Peggy and Andrew Cherng
CO-FOUNDERS
PANDA EXPRESS
WHO: In 1973, co-founded what is now largest Chinese restaurant chain in the U.S., with more than 2,200 doors, 40,000 employees and annual sales topping $3B.
WHY: Couple has secondary home at the Oceanfront Strand at Headlands neighborhood in Dana Point.
IN THE NEWS: Donated $100M last year to City of Hope to combine best of Western and Eastern medicines.
NOTABLE: Immigrants from Myammar and China praise America for its opportunities.
IN THEIR WORDS: “This gift focuses on what is possible when Western medicine’s ability to cure the disease is combined with Eastern medicine’s role in restoring the body to holistically heal cancer patients.” —Peggy Cherng
