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The Saffron Wraiths on Japan Wut AI Music Podcast 6: Asia Psychedelica. Gritty riffs, funky drums, Khmer mysticism. Japanese-Cambodian band blends Sabbath & Cambodian rock. Survived guitarist's '90 shoe-itis death. #AsiaPsychedelica

Designed by six-time Major Champion Sir Nick Faldo, Vattanac Golf Resort offers two world-class 18-hole courses set amidst replicas of Angkor-era temples. Blending championship golf with Khmer heritage and five-star luxury, this destination promises more than a game. On this episode of The Wednesday Match Play Podcast brought to you by Eden Mill St Andrews, Damian shares his passion for hospitality and golf, reflecting on his journey from London to destinations like Abu Dhabi, China, and now Cambodia. He discusses the importance of immersing himself in new cultures, working with translators to bridge language gaps, and striving to become an Elite Member of Distinguished Golf Destinations. Damian also highlights the unique experience of having a brewery on-site and notes that 30 percent of their guests come from China. This was an international conversation and an honor to have Damian on the show. Let's tee off.

TESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜ https://www.bastabugie.it/8197CINQUANT'ANNI FA INIZIAVA L'INCUBO DEI KHMER ROSSI IN CAMBOGIA di Stefano Magni Il 17 aprile di 50 anni fa, cadeva Phnom Penh. La capitale della Cambogia finiva nelle mani dei Khmer Rossi, il movimento comunista, maoista, più letale della storia. Nei tre anni successivi, il regime retto con pugno di ferro da Pol Pot, eliminerà un terzo della sua stessa popolazione. Suo obiettivo dichiarato era quello di realizzare l'utopia comunista entro il 1990, non importava con quali metodi e con quanti morti.L'ascesa al potere dei Khmer Rossi avvenne dopo otto anni di guerra civile. A distruggere il già precario equilibrio di quella regione dell'Asia sudorientale, che aveva ottenuto l'indipendenza nel 1953 dalla Francia, fu soprattutto la guerra del Vietnam. Il principe Sihanouk, succeduto pacificamente al dominio francese, si era barcamenato fra il comunismo (in espansione in tutta la regione) e l'alleanza con gli Stati Uniti, protettori del Vietnam del Sud. Quando il Vietnam del Nord, comunista, nel 1959, incominciò a invadere il Vietnam del Sud (nazionalista) infiltrandovi i suoi militari e guerriglieri, Sihanouk non riuscì o non volle opporsi. Nel 1965, primo anno dell'intervento americano in Vietnam, la Cambogia era già diventata il principale terreno di transito dei nordvietnamiti. Essendo un paese neutrale, lì non potevano essere colpiti dagli americani e dai sudvietnamiti. Sihanouk represse violentemente il comunismo all'interno del suo paese. Nella sola rivolta contadina nel distretto di Samlaut (scoppiata a seguito di espropri arbitrari), dal 1967 al 1970, fece uccidere 12mila persone. I militari tagliavano le teste dei contadini e le mandavano a Phnom Penh, come prova del lavoro eseguito. Fu in quel periodo, in opposizione al regime, che crebbe il movimento armato dei Khmer Rossi, ispirato al maoismo più intransigente. Ma in politica estera, lo stesso Sihanouk si avvicinò alla Cina di Mao e all'Urss di Brezhnev e ruppe con gli americani.REPUBBLICA KHMERNel 1970, quando Sihanouk era a Mosca in visita di Stato, i militari presero il potere. Lon Nol, uno dei peggiori macellai della repressione di Samlaut, divenne presidente, di fatto il dittatore, della nuova "Repubblica Khmer". Promise lotta alla corruzione e cacciata dei vietnamiti e chiese subito agli Usa di intervenire in suo aiuto. In meno di un mese, Nixon autorizzò un intervento di terra, segreto, in territorio cambogiano. Militarmente fu un successo: i nordvietnamiti vennero cacciati dalle aree di confine. Politicamente fu un disastro: i comunisti di Ho Chi Minh si dispersero nel paese e insegnarono ai Khmer Rossi come si combatteva contro un esercito regolare. Lon Nol si alienò ulteriormente la popolazione, prima di tutto perché si dimostrò ancora più corrotto del predecessore. Poi perché fu ancora più violento, perseguitò tutti i vietnamiti del paese, i cattolici e le altre minoranze religiose e represse nel sangue ogni manifestazione di dissenso. Contro di lui si allearono monarchici e comunisti: Sihanouk e i Khmer Rossi formarono un Fronte di Unità Nazionale. Nel 1973 controllavano già metà del paese e Lon Nol chiese di nuovo l'aiuto degli americani. Nixon autorizzò una campagna di bombardamenti aerei (anche questa segreta), in cui perirono decine di migliaia di civili, oltre ai guerriglieri. Fu un successo effimero: l'avanzata dei comunisti venne solo temporaneamente