Knead Donuts & Tea in Long Beach is more than a doughnut shop. It's a symbol of owner Huey Behuynh's Cambodian heritage and pride from the Apsara statues that stand tall in the shop to Knead's unique offerings like their Thai tea-filled crème brûlée or their pandan-infused French cruller.
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As the primary English communicator of her Cambodian American family, Suely Saro became accustomed to speaking up at a young age.
First, it was the kindergarten lunch tickets she had to request for her and her brother. In elementary school she was placed in the English learners class and had to petition to be moved out of it. A few years later she spoke up to argue her way into the honors classes that she needed for college.
Soon she was preparing income assistance applications and other official documents for her parents, other family members, and even the friends of family members. She learned that there were people whom government reached, and those it did not.