Trang Moreland
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2024
Trang Moreland grew up in Viet Nam. At the age 21, she immigrated to the United States. After overcoming language and cultural barriers, she was able to finish trade school and become a successful business owner. Her present business is Trang’s Rentals. Trang is also presently Vice President of the Tuscarawas County Writers’ Guild, an inspirational speaker and author of two books: “Just Smile and Say Hello” a true story about her life journey, and this cook book “I Am You”.
Trang and her husband Jay live in Ohio and have two adult children. She donates to many local benefits and charities and provides school supplies for children in her native country.
I Am You
This cookbook is an unusual combination of Vietnamese and American cuisine. It was inspired by the dishes I grew up loving in Vietnam, and others I’ve learned while owning a restaurant in America.
I have spent nearly 3 years going over these recipes, making sure they are easy to follow and most importantly, unique and tasty. It has been my intention from the very beginning to write instructions that beginners and experienced cooks alike will find easy to prepare. The ultimate test was to see if my husband, who had never cooked a day in his life, could prepare each dish by following the directions as written. The test was a success, as every dish turned out delicious!
I hope you find this book a meaningful addition to your library, and feel inspired to share it with family and friends.
Just Smile and Say Hello
Just Smile and Say Hello is an inspirational autobiography from poverty in my homeland, Viet Nam, to successful businesswoman of modern America.
You’ll be swept far away to a little hut with a dirt floor where my family and I lived for many years.
You will venture into our rice paddy where I would swim in a bomb crater left over from the war while not knowing what it was. You’ll learn in detail how rice is really grown. You can see, smell, and hear as if you were actually there.
You’ll learn about my brother and sister’s arranged marriages. You’ll learn about our school system and how difficult it was to be able to get to school on a daily basis. You’ll visit the local village, the market, the city… You will go everywhere with me for my first 21 years.
You will meet my mother, and learn of her struggles, and hear stories such as how she could only afford to buy a spoonful of sugar at one time, and how she was able to survive when she never made one paycheck her entire life or received any government assistance.
Then, you’ll journey with me to America, a strange place far away that spoke a language I did not know. You will learn how, with very little money, I was able to go to trade school and become a successful business owner, first of a restaurant and then a beauty salon.
You will learn so much about the Vietnamese culture, history, and much more… You will have a difficult time putting this book down!
Thank you for supporting me with my book.
Sincerely,
Trang Moreland
