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The Donut King

Meet the Donut King, Ted Ngoy, the Cambodian refugee who built a donut empire.

Aired 05/24/2021 | Expired 06/12/2023 | Rating TV-14

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Independent Lens

The Donut King

Season 22 Episode 22 | 1h 25m 51sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions

Meet the Donut King, Ted Ngoy, the Cambodian refugee who built a donut empire.

An immigrant story with a (glazed) twist, The Donut King follows the journey of Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy, who arrived in California in the 1970s and, through a mixture of diligence and luck, built a multi-million dollar donut empire up and down the West Coast.

Aired 05/24/2021 | Expired 06/12/2023 | Rating TV-14

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Independent Lens

The Donut King

Season 22 Episode 22 | 1h 25m 51sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions

An immigrant story with a (glazed) twist, The Donut King follows the journey of Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy, who arrived in California in the 1970s and, through a mixture of diligence and luck, built a multi-million dollar donut empire up and down the West Coast.

Aired 05/24/2021 | Expired 06/12/2023 | Rating TV-14

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