arginata, ma come reazione ai bombardamenti le popolazioni contadine si arruolarono in massa nei Khmer Rossi, anche se ormai era chiaro, nelle aree che avevano occupato, che il loro regime fosse molto più letale di quello nazionalista di Lon Nol.LA KAMPUCHEA DEMOCRATICANell'aprile del 1975, quando il Vietnam del Sud era in procinto di essere sopraffatto dal Nord e gli americani se ne erano ormai andati, i Khmer Rossi vinsero la guerra civile. Sihanouk rimase ufficialmente il capo di Stato ancora per un anno, poi venne costretto agli arresti domiciliari. Nasceva la Kampuchea Democratica, Khieu Samphan era il presidente, ma il vero uomo al comando era il primo ministro, leader del movimento armato comunista, Saloth Sar, detto Pol Pot. Educato a Parigi (aveva Jean Paul Sartre quale mentore), volle creare l'utopia comunista dal giorno uno del suo regno. Tutte le città, a partire da Phnom Penh, vennero evacuate con urgenza. Anche i malati e i feriti ricoverati negli ospedali furono gettati in strada. Agli evacuati le nuove autorità dissero che si trattava di una misura temporanea e di portarsi dietro il minimo indispensabile. In realtà erano destinati a partecipare a un gigantesco esperimento sociale: trasformare i cittadini in contadini. Le evacuazioni, effettuate con metodi da deportazione, costarono decine di migliaia di vittime. Ed era solo l'inizio della sofferenza.Tutta la popolazione cambogiana venne riorganizzata in comunità contadine. Non era possibile alcuna libertà di movimento: di fatto erano prigionieri di campi di lavoro. I turni andavano dalle 12 alle 14 ore al giorno, senza pause se non per subire il lavaggio del cervello ideologico nelle sessioni di rieducazione. Tutti i membri del vecchio regime e le loro famiglie vennero sterminati. Tutti i religiosi, a qualunque religione appartenessero, vennero uccisi. Per il resto, ogni comandante e funzionario locale aveva diritto di vita e di morte sui suoi contadini. I più sadici e sospettosi uccidevano anche chi solo portava gli occhiali, simbolo di degenerazione borghese. Poteva essere ucciso anche chi fosse considerato "pigro" nel lavoro dei campi, chi non aveva abbastanza calli sulle mani, chi non rispondeva in modo appropriato nelle sessioni di rieducazione, chi conosceva lingue straniere, chi esercitava professioni liberali prima dell'anno zero della nuova era.GESTI D'AMORE VIETATI E PUNITINon era permesso parlare in prima persona singolare: l'Io era bandito. Non era permesso l'affetto personale: parole dolci e gesti d'amore erano vietati e puniti. Doveva essere amato solo il partito. Dall'inizio del 1977, i matrimoni furono solo combinati dai quadri del partito, fra uomini e donne che fra loro non si conoscevano. I figli furono separati dai genitori, educati dal partito. Tutto era in comune, le coltivazioni destinate al catasto, il cibo razionato e consumato in mense collettive. La morte per fame divenne la regola e i contadini che cercavano di rubare il cibo o di consumarlo mentre lo coltivavano erano condannati a morte.Nemmeno i quadri e i dirigenti dei Khmer erano esenti dalla paura. I tentativi di colpi di Stato furono molto numerosi, almeno nove in tre anni. Pol Pot rispose con purghe periodiche. Le vittime principali erano i comunisti rientrati dall'estero, invogliati dalla propaganda di Phnom Penh. Quasi tutti finirono sotto la scure della repressione. Il carcere di Tuol Sleng, destinato agli epurati, divenne il simbolo dello sterminio cambogiano, l'unico luogo in cui l'identità delle vittime e la data della loro esecuzione venne documentata minuziosamente. La quasi totalità degli internati a Tuol Sleng venne uccisa, dai plotoni d'esecuzione o nelle camere di tortura.Il regime Khmer era anche profondamente razzista. Nonostante l'alleanza con Pechino, sterminò la quasi totalità dei cinesi residenti in Cambogia (circa 200mila perirono in questo genocidio nel genocidio), la minoranza musulmana Cham e decine di migliaia di vietnamiti. E fu proprio per salvare questi ultimi dall'annientamento che, alla fine del 1978, il Vietnam invase la Cambogia. In poco più di un mese spazzò via l'infernale regime. Ma nel paese non tornò la libertà, si instaurò un altro regime comunista, guidato da Samrin (un ex Khmer Rosso fuggito in Vietnam) e solo meno repressivo e letale del precedente. Per questo è così difficile, ancora oggi, fare luce sul crimine immenso dei Khmer Rossi e punire i suoi responsabili. Il colpo di spugna sul passato, comunque, non cancella i due milioni di morti, assassinati in appena tre anni, con un'intensità senza precedenti. Uccisi nel nome di un'utopia, di un paradiso in terra che garantì l'inferno a un popolo intero. 

