Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Director Erin M. Curtis was quoted in a USC Annenberg Media story about how Cambodian immigrants are the reason Southern California has such an iconic donut culture.
Curtis completed her doctoral dissertation on Cambodian donut shops in Los Angeles, specifically in relation to US refugee policy and the history of mass food production.
“[Business and equipment] could be purchased relatively cheaply and set up quickly with fairly minimal labor,” said Curtis. “[It] has to do with why California was a place that was receptive to these kinds of businesses through fast food and car culture that was embedded here for a very, very long time.”
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