Sam Ung, founder of Phnom Penh Noodle House, brought Cambodian food—and community—to Seattle.
Seng Kok “Sam” Ung, founder of the Chinatown–International District restaurant Phnom Penh Noodle House, passed away from a heart attack this week at the age of 70. He survived the killing fields of the Khmer Rouge before settling as a refugee in Seattle and opening one of the city’s first Khmer-owned businesses in 1987. The restaurant continues to operate today, now run by his daughters, Diane, Darlene, and Dawn, who continue their father’s legacy.
“Helping others was a way of life,” says Diane of her father, something he learned from his own parents. Sam
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