He was, however, invited to become a government adviser on commerce and agriculture. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Key grant funding to help O.C. It provided a path for refugees to settle and was a profitable business model. Before sunrise, they would climb back into her room. He had no way of making a living until a Chinese contact from better days asked him to help out with a real estate deal. I shared love, my heart. On one of his Las Vegas trips, Ngoy took up gambling. Ted, who spoke four languages, was offered a post as liaison officer in Thailand by Suganthini's brother-in-law, Gen Sak Sutsakhan. The second time Ted came back to California, Chet took all this time off of work, took him to his timeshare in Oceanside and drove his dad around all over Southern California. Suganthini smuggled him food at night, and after many days she said she loved him too. They took American names. If you're enjoying this article, you'll love my daily morning newsletter, How To LA. "[10], Whittaker said that "as Asian Americans face increasing racism, its closing message about how immigrant communitiesdefine America has only become more timely."[8]. He also figured that as a prominent politician, he would be forced to control his gambling habit. He wanted to buy more, but he was exhausted running the five he owned. Ted Ngoy stands in front of his first independent donut shop in La Habra, named after his wife Christy Ngoy. When people know about the bad reputation, people are not going to vote for me. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Theres this portion in the film that goes into Ted and his ex-wife Christys experiences in Orange County during the 70s. It was really wonderful. Ted Ngoy: Yeah. Mismanagement, Sloppy Hiring Practices, Lack Of Transparency. Cambodia was planning its first elections in 1993, and well-to-do emigres from California were returning to run for office. After Ted revealed his presence to Christy, he hid under her bed until he was eventually discovered and her family allowed them be together. Long-lost ship found at the bottom of Lake Huron, confirming story of tragic collision, TikTok to set default daily time limit of up to 60 minutes for minors, 19 cafes that make L.A. a world-class coffee destination, The chance of a lifetime: Five friends ski the tallest mountain in Los Angeles, TikTok faces bans in a number of countries over security fears. That's a disaster," he says. "It was a different take on a refugee story,". Monks cannot help me, he said. At the peak of his success, Ted owned something like 65 donut stores many of them named Christy's and was bringing in about $100,000 per month. He wrote a book called The Donut: History, Recipes, and Lore from Boston to Berlin and he gave really fascinating insights into donut culture, history and our relationship to donuts in America. Distraught, she took an overdose of sleeping pills and fell into a coma. I gave her my spiel, and she said, 'Well, you've called the right person. "She was so beautiful," he remembers. He was bleeding out and her parents were like, 'Oh, God. When he couldn't pay them back because he had gambled the money away, Ted signed away his ownership stake in those stores. The family were housed in a hastily erected refugee camp on a marine training base, Camp Pendleton. "It went like fire on the hill, so fast," says Ted. Chuong Lee, who has run DK's Donuts since 1988, is officially retired although she occasionally helps out at the shop. (Courtesy of Greenwich Entertainment). "After cry, go back gambling," he told one interviewer. Until then, she was kept sheltered. Ngoy joined the army. She was lucky that Mayly Tao, whose mom, Chuong Lee, owns the shop, answered the phone. He also sponsored more than 100 Cambodian refugee families and established a path of financial opportunity for them in America. And then we started communicating, bringing back and forth the messages," Ted says. Ngoy became a trainee and took over a Winchells in Newport Beach. ", He communicates with them almost every day. The documentary goes back and forth between Ngoy and the present-day lives of second- and third-generation donut shop kids or what Gu refers to as Donut Generation 2.0. While he was recovering in hospital, Suganthini also made an attempt on her life. Once back in Orange County, he bet more than ever. And of the 5,000 independent doughnut shops in California today, around 80% are still Cambodian, she says. Drenched and bleeding, he tiptoed into a hallway. Ngoy fled with his wife, three young children, two cousins and a nephew to the United States in 1975. Suganthinis parents kept her locked in her room for days. Suganthinis parents hoped