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Move to Tacoma PodcastGrowing Up in Tacoma’s Eastside Neighborhood with Silong Chhun
Silong Chhun moved to Tacoma as a two-year-old Cambodian refugee. In this interview on the Move to Tacoma Podcast Silong recounts his upbringing on the Eastside. Tacoma’s Eastside is a place of deep community and cultural richness. He shares memories of growing up in low-income housing, where families relied on each other for support, and highlights the role of places like Tacoma Community House in helping refugees adapt. Despite challenges, Silong emphasizes the strong sense of belonging and the vibrant mix of immigrant-owned businesses, food spots, and community gatherings that define the area.
He discusses how th...
2025-04-1250 min
ÁCCENTEDpraCh & Silong ChhunMusician and filmmaker praCh and multimedia artist and activist Silong Chhun speak with hosts Viet Thanh Nguyen and Philip Nguyen.ABOUT THE GUESTSSilong Chhun is a multimedia artist and communications specialist at Washington State's Office of Equity who uses art to advance social justice for all communities. As co-founder of the Khmer Anti-Deportation Advocacy Group (KhaagWa) and a co-founder of the award-winning Southeast Asian Comedy Collective, he focuses on sharing his cultural heritage while amplifying the voices of the marginalized. When not working on community initiatives, Chhun explores storytelling through various...
2025-04-0455 min
Death in Cambodia, Life in AmericaSpecial Guest - "On the Corners of Argyle and Glenwood'About 20 years ago, Stuart Isett lived on the corners of Argyle and Glenwood and noticed that many of his fellow neighbors were Cambodian Refugees from the Khmer Rouge. Years later, he put together a photo book called "On the Corners of Argyle and Glenwood' that showcases the Cambodian Refugee experience here in America. He captures the Cambodian youth of the 80's, grandmothers grieving, and families that are simply trying to create a new life from scratch in this new country. Today we are joined by 3 very important guests - Stuart Isett, Silong Chhun, and Pete Pin who a...
2022-05-1557 min
Crossing DivisionLet’s Talk About Stopping Anti-Asian Hate (March 24, 2021)Over the last year there has been a rise in hate incidents and hate crimes directed at Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) neighbors in our communities. Recently the hate became more deadly. Last week a white gunman targeted Asian businesses in Atlanta, with specific animus against Asian women, and killed six people.
What is happening, and how can we help each other?
We asked local activists and community leaders to talk about the rise in Anti-Asian hate, our history of exclusion and racism, and how we can work together to fight the hate that goes...
2021-03-2554 min
Chluy TalkEP 31: Stuart Isett, Silong Chhun & Pete Pin: On the Corners of Argyle and GlenwoodIn this episode, I have a conversation with the author & collaborators of a newly released book titled "On the corners of Argyle and Glenwood which documents Khmer Refugees living in Uptown Chicago in the early 90s. As a young graduate student in photography in the early 1990s. Stuart Isett found himself on the corners of Argyle and Glenwood streets in Chicago, photographing Cambodian refugees who had settled on the city’s north side near his apartment. Isett entered a world which would define his practice, spending much of the next 25 years working in South East Asia, often returning to wo...
2021-02-271h 17
The Bánh Mì ChroniclesSeason 4 TrailerI am excited to ring in the 2021 year with a new 4th season with a fresh lineup of incredible guests for this show. I decided to name this season’s theme, “Process” after reflecting on what has been a turbulent 2020 year marred with civil unrest, the global pandemic and the recent US election. in the aftermath of these events, I think of how the Asian American communities in particular are processing the challenges and losses from this past year, and how we as a community can learn from these experiences as we move onwards into 21. This theme also explores the event...
2020-12-2702 min
Sugar NutmegSilong Chhun on Cambodia and How Distance Brings Clarity & CourageSilong Chuun talks to us about how distance brings clarity and awareness, reclaiming narratives through his clothing brand "Red Scarf Revolution", creative ways to spark conversations and recontextualize history, parallels between the communist regime in Cambodia then and the capitalist administration in the US today, memoranda of understanding for Cambodian, Lao, and Vietnamese refugees, colonialism, imperialism, displacement, community, and how Southeast Asian immigrants struggle, hustle, shine, and thrive.
Silong Chhun was born in Cambodia at the end of the Khmer Rouge regime in 1979. He and his family arrived to the U.S. as refugees...
2020-10-101h 05
Hip Hop Social Worker Multi MediaNo Role Models featuring Silong ChhunConnected with Silong Chhun out in Tacoma. We talked about Mental health in the Cambodian community, his life growing up, what influenced him to leave corporate America to work in social services, how he used hip hop bridge his cultures, and his platform the Red Scarf Revolution https://redscarfrevolution.com/. We discuss many more topics in between as well.
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2020-06-091h 04
The Bánh Mì ChroniclesSeason 2 "1975" FinaleWelcome to the Season 2 Recap of The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast!
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Final closing remarks about this past season 2 reflecting on the year "1975"
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Following thanks to my following guests, Thanhha Lai, Van Huynh, Phanit Duong, Tung Nguyen, SIlong Chhun, Khemarey Khoeun, Tony Ho Tran, Punisa Pov, Kevin Yang, Saymoukda Vongsay, Simone Cottrell, Sambath Meas, Sina Sam, and Viet Thanh Nguyen for joining me on for this season and sharing your incredible journey and work with us.
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I would like to send my special thanks to my...
2020-06-0902 minThe Bánh Mì ChroniclesScars and Stripes w/ Silong Chhun(S2, EP 5) It has been an emotionally difficult ordeal for all of us as we are grappling with the severity of the coronavirus pandemic. It has been a challenge to continue the 2nd season of the podcast, but I also realize how important it is to spend time shifting part of my focus away from the ongoing bad news that's happening now as part of my way of coping, and to also have an outlet for those who are seeking a temporary distraction. I thank you for your support for this podcast as always, and wishing you all the lov...
2020-03-221h 36
We Art TacomaSilong ChhunSilong Chhun is a man of many artistic talents—music, audio, graphic design, film. He’s also a booster of Tacoma arts, having recently served on the Tacoma Arts Commission. Check out the new episode! Links Silong...
2019-10-1000 minWe Art TacomaSilong ChhunSilong Chhun is a man of many artistic talents—music, audio, graphic design, film. He’s also a booster of Tacoma arts, having recently served on the Tacoma Arts Commission. Check out the new episode! Links Silong...
2019-10-1024 min
This is Design SchoolSilong Chhun on Design for Social ChangeOn this episode, we interview Silong Chhun, a Communications Associate for the Tacoma Community House, and founder of the Red Scarf Revolution. Silong shares how his early upbringing in Cambodia has impacted his work, and about the importance of identity, persistence, and design as a center point for community, advocacy and activism.
2019-04-1530 min
Everything is Awesome with Jeff and ?The People Are the Ones Who Create the Culture ft Silong Chhun In which Jeff and KC welcome activist, advocate, artist, and entrepreneur Silong Chhun to the studio; Silong slowly grows to accept being an artist; he throws a comedy show; he went to Green River Community College, does radio at KGRG; Silong does the raps; drops some wisdom; Jeff has a tough week; KC has a parcel stolen; KC talks about why she wants to be a counselor; KC talks about her plans for the future; Silong arrives in America; Silong talks about why his company has the name Red Scarf Revolution; wants to build a bridge for the kids coming afte...
2017-11-072h 20