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Ted Ngoy was born in the Cambodian village of Sisophon near the country's border with Thailand to a Chinese immigrant family. His father left him when he was 5 years old and was left to be raised alone by his single mother, who was from Shantou, Guangdong.
During an appearance Thursday, Feb. 20, on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the host asked Roker how he gets ready for his daily appearances on the Today show. Roker’s answer is bound to ...
The Cooper Do-nuts Riot was an alleged uprising in reaction to police harassment of LGBT people at a 24-hour donut cafe in Los Angeles in 1959. Whether the riot actually happened, the date, location and whether or not the cafe was a branch of the Cooper chain are all disputed, and there is a lack of contemporary documentary evidence, [1] with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) stating ...
The Compton's Cafeteria riot occurred in August 1966 in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco.The riot was a response to the violent and constant police harassment of trans people, particularly trans women, and drag queens.
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Randy's Donuts along the 405 freeway near LAX is the most famous of four surviving big donuts constructed by businessman Russell C. Wendell, who started the Big Do-Nut Drive-In chain in the 1940s. [2] [3] (A fifth donut has been converted into a bagel.) [3] At one time there were 10 Do-Nut Drive-Ins with 22-foot (6.7 m)-diameter giant donuts.
In California's post-pandemic economy, 24-hour businesses are becoming an endangered species, but a treasured community hub in San Francisco and its 84-year-old owner are still fighting to keep ...