Đã 50 năm trôi qua kể từ khi Khmer Đỏ do Pol Pot lãnh đạo, nắm quyền kiểm soát Campuchia vào năm 1975, sau cuộc nội chiến kéo dài 5 năm. Úc đã tiếp nhận hàng ngàn người tị nạn Campuchia, từ cuối những năm 1970 đến giữa những năm 1980. Khi SBS kỷ niệm 50 năm thành lập, một số người cho biết các chương trình bằng ngôn ngữ của đài phát thanh này, đã giúp họ cảm thấy như ở nhà tại Úc.

Vor 50 Jahren kamen der "Steinzeitkommunist" Pol Pot und seine Clique in Kambodscha an die Macht. Sie löschten fast ein Viertel der Bevölkerung aus. Die Folgen sind bis heute spürbar. Die Reportage von Jennifer Johnston.

Os khmer vermelhos conquistaram o poder no Camboja há 50 anos. Esta é a história de como uma pequena elite educada em França conquistou um país que em tempos já foi um poderoso império asiáticoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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# Why Phnom Penh is the Best City on the Planet: https://erickimphotography.com/why-phnom-penh-is-the-greatest-city-on-the-planet/Ok, some simple thoughts and observations:First, I think I could speak well because I've literally been on like all the best cities on the planet. It's at least like 1000 times better than any other city on the planet. Why? Let me try to do a comprehensive breakdown:First, Khmer culture. Difficult to explain Khmer culture if you've never been here, but what's super interesting about Khmer culture is that it is an interesting combination of calm, peaceful, tranquil, zen. The feeling I have is everyone is really at a sense of peace, calm.  Second, the youth. I think the median age for people here is like 21 or 25 years old? Literally everybody you meet is super young in the city. Everyone is super super happy smiling all the time, extremely friendly, great at English, and also very ambitious. And it kind of makes sense, like when you go to a café or a restaurant… The whole place is run by like 18 19 20 year-olds.

Pour la première fois à Paris est exposé un morceau du Vishnou couché du Mébon occidental. Une statue de plus de cinq mètres de longueur ainsi que certains de ses morceaux. Des pièces qui ont été longtemps séparées et qui sont rassemblées pour l'exposition «Bronzes Royaux d'Angkor, un art du divin». Cet événement rassemble aussi plus de 200 artéfacts de l'art Khmer. À la veille de la nuit européenne des Musées, on a choisi de pousser la porte du musée Guimet, le musée national des arts asiatiques qui proposera demain une programmation spéciale tournée vers l'art et la sculpture du Cambodge. Et pour cause : Guimet abrite depuis quelques semaines l'exposition Bronzes royaux d'Angkor, un art du divin avec en vedette -s'il est permis de parler ainsi d'une divinité - le grand Vishnou du Mebone. Un bronze monumental qui a fait le voyage de Pnom Penh à Paris il y a un an pour y être analysé, restauré et donc aujourd'hui présenté au public. Certains parlent de lui comme de la «Joconde du Cambodge» pour attester de son importance dans la statuaire khmère. Il a en tout cas le même sourire –doux et énigmatique- que la Mona Lisa du Louvre.   Pierre Baptiste et David Bourgarit, commissaires de l'exposition, sont les invités de Sur le pont des arts. L'exposition Bronzes Royaux d'Angkor, un art du divin est à voir au musée Guimet à Paris jusqu'au 8 septembre 2025. Au programme de l'émission :► Reportage En direct du festival de Cannes, Isabelle Chenu nous fait un point sur les premiers films projetés durant les trois premiers jours.  ► Chronique Histoire de rireDamien Roucou nous fait découvrir l'humoriste Jordan Rotella. Avec « perruques, gloss et folie », le comédien imite à tour de rôle des vedettes internationales ou françaises comme Afida Turner, Kris Jenner, Natasha St-Pier ou encore Cristina Cordula. ► Playlist du jourVictor Solf - Que le coeurOriginal Koffee - Koffee.

