Born in a Refugee Camp, Now Telling Cambodian Stories | Vanny (Khmer Voices) | 122

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of What Kind of Asian Are You?, Kyle sits down with Vanny, host of the podcast Khmer Voices, to explore what it means to grow up Cambodian in the diaspora beyond the narratives of genocide and survival that often define the community.Born in a refugee camp in Thailand and raised in Canada, Vanny shares how silence, survival, and generational trauma shaped her upbringing and how storytelling became a path toward healing, identity, and cultural pride.We talk about: Growing up in the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge genocide  The silence around mental health in Cambodian families  Why diaspora identity is more than history and trauma  Reclaiming Cambodian culture through food, language, and storytelling  Building community media spaces for the next generation  And what it means to turn survival into creation Recorded during AAPI Heritage Month, Mental Health Awareness Month, and Mother’s Day weekend, this conversation is a reflection on motherhood, memory, and the power of telling your own story.Follow Vanny:InstagramFollow the Podcast:SpotifyApple PodcastFollow Cambodian Cultural Centre:InstagramSupport the showThank you for listening! Help this podcast:1. Follow us on Instagram @whatkindofasianpod 2. Share our episodes with friends and family3. Subscribe to us on your streaming platform4. Leave us a rating and review on Spotify and Apple Podcast5. Buy Us a Coffee! (Supporting us financially really helps but it's definitely not required, do it if you can) All the links!https://linktr.ee/whatkindofasianareyoupod