Donuts, Cambodians, and Los Angeles
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Donuts, Cambodians, and Los Angeles
At the turn of the 21st century, the five-county Greater Los Angeles Area boasted more donut shops per person than any other place in the United States, and a populace crazy for the fried confections.
Cambodian refugees, survivors of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime, owned and operated between 80 and 90 percent of these small businesses. In her lecture, Dr. Curtis connects the history of this urban ethnic community to the broader story of automated donut production in the United States, explaining how LA’s Cambodian donut entrepreneurs reinterpreted technologies developed for the US donut industry during the early 20th century, creating an alternative donut industry uniquely suited to Southern California...
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