How Vietnamese Refugee David Tran Became America's First Hot Sauce Billionaire

How Vietnamese Refugee David Tran Became America's First Hot Sauce Billionaire

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Forty-five years after arriving in Los Angeles, David Tran has built Sriracha into a billion-dollar business. n December 1978, David Tran, then 33, left his home in Vietnam with 100 ounces of gold. Worth $20,000 at the time, or about $90,000 in today’s terms, the precious metal was stashed in cans…

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