be Cambodian, just a reflection of him.
“I don’t want to be pigeonholed,” Lorn said. “And it’s not me turning from my people. It’s just me keeping it real for my people.”
Customers wait in line for the Mawn restaurant to open for lunch in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)which is expected to be both close and consequential for the nation’s future.
Many of those who joined Sunday’s marches had traveled from across, a country of nearly 38 million people, not just to support a candidate but to rally behind sharply divergent visions for the nation’s future.
At the head of one march was Rafał Trzaskowski, 53, the pro-European Union mayor of Warsaw who supports abortion rights and LGBTQ+ inclusion. He is a close political ally of Prime Minister, who has led a centrist coalition government since late 2023.