How the Next Generation Is Carrying on the Tradition of Cambodian-Owned Doughnut Shops in Southern California | Eater LA

"On Third Street in Koreatown, I found California Donuts to be a 40-year-old, family-run doughnut shop that since 1982 has operated 24 hours and become a social-media phenomenon; after Danette Kuoch joined the business in 2003 she convinced her parents to accept credit cards, added bold toppings and fillings like Fruity Pebbles and whole Snickers bars alongside the shop’s classic sugared rings, glazed twists, and craggy buttermilk bars, launched an Instagram presence that grew to roughly 365,000 followers, tripled sales, expanded to multiple shifts to meet demand, ran collaborations such as Pixar-themed red panda doughnuts for Turning Red, and ultimately enabled her parents — Cambodian refugees who mastered the doughnut trade — to retire in 2020." - Cathy Chaplin