Nhi Tran & Tanner Ennis (Paper Lantern)

Born and raised in Calgary, Nhi’s parents were Vietnamese refugees who had lived in Chinatown when they first immigrated to Calgary. In 2020, Nhi and her partner Tanner opened up the first Vietnamese cocktail bar in Calgary’s Chinatown on the same street where her parents once lived. As the newest members of the community, they will speak on how they had overcome challenges of opening a bar during the COVID-19 pandemic, their future goals and ideals for the community, and what they believe will be the transition to the “new normal” for Calgary’s Chinatown, post-pandemic.