she would marry well. "Cambodian people owe them a lot.". Still homeless, he moved to the coastal town of Kep, on the Gulf of Thailand. After earning a communications degree at UC San Diego, Tao worked for a while at a news station but wasn't enthused about that career path. Through the maneuvering of his brother-in-law, chief of police and briefly future president of Cambodia, Sak Sutsakhan, Ngoy was promoted to the rank of major and appointed military attache at Cambodia's embassy in Thailand. When you hook up with gambling, your life's finished. When Christy's parents eventually discovered the ruse, they were furious. Volcanic tiki drinks. They saved money where they could, even washing and reusing coffee stirrers - until they were reprimanded by Winchell's. Ted soon got a job working at Winchell's, which was then the dominant donut chain on the West Coast. [5], Ngoy was hesitant to return to California for the film; he was estranged from his children and former friends. He had burned a lot of bridges and at the time his children hardly spoke to him. in San Clemente and, of course, DK's Donuts in Santa Monica. About 30 Christys Doughnuts were still in operation, as were hundreds of other Cambodian-owned doughnut shops. Naturally he agreed, and set his sisters up with doughnut shops. So Ngoy snuck into her family's heavily guarded compound and climbed through her bedroom window. In this condensed and edited conversation, Gu talks about the American dream, Cambodian American Republicans, 1970s Orange County and the best donut she ate during filming. They had lost their beautiful home and their chain of shops, but still had enough money to live comfortably. Ngoy told Suganthini that he didnt love her. To make sure he went through with it, they insisted on hiding behind a curtain while he said his spiel. Her daughter, Mayly Tao, has taken over the reigns of DK's. Along with thousands of other Cambodian refugees, the Ngoys ended up at Camp Pendleton. Chuong Lee Tao passed down DKs Donuts in Santa Monica to her daughter Mayly Tao, who updated the shop with a vast menu and a worldwide social media following. Im also, again, the daughter of Chinese American immigrants and my dad was a big Republican party supporter. That phrase Donut King is already so eye-catching right off the bat. "[1], Ted Ngoy was born in the Cambodian village of Sisophon near the country's border with Thailand. When the couple recovered, her parents finally allowed them to marry. , some of the dough (see what we did there?) At school, Ngoy fell in love from afar with a beautiful girl. Suganthini replied, "Well be careful, if you don't jump into my room, you'll jump into my mum's room.". He believed he could show others the path to wealth and opportunity. He wrapped the note around a stone, and threw it down. The Donut King: Directed by Alice Gu. They went to Europe twice. They married and started a family, and life was good until civil war broke out in 1970, between the government and the communist Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot. Filmmaker Alice Gu (left) poses with Mayly Tao outside DK's Donuts in Santa Monica. Ted's story is told in a new documentary. He dissolved his party and accused the government of corruption. He hired his wife and nephew. I am the child of immigrants who came and moved here for the American dream. and California landscape with a familiar coat yellow strip mall signs with red lettering reading Christys Donuts. and Interviews can sometimes feel like a therapy session. The film flashes back to the horror of life in 1970s Cambodia, a tragic offshoot of the Vietnam war that eliminated thousands of lives. COVID origins? Las Vegas was the new thing, he said, besides making money and making doughnuts,. Ted managed to escape on the last flight out of Phnom Penh but Suganthini's parents were left behind. The rise & fall of The Donut King. Ngoy and his wife became American citizens and were . In the end, filming the documentary was a healing experience for Ted. ", "I was like, 'What on earth makes this Cambodian? Ted Ngoy (born Bun Tek Ngoy) was born into a poor Cambodian family in 1942. Alice found it hard to persuade Ted to return to California for filming. DK's Donuts "I learned to bake, to take care of payroll, cleaning, sales - everything," he says. until 2014 Late at night, Ngoy would put Suganthini on his back and climb down the roof, then down the coconut tree. Then he flew to a monastery in the Thai countryside. [11], Last edited on 22 February 2023, at 19:19, "Rise and fall of Cambodian refugee 'Donut King' charted in award-winning film", "A TASTE OF CAMBODIA: A Real Horatio Alger Story: Refugee Built Empire on