HBO and 626 Night Market are teaming up in Santa Monica April 13-14 to bring people a little taste of Vietnam to mark the premiere of the new series “The Sympathizer.” are teaming up in Santa Monica to bring people a little taste of Vietnam to mark the premiere of the new series “The Sympathizer.”
The 626 Night Market, which is named after the San Gabriel Valley area code and is modeled after the night markets in Asia, will aim to take people back to Vietnam with a handful of Vietnamese food vendors such as All Dat Dumpling, All Dat Noodle, Café 949, Ridges Churro Bar, and The Ugly Bao serving their grub April 13 and 14.
“We hope people will come through the weekend of our show premiere and celebrate Vietnamese and AAPI stories and food and culture,” said JR Tungol, a marketing official for the series. “The purpose really with this is to get Vietnamese people, AAPI audiences really excited about seeing themselves on the screen and seeing themselves reflected in our show,” Tungol said.