A brick ranch house in southwest Houston, bought in 1984, with lemongrass and Thai basil in the beds where the lawn was supposed to be, and the car always in the driveway because the garage was full of rice.
What it was like
Shoes off at the door, the altar in the front room, and Bà Nội at the stove.
Who lived there
Bà Nội and [[nguyen-ong-tuan|Ông Nội]], from 1984
Four children, then two of their spouses
A cousin who came for a month in 1991 and left in 1998