Good morning! THE DONUT KING AND IMMIGRATION There is an explosion of writing and documentaries that touch on the immigrant experience. One such documentary is The Donut King on Amazon Prime. It is about the rise of a poor Cambodian immigrant who found his calling building an empire of donut shops (I still think it should be spelled “doughnuts,” but language moves on). His story is set against the backdrop of the devastation that was Cambodia after the war and the horrors of the Khmer Rouge. The donut king came here with little and learned from Winchell’s, eventually opening his first shop. He then becomes a sponsor for many Cambodian immigrants to come to the U.S. to work in his business and, in some cases, start their own businesses.
#331 Musings from the Bunker 2/7/21
#331 Musings from the Bunker 2/7/21
#331 Musings from the Bunker 2/7/21
Good morning! THE DONUT KING AND IMMIGRATION There is an explosion of writing and documentaries that touch on the immigrant experience. One such documentary is The Donut King on Amazon Prime. It is about the rise of a poor Cambodian immigrant who found his calling building an empire of donut shops (I still think it should be spelled “doughnuts,” but language moves on). His story is set against the backdrop of the devastation that was Cambodia after the war and the horrors of the Khmer Rouge. The donut king came here with little and learned from Winchell’s, eventually opening his first shop. He then becomes a sponsor for many Cambodian immigrants to come to the U.S. to work in his business and, in some cases, start their own businesses.