Howard Wang was born in China and moved to Korea as a child.brHe and His family moved to the United States, landing in Chicago. His fatherbrwas a restaurateur there, showing Howard the ropes, until Howard decided tobrmake a name for himself here in Texas. Joining up with Chef John Huang from NewbrYork's China town. Howard began building his name over 30 years ago with thebropening of Empress of China in Irving. brMr. Wang is now owner/operator with his son Jowin of 5 stores across thebrmetroplex, his latest endeavor being Howard Wang's China Grill in SouthlakebrTexas.