Pour la première fois à Paris est exposé un morceau du Vishnou couché du Mébon occidental. Une statue de plus de cinq mètres de longueur ainsi que certains de ses morceaux. Des pièces qui ont été longtemps séparées et qui sont rassemblées pour l'exposition «Bronzes Royaux d'Angkor, un art du divin». Cet événement rassemble aussi plus de 200 artéfacts de l'art Khmer. À la veille de la nuit européenne des Musées, on a choisi de pousser la porte du musée Guimet, le musée national des arts asiatiques qui proposera demain une programmation spéciale tournée vers l'art et la sculpture du Cambodge. Et pour cause : Guimet abrite depuis quelques semaines l'exposition Bronzes royaux d'Angkor, un art du divin avec en vedette -s'il est permis de parler ainsi d'une divinité - le grand Vishnou du Mebone. Un bronze monumental qui a fait le voyage de Pnom Penh à Paris il y a un an pour y être analysé, restauré et donc aujourd'hui présenté au public. Certains parlent de lui comme de la «Joconde du Cambodge» pour attester de son importance dans la statuaire khmère. Il a en tout cas le même sourire –doux et énigmatique- que la Mona Lisa du Louvre.   Pierre Baptiste et David Bourgarit, commissaires de l'exposition, sont les invités de Sur le pont des arts. L'exposition Bronzes Royaux d'Angkor, un art du divin est à voir au musée Guimet à Paris jusqu'au 8 septembre 2025. Au programme de l'émission :► Reportage En direct du festival de Cannes, Isabelle Chenu nous fait un point sur les premiers films projetés durant les trois premiers jours.  ► Chronique Histoire de rireDamien Roucou nous fait découvrir l'humoriste Jordan Rotella. Avec « perruques, gloss et folie », le comédien imite à tour de rôle des vedettes internationales ou françaises comme Afida Turner, Kris Jenner, Natasha St-Pier ou encore Cristina Cordula. ► Playlist du jourVictor Solf - Que le coeurOriginal Koffee - Koffee.

In this solo episode, Brad Crowell shares his deep-rooted passion for Cambodia, how he and Lesley Logan built a retreat space in Siem Reap, and why they keep returning year after year. From the breathtaking temples of Angkor Wat to their partnership with a local NGO empowering young Cambodians, Brad reflects on creating a place for healing, learning, and connection. If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co.And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! 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Angkor Thom is one of the few carveouts in the UNESCO portfolio, or, as it were, that they don't have to do that because the trees are 400 years old, 500 years old. They've grown on top of the temple there. And basically, if they were to take the trees off, the temple would fall apart.Lesley Logan 0:32  Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.Brad Crowell 1:11  All right. Welcome back Be It babes. This is Brad here. Solo episode today. Hope you like the sound of my voice, because I'm just going to be rambling a little bit about my favorite topic in the entire world, going to Cambodia to spend time with the people there and enjoy some food there and go see the majestic, wonderful temples of Angkor Wat. It is obviously something I'm incredibly passionate about. You've heard me talk about it many, many times in this pod, if you're a listener. If you are brand new, welcome, welcome. We love having you joining us here on the Be It Pod. Cambodia, everybody always asks, hey, why Cambodia? Why? Right? Well, that's definitely my fault. The reality is, my mom bought at a yard sale. She bought, like, 10 years of National Geographic magazines for, I don't know, well, I don't know, I have no idea, I was like 10 years old, or 12 years old or something. Anyway, I opened up the very first one I remember, because I'm sure I looked at a lot, but the one I remember more than any other was opening up this, like, entire spread of Angkor Wat, right? And I didn't even know how to pronounce it at the time. I was a really young kid. But what I can tell you is I was way into dinosaurs, The Jungle Book and Transformers as a child, and when I saw this 10-page spread, or the spread of Angkor Wat in Nat Geo, this was like the Jungle Book in real life to me, and I was so excited about this, the curiosity that it inspired in me literally stayed with me until Lesley asked me, like, I don't know, 20 plus years later, hey, where do we want to go for our honeymoon? And my response instantly was, we're going to Cambodia.Brad Crowell 3:05  You know, and she's like, um, really, we're going to Cambodia. Why would we do that? Can we also go to Thailand? Can we also go to Japan? And I was like, of course, let's do those other things, too. But we have to go to Cambodia. I have to see Angkor Wat. I have to see the temples and the jungle temples. And you know, since then, I've been inspired a number of other times. I'm sure you're all aware that Angelina Jolie's version of Tomb Raider was actually filmed at the temples. It was filmed at Ta Prohm temple. That's, like, a really cool temple. It's actually really close to Angkor Wat. It's like, I don't know, 10 minutes away or 15 minutes away from Angkor, and so we have had a chance to go see that one. We saw the Angkor. We saw a temple called Bayon Temple, which actually they