Burmese refugee overcomes challenges to thrive in West Michigan restaurant business

*Editor’s Note: May is Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Each Tuesday in May, News 8 will be spotlighting an AAPI community in West Michigan.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Min Tun came to Michigan as a Burmese refugee from Thailand. He works seven days a week so his family can thrive.

Before 2008, Tun never heard of Michigan…

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