The 2 Khmerican Sisters Podcast
We are your co-hosts, Mellissa & Jasmine!
45 | Self-Care & Creativity for Better Health with Melissa Khoeum Barnett
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Melissa Khoeum Barnett is a Cambodian-American Product Manager by day & blogger by night. Melissa is passionate about self-care, beauty, and lifestyle. This episode serves as an inspiration for those who need to incorporate some creativity and fun into their day-to-day routine. We love and admire Melissa’s ways of finding the calm and joy through these rough times, such as creating a vision board to allow her to reflect and find purpose. Life is too short to not show up as our full selves.
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44 | Khmer New Year Traditions បុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំថ្មី with Yey & Ma
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Happy Khmer New Year / បុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំថ្មី! As we have gotten older, we have become more interested in our family’s culture. You will hear about times when our mom’s side of the family celebrated Khmer New Year at the Khao I Dang refugee camp. There are many laughs and memories as our Yey and Ma reflect together, even learning things that they hadn’t discussed before. Yey and Ma also share their favorite dishes and traditions to partake in while living in the States. They share their well wishes for the younger generation in our family to have bright futures and to continue taking interest in our Khmer roots.
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43 | Healthy Relationships with the Self (Amira + Nolita)
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Improving your mental health requires prioritizing yourself first before taking care of others. Hear from 4 Cambodian-American women on how they are learning to give more love and attention to their physical and psychological growth, creating a work-life balance, managing toxic relationships, and cultivating positive habits to improve their overall health, happiness and well-being. While we all have busy lives, this episode serves as an important reminder to consider what you are doing to help yourself be the best version that you can be.
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42 | We Are NOT Silent (Cathy + Firda) *BONUS*
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Learn more about Cathy and Firda:
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NOT a Virus. NOT Your Model Minority. NOT Silent.
As Southeast Asian American women, we feel highly concerned for the safety of ourselves, our families and neighbors. We share our personal stories of when we have experienced racism and harassment, and what we did or did not do to address the harm done. We reflect on how people develop hatred when they “other” people around them. Our AAPI / PoC families have sacrificed their whole lives to help our generations survive and succeed in America. We hope our words inspire you to speak up whenever you experience and witness harm from racism and hate, and to check in with those that you love. |
41 | Short Girl Power with Sam "Smushpig" Javier
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Learn more about Sam "Smushipig" Javier:
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At an awesome height of 4’8”, Sam Javier empowers other short people through her work as a Public Speaker, Brand Ambassador and Model. Being born and raised in Kapolei, Hawaii on the island of Oahu to first generation Filipino-American parents, Sam was instilled to work extremely hard in life, to be ambitious and to LOVE FOOD. Her background includes completing a politics and speech program at Stanford University at age 13, being valedictorian of her graduating class, and achieving her Bachelor’s Degree in International Business, Cum Laude, while studying abroad in Japan and China for her double minors. In this episode, we discuss the topics of tough love and discipline, the value of family and conversation, colorism, the societal narrative around being short, food as a privilege, and paying it forward.
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40 | Rise Against AAPI Violence *BONUS*
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Racism towards our AAPI community is not new; but, case after case, we need to speak up. Process with us and listen in on our feelings and thoughts towards the growing racial violence and hate happening in our communities. The reality is that these verbal and physical attacks can happen to us, our family members, friends and community members at any time. We also suggest ways on how we can each do our part in addressing racism in our everyday spaces, and how we can unite as AAPI individuals and allies to continue the fight against racial injustices. We hope our words can be of comfort and inspiration to those out there who are feeling lost, vulnerable, overwhelmed, and enraged like we are.
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39 | Women Empowerment & Entrepreneurship with Kandy Robertson
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Learn more about Kandy Robertson:
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Kandy Robertson is a 1st Gen. Khmer-American who owns several businesses and shares what it’s like to be a women of color female-preneur! Kandy is the Founder of a luxury haircare line called, Emprəs™, that is inspired by Cambodian royalty. She’s also the CEO of Conquer Marketing, which is an agency that specializes in social media marketing, branding and advertising. Kandy talks about the intergenerational / transgenerational trauma that has impacted her life as a daughter of refugees and how she has become a stronger woman from this challenging journey. She also discusses the importance of balancing family life while learning new skills and immersing in different career paths. Reflecting on her past experiences, both personal and professional, Kandy offers many words of wisdom to those who want to feel stronger, more empowered and confident, despite any obstacles that may come our way.
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38 | Life After Law: Reconnecting with my Roots with Khmaussie Piny Ly
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Learn more about Piny Ly:
Note: English subtitles and video interview available on our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/KRa4WydTdAs |
Piny Ly is a Khmer Australian (Khmaussie), born & raised in Sydney, Australia, who was a former Corporate Lawyer for 6 years in Hong Kong. In the midst of her law firm closing down, Piny pursued a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to volunteer with the Cambodian Children’s Fund (CCF) and uproot her life in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. She discusses about reconnecting to her Khmer roots through learning the Cambodian culture and language and the current issues facing our Khmer community in the homeland. Piny now serves on the CCF Hong Kong Board as its first Cambodian, and she is the President of The Cambodian Society. She also opens up about her challenging and unique upbringing and discusses how she is adjusting to her new life in Cambodia. Piny is a shining example of a fearless and compassionate leader!
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37 | Purpose + Entrepreneurship with Michael Huang
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Michael Huang is a 1st generation Taiwanese American, Seattle native, advertising veteran, and nearly retired breakdancer. We learned about his early beginnings in discovering his purpose and passions, his commitment towards racial equity and social justice, and how his identities have molded him into the leader he is today. During college, Michael founded the University of Washington (UW) Hip Hop Student Association and organized international dance competitions throughout the region. He has worked in advertising for global brands like United Air, Nike, Microsoft and more. 6 years ago, he founded Milli, a modern creative agency focused on content, strategy, and social impact.
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