Germantown neighbors were shocked to see an ask from what they consider a pillar of the community on Tuesday morning while scrolling Facebook.
“Save our dad from deportation” in big bold black letters with a photo of Das Good Cafe co-owner, Anou Vongbandith.
Anou is the owner of the not-even-year-old Das Good Cafe, which opened at the end of 2024 on W. Chelten Avenue, alongside his wife Anh. The two share an over-25-year-old love story that visitors get to feel a small bit of through their cuisine that blends tastes from Asia and Hawaii, representing both of their cultures.
But no great love story ever told existed without conflict. And for the Vongbandiths, this is yet another saga to a lesser-known part of their romantic lore…