Doughnuts", "VOICES FROM THE FIRST GENERATION: The Ngoy Family", "Asians Looking to Broaden Horizons: Immigrants Prosper but Hope to Venture Outside the 'Business Ghetto', "The Donut King who went full circle - from rags to riches, twice", "The story of the man they called the doughnut king", "Review: A Shakespearean SoCal tragedy, 'The Donut King' charts the rise and fall of Ted Ngoy", "Lessons from the Donut King & Science Fiction's Golden Age", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ted_Ngoy&oldid=1140980965, This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 19:19. Ted and Suganthini sold everything they had and arrived in California on one of the first refugee flights, with their three children, an adopted nephew and two nieces. But with great riches come great temptations. What new information did you learn in the making of the film?There was a lot that was new to me. Theres so much competition. For the next 45 days, he lived in her room. Cambodia was having its first democratic elections since the war and he wanted to stand for office to help rebuild his country. He was Chinese Cambodian, part of a despised underclass. Ted Ngoy was reaping rewards of that success. Aside from what Suganthini became the smiling face behind the counter, even though she hardly spoke any English. He formed the Free Development Republican Party (ahead of the countrys UN-backed elections), believing that he could show others the path to wealth and hoping that being a politician might stymy his gambling addiction. Ngoy tried Gamblers Anonymous. In saffron robes and shaved head, the doughnut king spent a month meditating. He also apologised to many of those he hurt. Each morning, he walked with the monks, begging for food from peasants, crying as the rocky roads tore at his bare feet. In our very first phone call, he asked if I was American and I told him that I was Chinese American. It smelled delicious and when he first tasted one it reminded him of something from home - a fried pastry, also circular, called nom kong. LAist.com/radio. He became Ted. Since many of them had gotten their start in the business and the United States thanks to Ngoy, they were happy to help. Ted, Christy and their two kids fled to Thailand. Ted negotiated well and got a good commission. Read about our approach to external linking. Ngoy became a trainee and took over a Winchell's in Newport Beach. But I still win. "The note said, 'I appreciate you blowing the flute. Ngoy believes he is suffering Gods punishment for having betrayed the blood vow he made as a young man under the moonlight in Phnom Penh. He had $50,000 riding on many Sundays. These are kids who are American educated. The Donut King is a 2020 American documentary film which tells the life story of California donut shop owner Ted Ngoy. One of Ngoy's first jobs in the US was as a service station attendant. These are all people who present day you dont associate with welcoming refugees with open arms. "[1] In 1977, the Ngoys took a trip to Las Vegas where Ted saw Elvis Presley. , chronicles Ngoy's thrill-of-victory/agony-of-defeat rollercoaster ride through the American Dream immigration, capitalism, history, hubris, romance, addiction, family and food. [2], In 1967, Ngoy was sent by his mother to study in the capital, Phnom Penh, where he met and married Suganthini Khoeun, the daughter of a high-ranking government official. Although there is still some resentment towards him in the Cambodian community, whose hard-earned cash he gambled away, he is also revered by many. The Ngoys drove a motor home around California, opening shops in Los Angeles, Modesto, Fresno, San Jose, the Bay Area city of Brisbane, Sacramento and San Diego. Eager to learn the business, Ngoy approached the shop owners. "'You want to tell my story? He credits his Christian faith with finally curing his gambling addiction, although he confesses he liked to bet on football games until last year. I think there's nothing wrong for them to lie to the embassy because everybody needs a chance to survive. I could have made a special piece just on the history of donuts. The film follows an immigrant tale of the American dream through Bun Tek Ted Ngoy, a Cambodian refugee whose charmed life is full of war, romance, entrepreneurship, racism and a caution about greed. This tastes like any other glazed donut,'" Gu says. Ngoy would make a habit of returning monthly to watch performers such as Tom Jones, Diana Ross, and Wayne Newton and indulging in the incentives pit bosses of major casinos offered all the while spending even larger sums at the card tables. Thank you for investing in your neighborhood. What was surprising for me was watching Ted, a