Donut People
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0:01 - 0:06♪ Cambodian music ♪
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0:22 - 0:30[DONUT PEOPLE]
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0:30 - 0:32[Samoeurn Phan]
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0:32 - 0:35[Affectionately known as
Pou Sam (Uncle Sam)] -
0:35 - 0:39[Sam has opened over 20 donut shops
for Cambodian families across Houston.] -
0:39 - 0:42(Uncle Sam) Well,
when I came here in 1994 -
0:42 - 0:47to eat one donut you didn't realize
how much work goes into one donut -
0:48 - 0:51until you actually go into
doing the donuts. -
0:53 - 0:57You know, it takes quite a bit
just to make one donut. -
0:58 - 1:01I start off by finding a location.
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1:01 - 1:02If I find a location,
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1:02 - 1:08I get a family that needs a donut shop
to go to look at the location, -
1:08 - 1:11and if they like it,
we negotiate the price, -
1:11 - 1:14and if the price is right,
I build it for them and turn them the key. -
1:15 - 1:18You know, most of them
already know how to make donuts. -
1:18 - 1:20They work for a family member,
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1:20 - 1:24you know, they've already worked
for like two, three or five years -
1:24 - 1:27to save up the money
to start up the business. -
1:28 - 1:30[Chandara Meas
Owner of Snowflake Donuts, Galveston] -
1:30 - 1:33[Cambodian Immigrant]
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1:35 - 1:37(Chandara Meas) That's what I'm saying,
when I came to the States, -
1:37 - 1:41I don't have no relatives with me,
I don't speak that much English, -
1:41 - 1:43I gotta start to learn English
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1:43 - 1:45and start to work to support myself...
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1:45 - 1:48and I don't have chance
to go back to college, -
1:48 - 1:51so I end up at a donut shop.
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1:51 - 1:54Most Cambodians who take us,
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1:54 - 1:58they own a donut shop,
they run a donut business... -
1:59 - 2:02yeah, you know, it's hard to do it,
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2:03 -not many people want to do that job
as I'm doing right now. -
Not Synced[Countless Cambodians were tortured]
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Not Synced[and more than a million were killed]
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Not Synced[under the brutal Khmer Rouge regime.]
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Not Synced[More than a million Cambodians fled
and became refugees.] -
Not SyncedFrom 1975 to 1979,
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Not Syncedthere's Khmer Rouge ran by Pol Pot.
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Not SyncedAt that time I was 10 years old...
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Not SyncedI still remember the torture,
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Not Syncedlot of people died
by starving and sickness... -
Not Syncedmost of [the time]
they were killing people. -
Not SyncedThat was a hard time
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Not Syncedand that was the worst thing
that happened in the world. -
Not SyncedMost Cambodians escaped from the war
in 1981after the Khmer Rouge regime, -
Not Syncedand when they started to come here,
people don't speak that much English, -
Not Syncedso that's why they started
working at donut shops -
Not Syncedbecause most of them what they do
are family business -- -
Not SyncedThis is my wife's nephew.
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Not SyncedHe just came to the USA last year.
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Not SyncedHe came in a special case
that they call "Lottery Visa". -
Not SyncedHe's a lucky one
that won a lottery green card. -
Not SyncedThe business we just opened--
it is kind of slow, it's brand new. -
Not SyncedHopefully, we can stay for a long time
until we get some profit... -
Not Syncedto take care of my family, my kids...
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Not Syncedgo to school, go to college...
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Not SyncedI have a beautiful kid.
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Not SyncedIt's like, if you work for a company,
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Not Syncedyou have a different schedule
than the donut people. -
Not SyncedSo the donut people,
we wake up at 2:00 or 3:00 am, -
Not Syncedand we'll be done by 12:00 or 1:00 pm,
and take a couple-of-hours-nap, -
Not Syncedand, you know, get together
and then, go to sleep, and wake up, -
Not Syncedand go to make some more donuts!
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Not Synced(man singing Karaoke in Cambodian)
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Not Synced[Tao Ngo Vietnamese Restaurant
North Houston] -
Not Synced[Cambodian Karaoke Party]
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Not Synced4:10
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Not SyncedHola Maria
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Not SyncedHola Juan
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Not Syncedyo soy 111
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Not Synced22233
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Not SyncedJenny
- Title:
- Donut People
- Description:
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This short food film tells the story of Cambodian immigrants in Texas, where Cambodians own an estimated 95% of the donut shops. Some of the film's subjects escaped torture and persecution in Cambodia at the hands of the Khmer Rouge. Interviews with immigrants and their children offer insights into the culture. The film wraps up with a look at the exciting new style of Cambodian donut shop/coffee house with gourmet Asian donuts and hip baristas.
- Video Language:
- English
- Team:
- Eating With My Five Senses
- Project:
- Food Film Festival - New York 2019
- Duration:
- 11:46
Jenny Lam published English subtitles for Donut People | ||
Jenny Lam edited English subtitles for Donut People | ||
Jenny Lam edited English subtitles for Donut People | ||
Jenny Lam edited English subtitles for Donut People | ||
Jenny Lam edited English subtitles for Donut People | ||
Jenny Lam edited English subtitles for Donut People | ||
Jenny Lam edited English subtitles for Donut People | ||
Jenny Lam edited English subtitles for Donut People |