considered the, you know, at the time, because what's so cool about the history of Cambodia was a massive empire, is called the Khmer empire, K-H-M-E-R, Khmer Empire, and it covered all of Vietnam up into Lao, Laos, you know, Lao over into Thailand. It's very influenced by India, very influenced by the Thai, and then obviously, what was considered Cambodia today. So it was this massive, massive place. And Angkor was in the middle, and there's a city there, and the city is like fortified, there's a moat around the whole thing. It's this huge city, and in the very center of that city is Bayon Temple. And so they actually consider Bayon temple the center of the universe. They consider the center tower all the way up at the top to be like this pinnacle place that had a spiritual meaning. And the amount of wonder that Angkor inspires in me keeps me going back. Brad Crowell 4:42  When Lesley and I first went in 2016, we realized when we got home we loved Thailand, we loved Japan, but there was something magical about Cambodia that made us go, how do we go back? How do we go back? And that was the beginning of trying to figure that out. We try to figure out, how do we go? What do we need to do to get back there? Initially, we were like, hey, let's ask all of our friends and they'll come with us. This is gonna be super cool. And they were like, yeah, we're interested. But it never came to fruition, right? It was like, oh, yeah, maybe, we're not sure. Couldn't get anybody to actually commit. Lesley went back to her clients and said, is this ever been on anybody's bucket list going to Angkor? We are thinking about hosting a retreat there. And literally, like a dozen of her clients were like, yes, we're in, absolutely, let's do it. And we figured out a window of time that would work for everyone, and we gave ourselves roughly a year to put it all together, because we didn't know anybody. We had one contact there, and that was our tour guide. And so he was super generous. He was just a really helpful connector. And he helped guide us through figuring out, like, who should we talk to for hosting the retreat? And, you know, just all the things, any kind of question. And it was just lovely to have him. So a big shout out to Stephane De Greef and a big thank you to him. Eventually, when he decided to leave Cambodia and move over to Panama and then wherever he's at now, he contacted me and said, hey, man, I'm leaving, but let me introduce you to everybody that I know. And he did. He opened his Rolodex and just introduced us to all these different people there. And it was incredible. Brad Crowell 6:16  So we had the chance to go back in 2017 for our very first trip with Lesley's clients, and we rented a yoga shala. And the shala was really, really awesome. The people were really lovely. And so we decided to rent it again, and we run another group, and we rented a third time, and the third time, the experience just didn't work. It wasn't what we wanted. And it was actually frustrating, because when Lesley and I turned to ourselves and we were like, hey, maybe we should go get a hotel from our own retreat, we were like, yeah, we can't do this anymore. We got to find a better solution. And that's when we decided to go get our own place, right? And so now we'd been there four times at this point, and we just had a bunch of people that we knew. We reached out to them and said, hey, we're looking for a spot. How do we do this? And they helped connect the dots and help us get going. And basically it turned into this hunt for the right spot, the right place for us to take over and turn into ours. And in 2018 that happened, and it was so exciting. I remember flying back, it was really quick too, like, we got this message from our real estate person. They were like, hey, I think I actually found the right spot. And they gave us all these reasons why, and they really understood our mission and our vision. They really understood what we were trying to do. And they said, we actually like the people that you would be working with to do this, because we're not Cambodian. We can't actually own the land. We're not allowed. We're not a citizen, so we have to have a relationship with people who do own the land there, and they're literally our land lord, and we pay them as if it's like a lease, but we own all the things on it. We own a business there. We have a team there, all that stuff. And so he said, I actually think these people are going to be amazing, and they encourage people coming to visit Cambodia, and they care about it, and they're passionate about it, and so they're right. It was amazing. We met them. They were incredibly gracious and lovely, and we've had, at this point, many, many, many years of building a relationship with them. They're just awesome people, and we absolutely lucked out in that regard. And what we did is we took over this property that has a 12 bedroom apartment complex on it, and allowed us to begin to have our own place to bring you know, people from all around the world to come visit and have a safe, secure, clean, fun place. It's also quiet. We're right off the beaten path. We're like 10 minutes walk from the chaos of Pub Street and wow, like all the loud, but we're far enough away that