“I never forgot what he told me all those years ago,” he says. In addition to all things java, Fuel serves all-day breakfast, sandwiches, smoothies, acai bowls and salads.ĭu wishes his first boss could see him now. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern Universityĭu opened his new coffeehouse last month and a grand opening was held on Nov. In addition to all things java made from their own coffee beans, Fuel serves all-day breakfast, sandwiches, smoothies, acai bowls and salads. Twenty-five years later, that restaurant is Fuel America, located inside the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex on Northeastern University’s Boston campus. “‘If you do this and that, learn and work hard, you can open your own restaurant.’” “The owner said, ‘Watch the way I run my restaurant,’” Du says. And that he should open his own restaurant someday. He told Du that he should not settle for being paid an hourly minimum wage. He also offered Du some words of motivation that would change his life. The owner told Du that he would pay him to wash dishes under a few conditions - he work hard, be on time and be polite to the customers. After a brief interview, the owner offered him a job. The next day, he walked into the former Bangkok City restaurant on John Fitch Highway in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. He was 18 years old, spoke only broken English and had no friends or source of income.

On May 1, 1998, Tan Du immigrated to the United States from Vietnam. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University Tan Du is the owner of the new Fuel America in the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex on Northeastern’s Boston campus.

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