Ben Quach’s American Dream – Oregon Business

The founder of QB Fabrication & Welding writes about the importance
of persistence and adaptability.

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I was born in Rach Gia, a small city in Vietnam’s Kien Giang province, which is located on the Eastern coast of the Gulf of Thailand. My parents owned a large supermarket that sold everything from groceries to essential household goods, and it was a very popular market when I was growing up. When I was 17, I loved doing mechanical work and could spend all day in a shop. I asked my dad to invest in opening a machine and auto shop, and I got the business started by fixing engines for John Deere tractors and repairing fishing boats. 

The Vietnam War ended and we lost. After the fall of Saigon, I decided it was time to escape Vietnam and take my family to America. I was 26 years old at that time; I had a wife and two young kids. We escaped by boat and arrived in…