you don't hear it. We're close enough to walk, but far enough away that it doesn't actually impact you. So it's so awesome. From the place we're like, maybe, oh, I don't know, 15 minutes drive to the Temple of Angkor Wat, which is the largest religious structure in the world. It is still functioning today. They absolutely use it for religious ceremonies and stuff. There's a mix of Hinduism and Buddhism in the way that, it's primarily Buddhist today. You know, you can still find other religions there. There's some Christianity, there's some Muslim faiths there. Primarily it's Buddhist, but the history of the country is a mash up of Hinduism and Buddhism because of war, right? It would be like invaded and then, you know, taken over and taken back and back and forth and all this stuff. And so consequently, there's actually a lot of history that was destroyed by the invading army. They'd come in and break all the statues, and then, you know, the other they build theirs. And then these guys would come back, and it would go back and forth over the centuries that that kind of thing happened. And what's so amazing is all of that is still there. It is available to be seen. It is just the most mind-bending thing when you get there and you're like, this is a thousand years old. This statue that I'm looking at here, they carved this. How did they do this? How did they move the stone? How did they even get this here? Like, how did they think this stuff up? Is it is so mind-blowing to me, because it's exactly in line with the stars and meridian lines and longitude and latitude, the amount of science and thought and understanding of architecture and structural integrity and the building materials and the process of doing it, it is so incredibly thought through and advanced. And then the art itself, the carvings, the planning, how could they have thousands of meters of wall? And it's not a repeat carving anywhere in the entire thing. It's all unique. Every single person in that that's carved into the wall is like, different from the person next to it. You know, it's amazing. It's just incredible. And they spent, I don't know, I think it was a couple decades to build Angkor Wat, like 30 plus years or something. But every time I go, I see something new. Every single time I go, I see something new. Brad Crowell 10:43  And so when we go, what we love to do is take our guests through the temples in a way that you would not normally go if you were to just show up and hire a typical tour guide, tuk guide kind of a thing. You'll see the big three, you know, you'll go to the city of Angkor Thom. You'll actually go to Angkor Wat, of course, which is the temple itself. You'll go to Bayon Temple, usually, and maybe one other place. So whatever one they'll probably take you to the jungle temple Ta Prohm, like I was saying that Angelina Jolie filmed at because that's a really mysterious temple as well, with this epic trees that have grown over top of the temple. In fact, Angkor Thom is really cool because this is a UNESCO heritage site now. And normally, if it's a UNESCO heritage site, they are required to, slowly, over time, rebuild the whatever the structure is to be as if it was the original structure, right? Angkor Thom is one of the few carve-outs in the UNESCO portfolio, as it were, that they don't have to do that, because the trees are 400 years old, 500 years old, they've grown on top of the temple there. And basically, if they were to take the trees off, the temple would fall apart. And so they got this exception to keep the everything as it is right now. And that makes it even more cool. I mean, it's just, it's so amazing. So when everybody arrives on Sunday night, we we just hang out. We do like class, we get some food, we usually go get a massage, and then the next morning, we get up and we have class, and then we have the morning off, because after lunch, we all hop on our tour bus and we go see a series of temples. We go to the south gate at Angkor Thom, we go see a pagoda. A pagoda is like a place of worship for monks today, it's kind of like a church, but it's usually open air, open-walled, right? So it's just like a covered building, generally. Sometimes they're, they've got walls and everything, too. But these pagodas that are inside of Angkor Thom are open-aired. And so we go see this pagoda, and there's like monks actually practicing there. And it's really neat to see the community still lives there, and they still do life there, right? So, and then we go in to Bayon Temple, and we go, from there, we might be able to go up to see Angkor or the elephant terrace, which is this like place where the king today still will go up to Angkor and you know, he will have a big ceremony once a year there. The royal family goes there. And then from there, we'll go to the north gate, and we'll see the different gates that they have. And they're all unique. They're all, you know, the similar concept, but they're all unique. And of course, the vegetation, the trees are different, the views are different, all that. Then we'll go out the east gate, and we'll go over and see Ta Prohm, right? Along the way, we'll stop at another place, Chau Say Tevoda, which is a smaller temple that was like, considered a library. There