The 2 Khmerican Sisters Podcast
We are your co-hosts, Mellissa & Jasmine!
26 | What Being Khmerican (Cambodian-American) Means to Us
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As 2020 comes to an end, we take a moment to reflect on the past 6 months of the 2 Khmerican Sisters passion project, celebrate all of our achievements, and chat about our goals/lessons for 2021. We will also finally answer the question of what it means to be Khmerican "Khmer-American".
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25 | Raising Mixed-Race Children & Navigating an Interracial Marriage with Chanira Reang Sperry, Ed.D.
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Chanira Reang Sperry, a 1.5 Khmer American and daughter of Refugees, is an influential leader advocating for equitable opportunities in the field of education for over 20 years. As a Director of Student Services at UW School of Dentistry, she uses a race and equity lens to inform her work in mentoring students and teaching from a culturally responsive curriculum. In this episode, she shares her experiences of what it was like having to acculturate into American culture, raising her mixed-race children, and navigating an interracial marriage. Chanira also reveals her family’s heart-wrenching story of escaping by boat from Cambodia to the United States that moved us deeply.
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24 | Education, The Arts & Pilipino Heritage with Mark Juaton
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Mark is a Pilipino educator with over 9 years of experience teaching primary grades in Seattle, Kent, Los Angeles, and San Diego. He was born in the Philippines, identifies as part of the LGBTQIA+ community, and can also speak Chavacano, Tagalog, and some Spanish. In this episode, Mark shares his advice on staying true to who you are and always presenting kindness, love, and understanding to others, regardless of who they are. He also talks about the important roles that the arts & social media play in our daily lives.
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23 | Disrupting the Figure Skating Industry with Coach Michelle Hong
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Michelle shares her unique upbringing as a Cambodian American living in the Bay Area, who started figure skating at a very young age. She talks about her family's resourcefulness in navigating around financial challenges in this highly exclusive, elite sport and opens up about the mental challenges of transitioning from competitive figure skating to college and coaching. Today, Michelle is Founder and CEO of Coach Michelle Hong and a Global Coach and Choreographer. She’s created the first-ever online platform for figure skating content dedicated to empowering all generations of athletes and making it accessible to everyone.
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22 | Self-Love, Compassion & Healing with Thai-Khmer
American Singer, Host and Actor, Soup Pha
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COVID-19 has been a roller coaster of emotions for many people, including Soup, who has had a lot of time to be idle in his thoughts. He opens up about depression and trauma as well as the ups and downs of the music and entertainment industry. Soup emphasizes the importance of loving yourself, having compassion for others, and learning to heal from a dark past. His passion and positivity is incredibly infectious. In this episode, Soup also challenges us to embrace in our Khmer roots by brushing up on our native language.
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21 | Practicing Gratitude & Mindfulness
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As the year is coming to the end, we reflect on what we are most grateful for and get deep and intimate about the trials and tribulations of our life experiences. If you get easily stressed and overwhelmed like we do, tune in to hear how we’ve learned to read our body signals of when we need to take a step back and breathe. We also share our personal tips on how we are aiming to feel more relaxed and happy by practicing gratitude and living more mindfully.
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