Today (June 3rd) is National Donut Day! Go out and get your free donuts. Well, sort of free. If you have to buy a coffee to get a "free" donut, is it really free? That is a riddle for another day.
To celebrate National Donut Day I learned all about the Donut King.
The Donut King starring Ted Ngoy
In 1975, Ted Ngoy came to America from Cambodia to start a new life. He managed to build a multi-million dollar donut empire which he then used to help other refugees.
This is a fascinating story. It is triumph and tragedy all rolled into one. Ted fell in love with donuts and just decided that was what he was going to do. He turned a job in a donut shop into one store than another and another and so on. He then sponsored other Cambodian refugees so they could come to America and taught them the donut business. It was interesting to see how he becomes a legend to the Cambodian community, a legend that continued even after he had returned to Cambodia. It is a well told story that gives you the good and the bad. It is a story that takes you to the highs and the lows of success. And it is all the more impressive because it is true.
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