Wilson Tang was born in 1978 and grew up in Queens, New York. Tang’s parents decided to move out of Manhattan Chinatown to Queens for a better work environment. Tang later found his way back to Chinatown when he attended college at Pace University. After college, he went into a finance career, as parents wished. After working for a few years, he realized that he wanted to run a business. Thus, he opened a bakery at his father’s building on Allen street. The bakery ran from 2004 to 2007 and Tang decided that he should go back to pursuing an office job. After a few years of working, he got married and had children. In 2011, Tang inherited Nom Wah, his uncle’s dim sum restaurant and went back into the restaurant industry. As Nom Wah was renovated, Tang decided to create a Facebook page to document the long history of the tea parlor. He gained attraction from the Daily News and the New York Times. Ever since such media coverage, Nom Wah’s business flourished and became a stable of Chinatown. Tang opened a second location in Philadelphia. He wishes to educate others about preserving the history of Chinatown. He emphasizes the difficulty in sustaining a restaurant and hopes that Chinese cuisine in America will be elevated and respected in the future.