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The Donut King
Season 22
Episode 22
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.
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- Sunday May 5, 10:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Monday May 13, 4:30 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Monday May 13, 9:30 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Tuesday May 14, 5:30 AM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Saturday May 18, 11:30 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Sunday May 19, 1:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Monday May 20, 10:30 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
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