Republican, pictured with Pete Wilson at one point in the film since Wilson supported laws that hurt immigrants.Its wild. He borrowed money from relatives who had leased his doughnut shops. But he was more than well-off; he was respected. He bought a bigger doughnut shop, and offered to lease the original Christy's to a family of Cambodian refugees, who had been working in fast food outlets on low wages. A cinematographer who has worked on commercials and movies with Rory Kennedy, Werner Herzog and Stacy Peralta, she stumbled onto the subject after her nanny brought her some "Cambodian donuts. I am the flute player, he said in a note passed through the familys maid. Designers Andrew Hem and Charlie Le were awarded a SWSW Film special jury recognition for their poster design of The Donut King in 2020. Ngoy was one. And then I hate the gambling and then I hate that I treat Christy so badly, treat my children so badly, because of the gambling, so I hate myself," he says. A day before he left, his eldest son said if you have $3.2 million you can buy it. Tao did everything in her power to help Gu. Ted wrote one day. Driving back with $85,000 cash in the boot of the car, they were stopped by the police; they had fallen behind with payments, so the car showed up as stolen. Doughnut revenue put their children through college. The Donut King Ted Ngoy is a Cambodian American entrepreneur and former owner of a chain of donut shops in California, earning him the nickname the "Donut King." . Where are they now?. It's so amazing, so touching.' He and his family barely escaped and were among. Ted Ngoy had served in the Cambodian army as a major fighting communists that were trying to take over that country's government in the 1970s. He is nicknamed the "Donut King. All the latest on Orange County from Orange County. I never loved you.' Some of the interviews in the film seemed that way.It was actually really wonderful to speak with particularly his older kids Chet and Savy, who until that interview, they didnt have much to do with him. Suganthini was terrified, but she let the stranger stay. (Elina Shatkin/LAist). Then when dinner is ready, she knocks on the door and I open the door to have dinner.". Twice he joined a Buddhist monastery. Ngoy had become an example to other Cambodian immigrants, who began to follow his business model for their own entrepreneurial endeavors. Ngoy ended his political career abruptly in 2002, breaking with two powerful allies, the commerce minister and the head of the Cambodian Chamber of Commerce. Sent to the city to study, Ngoy met the beautiful Suganthini Khoeun who was the daughter of a government. Baby Yoda cocktails. That was super mind blowing for me to hear the political flip-flop and really insightful about another time when politics were more civil and there could be discussion. Soldiers and dogs guarded the mansion. L.A. became the country's epicenter of donut culture when Ted Ngoy, a Cambodian immigrant, arrived in California during the 1970s. 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. People made fun of his accent. Ted and Suganthini sold everything they had and arrived in California on one of the first refugee flights, with their three children, an adopted nephew and two nieces. She thought it might have been a tall tale, "But when I was in Cambodia, [Ted] lifted his shirt and I saw the puncture wounds," Gu adds. Then he pulled a knife. Eventually Cambodians owned so many doughnut shops in California that they dominated the market, pushing Winchell's into second place. I was addicted to a feeling, and money was simply the needle that delivered the toxic dose," he writes in his autobiography, also called The Donut King. What drew you to Teds story at the start?Finding out about his story, its fascinating a guy who comes here penniless and becomes a Donut King. "He was afraid of being shunned and feeling lonely - but I forced him!" Then, after falling out with a powerful political rival he feared for his life and fled to the US. "They forgive me fully. The entire family Christy and the three kids worked alongside him. It's a monster in me.". In a year Ted had saved enough to put down a deposit on a second doughnut shop, a "mom-and-pop" shop called Christy's. As many as I could.". By the mid-1980s, he was a millionaire. "Some of them were cousins, uncles, nieces," says Ted. His gesture went unreciprocated for days. Through doughnuts, many Cambodians stepped out of isolation and into the American mainstream. He remarried and had four more children - the youngest two are still at school. I say, Ted, who are you? I really dont know.. Buddha cannot help me.. Refugees who had sought his advice now avoided