The 2 Khmerican Sisters Podcast
We are your co-hosts, Mellissa & Jasmine!
20 | The Life & Travel Journey of Taiwanese-American Engineer, Anchie Huang
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Lives by the motto, “work hard, play hard”, Anchie has traveled to 31 countries & counting. Tune into this episode to learn about the life and travel journey of a Taiwanese American Engineer.
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19 | Khmer Transgenerational Trauma & Mental Health with Amira Noeuv
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One of the biggest strengths in our Khmer culture is our natural gravitation toward kinship, including the love for our family and community. We discuss the importance of mental health and healing within our Khmer community and hope that some of these stories and experiences resonate with you and help you feel that you are not alone in this journey toward healing and achieving inner peace.
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18 | The Journey to Finding My Authentic Self with Dr. Huy Hoang
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Raised in a highly diverse neighborhood, Huy's parents worked extremely hard to run their family restaurant while he spent his childhood years helping them out and studying. He discovered his love and passion for helping, mentoring and teaching others during his Pharmaceutical career. He speaks of the importance of listening, respecting, and loving your family despite political differences.
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17 | Sleep Paralysis & Paranormal Activities within the Khmer Community
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Note: The Khmer language is spoken in which Jasmine translates into English for non-Khmer speakers. Tune into this unique, unusual, and spooky cultural experience...if you dare.
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Jasmine interviews 3 Khmericans of different generations: Mama Oui, Lisha & Mellissa, who have suffered from sleep paralysis and reveal that they had experienced paranormal activities In the Cambodian culture, this is called “khmaoch sângkât” which means a ghost sitting on top of your chest. Culturally, many Cambodians have strong beliefs that ghosts visit them or that they interact with loved ones or other people that they lost in the killing fields.
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16 | Using Your Voice for Change with John W. Fraser III
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John reveals some of the raw struggles and challenges of what it's like to be a Black man in America. Born in Long Island, NY, John identifies as Caribbean American. His family’s heritage is Guyanese and Trinidadian. In this episode, we seek to learn and understand the experiences of our Black & Brown community. We also chat about what it means to be #GoodTrouble and ruffling feathers to advocate for change.
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15 | Khmer Women Empowerment with Lina Vong
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Lina, aka Spring Roll Fever, shares intimate details of her coming out process while dealing with traditional gender roles during her upbringing. She talks about the pressures to succeed academically while pursuing her passions in theater, as well as the importance of taking pauses to take care of personal matters and build a solid career.
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14 | Navigating Adversity as a Queer Viet-Khmer American with Randy Kim
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Randy, Host & Producer of The Bánh Mì Chronicles, gets vulnerable about some of his challenges as a 2nd generation Queer Viet-Khmer American. Learn how he has navigated through adversity in his life and has become more in tuned with his identities by surrounding himself with strong, unapologetic and empowered individuals, who inspire him to live life more authentically.
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13 | Keeping the Khmer Roots Alive through Food & Media with Chann Sou
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Chann, a 2nd generation Khmer-American from Portland, Oregon, was the first person in his family to graduate from college with both a bachelor's & master's degree. He is currently pursuing his dream as a Food Show Host, Filmmaker & Chef and is always looking for ways to help other communities of color share their story through art, food, and music.
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12 | Staying Hopeful During COVID-19
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Are you staying hopeful during COVID-19? Hear how our 2020 is going so far. We talk about how we have overcome some personal challenges and what we do to relieve stress and anxiety. It's more important than ever to keep our heads up and help each other get through these difficult and challenging times.
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11 | Navigating My African-American Female Identity with Mireille Wello
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Mireille immigrated with her family from Central Africa to the U.S. for a better life at only 3 years. Based in LA, Mireille is a Marketing Media Executive and speaks French and Lingala. She discusses the dichotomy of the two cultures she grew up with and some of its joys and challenges. She also shares her experiences with racism and discrimination and what it's like to travel internationally as an African-American Female.
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