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Beginning in 2016, Vang opened an estimated 100 popups that he called Union Hmong Kitchen with menus including his father's [[Hmong sausage]] recipe and his mother's hot sauce recipe.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He initially tried to cater to midwestern tastes but eventually decided it was disrespectful to Hmong food and decided to focus on traditional Hmong flavors and techniques.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chef says people who ask for vegan version of his dishes have 'food privilege' {{!}} indy100 |url=https://www.indy100.com/news/chef-vegan-dishes-food-privilege |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=www.indy100.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2019 he was named [[MSP (magazine)|''MSP Magazine'']]'s Chef of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chef Yia Vang |url=https://www.craftinamerica.org/artist/chef-yia-vang/ |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=www.craftinamerica.org}}</ref>
Vang's first permanent brick-and-mortar space is Union Hmong Kitchen. The restaurant is located in Graze Provisions and Libations, a food hall in Minneapolis' [[North Loop, Minneapolis|North Loop]] neighborhood, which opened in October of 2021<ref>{{cite web |title=Union Hmong Kitchen to open in North Loop food hall |url=https://www.twincities.com/2021/10/27/union-hmong-kitchen-minneapolis-north-loop-food-hall/ |website=Pioneer Press}}</ref>.<ref>{{cite web |title=Union Hmong Kitchen |url=https://www.grazenorthloop.com/union-hmong-kitchen/ |website=Graze North Loop}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> In 2022, Union Hmong Kitchen was the first Hmong food served at the [[Minnesota State Fair]].<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mohs |first1=Marielle |title=How Union Hmong Kitchen is prepping for the Minnesota State Fair |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/how-union-hmong-kitchen-is-prepping-minnesota-state-fair/ |website=CBS News}}</ref>
Vang also ran a series of pop ups in a space on Lake Street in Minneapolis through 2023 before reopening the space as
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