him, fearing he would ask for a loan. The family members worked 17 hours a day and saved for a year. Their fairy tale romance is so distant, she said, its as if it happened to someone else. Alongside doughnuts, they sell imported American goods - everything from Pop-Tarts to Starbucks Frappucinos. Near the station was a doughnut shop. Ted joined the Republican Party, held fundraisers for George H.W. In 1978 Vietnamese troops invaded and in 1979 Pol Pot was overthrown, leading to another wave of Cambodian refugees. [3] Ngoy worked at various jobs, including as a travel agent and tour guide, before joining the military in 1970. I say, Ted I dont think its that easy at all. And hell respond, Ive been rich three times. He hired his wife and nephew. The two had met as teenage classmates in Phnom Penh. Perpetually in need of cash, he'd ask the people running his donut shops for loans. Over four years nearly two million Cambodians were either executed, or died of starvation, disease and overwork. Get the day's top news with our Today's Headlines newsletter, sent every weekday morning. The family members worked 17 hours a day and saved for a year. [9], Ngoy is the subject of the 2020 documentary film The Donut King. . Im Chinese American. His sponsor told him people will have their prejudices but they mean well. He built a donut empire and $20 million in wealth, but his fortune built on donuts would crumble and he would lose it all. The Ngoys decided to keep uniformity amongst their shops, naming subsequent acquisitions Christy's. 2023 BBC. And a new figure emerged on the California business landscape: the Cambodian doughnut-shop owner. He says to me, Alice, making money its so easy. Where Im going, I dont know. Gu's documentary, You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Daily Pilot. 2023 Southern California Public Radio - All Rights Reserved, Rising Egg Prices Are For The Birds. You cannot resist against it.. Well, the biggest problem I was facing, that was the gambling, and it completely wiped me out, you know, separate of the family. At the weekend the oldest children, Chet and Savy, then nine and eight, helped out by pouring coffee, packing doughnuts and folding boxes. They saw Elvis Presley perform, and Ted played a little blackjack. Broke, Ted and Christy returned to Cambodia. Her brother-in-law, Sutsakhan Sak, was chief of police and would become, briefly, the countrys president. "The more you chase, the more it's gone," he says in a new documentary about his rise and fall, called The Donut King. Ted Ngoy, who was known as the doughnut king, lives in Phnom Penh. At 16, she had no friends, could not talk to boys and was forbidden to leave home alone. When he lost their money he would just sign over the shop to them - without telling Christy, whose signature he forged. Ngoy wrote to her. Support our coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. When I become big guy, then I cannot go gamble because people wont vote for you. Eventually he and Christy were left with just one doughnut shop, which they decided to sell. He had met Richard Nixon, the former president, and Presidents Reagan and George HW Bush. in Pasadena, [6], The Donut King had its world premiere in the Documentary Feature Competition the South by Southwest film festival. But then Ted discovered that the tiny room where he lodged, on the fourth floor of a walk-up apartment block, overlooked Suganthini's villa. Over the years, he says he sponsored more than 100 Cambodian families that wanted to come to the U.S. The Cambodians worked hard and because the whole family pitched in, they did not have to pay out any wages. Peace Lutheran Church I'm not famous. Ted remembers hiding from her behind the slot machines. Ngoys wife hated his gambling. At 35, Ngoy had already climbed out of poverty and into privilege once. When time goes by it gets into your blood and you just cannot get it out," says Ted. The film details how Ngoy fled Cambodia with his family during the Vietnam War and later went on to build a donut shop empire, only to lose it all because of a gambling addiction. Yes, you read that right. In 1985, Ngoy and his wife became American citizens assuming the American names of Ted and Christy, respectively, and were enjoying a lavish lifestyle including a million dollar home at Lake Mission Viejo, a vacation home in Big Bear, expensive cars, and vacations to Europe. Over the last few years, Tao has rebranded the shop with a colorful, hot pink logo and experimented in the kitchen, producing eye-catching, Instagram-friendly creations and original flavors. Some of his relationships didnt end well. Oklahoma-style smash burgers and Georgian dumplings make for some