RKS 2023 Film: Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival: “Liquor Store Dreams”

Self titled “liquor store baby” So Yun Um recounts her story as the child of Korean immigrant South Los Angeles liquor store owners in the documentary “Liquor Store Dreams”. In the late 80’s Um says that 70% of all liquor stores in South Los Angeles were owned by Koreans. She also has her Korean friendContinue reading “RKS 2023 Film: Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival: “Liquor Store Dreams””

“The Donut King”: Cambodian Congestion in the California Donut Scene!

After reading the autobiography of Ted Ngoy titled “The Donut King” I was delighted to see there is now a documentary of the same name and its executive producer was Ridley Scott so there must have been some serious money behind its production. Ted Ngoy was a Cambodian military officer in a non-combat position thatContinue reading ““The Donut King”: Cambodian Congestion in the California Donut Scene!”