The country’s ubiquitous noodle soup is relatively new, but has traveled and changed with the tides of history.

Details: Mémoire Cà Phê serves brunch from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily at 1495 N.E. Alberta St., memoire-ca-phe.square.site.

My mother, skilled with her hands, found work as a seamstress at Ruth Meyers, a high-end boutique. We lived humbly in the ...