excellent cheap bites in Glendale, Husband and wife Felix Agyei and Hazel Rojas combine food from their heritages, creating a marriage of West African and Filipino cooking. His tenants opened their own stores and leased them out. Ted became known as the Donut King - or Uncle Ted,. In 1975, Ngoy fled the Khmer Rouge with his wife and three children to Camp Pendleton. "I had true love for her.". You just have to see the opportunity and go for it. Those are the wise words of Ted Ngoy. He began to disappear off to Las Vegas for days, losing $5,000, $7,000 a game, and neglecting his family and his doughnut empire. All night long Ted would watch people buying coffee and doughnuts, and he realised it was a good business. I called her when I found out and asked if she knew about Ford and Brown. I cry. When you hook up with gambling, your life's finished. He has converted to Christianity, he said, and prays often, asking God for help. They both drank and vowed to be faithful. Hes also a sign of Mexicos healthcare crisis, Black residents of Jackson, Miss., blast plans by white-dominated Legislature for more state control, Spain approves menstrual leave, teen abortion and trans laws. Ngoy doesnt remember how many stores he started or bought -- 40? That's because of a refugee who built up an empire, and became known as the Donut King, only to lose it all. "[7] In a positive review, Richard Whittaker with The Austin Chronicle said that "Gu does stellar work compiling and constructing Ngoys life story through interviews and archive and contemporary footage," and added "the animation sequences by Chapeau Studios and 1881 Animation that make the perfect drizzle of icing. He sat on the roof of his apartment and played his flute, the music sweeping over the neighborhood. Gambling is a devil. Faced with such determination, her family allowed the young lovers to be together. Ngoy bought his first doughnut shop from a couple who was retiring. An owner could keep costs low by employing his family. Christy always forgave him, but word got around that Ted could no longer be trusted. "It's a crazy story, but it's true," says Ted, now 78. "He was a little uneasy," Gu says. Under the Khmer Rouge leadership of Pol Pot people were forced to work on communal farms, and those with money or education were tortured and killed. Using his Republican Party connections, Ngoy successfully lobbied the U.S. for most-favored-nation trade status for Cambodia in 1995, helping create a modern garment industry and thousands of jobs. And I feel so much hurt. Because of the Ngoys, a Cambodian refugees first American job was often in a doughnut shop. His few shirts and pants hang from a clothesline. During the week they went to school, where sometimes they were so hungry they stole snacks from other kids' lunchboxes. Once, he was a poor boy who carried away one of Cambodias wealthiest daughters. Ngoy also involved himself in American politics, joining the Republican Party and hosting fundraisers for George H. W. Bush and encouraged fellow Cambodian immigrants to support the GOP. "It's a devil, it's a monster. Did working on this film change or contribute to your perspective of the American dream or immigrant stories?It seems like these days the American dream is harder and harder to attain. "When Alice called me, she described something that I have always wanted to tell but never thought that it would get picked up anywhere," Tao says. Cambodia was poor and under-developed after years of war. But one night, he had an idea. Next to the petrol station there was a doughnut shop called DK Donuts. He took a real estate class but said he couldnt retain the details. Money, doughnuts, sleep.. [6] Gu persuaded him to and, ultimately, he regarded his return as a 'healing experience,' and his ex-wife and children have forgiven him. "I cry. Ngoy's epic rags-to-riches-to-rags story has been chronicled before (in the I cant take credit for it, but I do feel like in the making of this film and having some of these people face feelings that they hadnt confronted in many years, it was very healing. I told them I'm very sorry 1,000 times. "I achieved my American dream," Ted says. When Christy returned to California for the birthday of a grandchild in 1999, Ngoy met a young woman and brought her to live in his house. A map of Christys Donuts, Winchells and Dunkin Donuts across California during the height of Ted Ngoys entrepreneurship in the 1970s through the 1990s. "I did not have time to take care of business, so business was going down. But on a later trip Ted had a go on the blackjack tables, and soon he was hooked on the glamour and the adrenaline. 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