That self-guided tour back in 2017 took her to King Donuts, the laundromat–doughnut shop–teriyaki joint that had been a community hub in Rainier Beach for decades. A conversation sparked. The price was right. Sok summoned one of her five sons, Travis Chhuor, who was living in Texas with his family. She looped in her eldest, Hong Chhuor, who had just bought a house nearby. A new family business began—so did a new chapter for a neighborhood institution.

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