Donut (W)hole

PHUNG HUYNH

Andrew Hean, silkscreen print on paper, 20 x 26 inches, 2021

Emily Taing, silkscreen print on paper, 20 x 26 inches, 2021

Play Lotto Here, silkscreen print on paper, 20 x 26 inches, 2021

Press:

Dolly Li, “Phung Huynh: The Khmerican Donut Kid Experience,” KCET Artbound, documentary video, 2022

“Phung Huynh uses pink donut boxes for her artwork,” LA Unscripted, KTLA, May 16, 2022

Elaine Quijano, “Artist and podcaster describe the Cambodian-American refugee experience,” CBS News with anchor Elaine Quijano, May 11, 2022

Elaine Quijano, “How doughnut shops became a sweet American Dream,” CBS Sunday Morning show, May 8, 2022

Robin Estrin, “Donut (W)hole: Meet kids of Cambodian immigrants and refugees,” KCRW, Greater LA, April 13, 2022

Eric Resendiz, “Art exhibit in Boyle Heights honors ‘donut kids,’ Cambodian immigrant community,” ABC Channel 7 News, April 1, 2022

Cathy Chaplin, “This Southeast Asian Artist Uses Iconic Pink Doughnut Boxes as a Canvas For Storytelling,” Eater LA, March 30, 2022

Neda Ulaby, “Pink donut boxes are canvas for artist portraying kids of Cambodia-American refugees,” NPR, March 22, 2022

Carren Jao, “Artist Captures the Khmerican Donut Kid Experience,” KCET, March 10, 2022

Matt Stromberg and Elisa Wouk Almino, “Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for March 2022,” Hyperallergic, February 28, 2022

Cash Only, silkscreen print on paper, 20 x 26 inches, 2021

Sold Out, silkscreen print on paper, 26 x 20 inches, 2021

Michelle Sou, silkscreen print on paper, 20 x 26 inches, 2021

Ratana Kim, silkscreen print on paper, 20 x 26 inches, 2021

Chamroen Eng Donut Box, silkscreen print on donut box, 25 x 30.5 inches, 2021

Dorothy Chow, silkscreen print on paper, 20 x 26 inches, 2021

Monica Khun, silkscreen print on paper, 20 x 26 inches, 2021

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Donut (W)hole

This body of serigraph prints was featured in a solo exhibition at Self Help Graphics & Art.Donut W(h)ole is an homage to the Cambodian immigrant and Cambodian American (Khmerican), the aftermath of warfare and genocide, stories of survival, determination, and commitment to the family unit. The exhibition is also a celebration of the Cambodian stories told through the lens of "Donut Kids," first and second generation Khmericans who grew up in their family's donut shop. These donut shops represent a cultural space where refugees and immigrants reshape their lives in the process of negotiating, assimilating, and becoming American.

This series was produced in collaboration with Pink Box Stories, founded by Dr. Jaspal Sandhu, which archives the lives and stories of Donut Kids throughout California.

This exhibition was supported in part by the Pasadena Art Alliance.