were twin temples there. So there's one on one side of the road, one on the other, the one is in way better shape than the the other side. So we always go to the one that actually is, like in repair. You know, maybe we walk through the jungle a little bit there. And, you know, there's, like, usually there's monkeys, which are not your friend, but they're usually there, too. We get a chance to go through and peek into the past. That is just mind-blowing. And my favorite part of going to Cambodia, well, one of my favorite parts, to be honest, because I really can't pick, is being able to go explore these temples. And there's just something that is so otherworldly about it, because you don't see this in the United States, right? You don't find this stuff, probably not even up in Canada. You might see something comparable in Europe, but it's different, right? The massive cathedrals in Europe could be like, 1000 years old too, but it's not the same as it being like, overtaken by the jungle and then carved out after they re-, quote-unquote, rediscovered it in the, you know, 1860s basically, a French guy discovered it in the 1860s again and brought it back to light in western civilization. And then the French actually occupied Cambodia for like, 100 years. And it wasn't until 1960s that Cambodia became Cambodia. Before that, it was an occupied territory of from the French, and it got its independence in the 60s. Brad Crowell 14:45  The second thing that is just amazing is the food. In Cambodia, they don't cook with milk or dairy products. There's no cheese. It's not standard. They also are generally light on the sauces, right? It's not like Thai food. Where everything has its own sauce, and it's half sauce and half whatever the dish is. It's different than that. They make a lot of curries, like I mentioned, it is, you know, a lot of influence from India and Thailand. There are a lot of noodle dishes, but there's a lot of rice dishes, and it's generally really clean eating, right? So if it's a rice dish, it's rice with a small side salad and then a little bit of prepared meat. Their quote-unquote sauce might be like salt and pepper mix, right? It's not sloshed with all this stuff. And so it's really great food. And it just, it's clean, easy, it's always farm to table, because they don't really have the big processing system that we do in the United States. So everything just tastes so good. I love it. And what we do, we get to work with, this is super special, when we moved there, there was this organization, it's an NGO, or a non-government organization that was started by somebody in the United States. They went there and they had a passion for Cambodia, and they said, hey, we could help. We could affect change by creating, effectively, a vo-tech school, right? So what they did is they would raise money, and then they would go into the countryside, and they would sponsor these kids who were really poor, who could not afford to educate themselves. And they said, hey, if you want to, we will give you a full ride, a full scholarship to our school. You'll stay on campus. You'll learn how to work in the service industry. So we'll teach you how to be a chef. We'll teach you how to be a pastry chef. We'll teach you how to be a barista or a server or a bartender or a manager or whatever. And so it's all surrounding the service industry. And then after the end of the program, after these kids go through the program, which I don't remember how long, it could be a couple years, because they also have, like, regular classes, and there's a dormitory and all this stuff. When they graduate, they actually will help them get a job placement. So they might move down to the big city in Phnom Penh and they go to a fancy hotel there, or maybe they stay relatively local in Siem Reap or maybe they go abroad, I don't know, but the school helps them get placed for a job. And this organization is called Spoons. Well, it's called Spoons today. I can't remember what it was called prior, because unfortunately, during COVID, all the money dried up and all the support dried up, and it wasn't available for them. And unfortunately, the American support basically said, hey, we got to close the doors. We don't have any way to keep this going. And the locals, the team that they have built, the Cambodians, some of them were graduates themselves, then helping to run the school, said, hey, this is an amazing thing that's really helping people here. We want to keep this going. And so they went locally, and they found a couple of really generous donors to effectively step in on the financial side to help support the school. And they were able to keep the doors open. And Lesley and I were there in like 2020 and things were still operating like normal when we were there in March of 2020 but then we were gone for two years. We weren't back until 2022 so when we finally got back in 2022 we went over there and we were talking to them, and they said, somehow we made it through. It's been crazy, but we were able to keep the doors open. And this year, we are sponsoring 20 students. This is the first time that we've ever operated as a company, as an organization, without any outside support. It's all like done locally. It's now run by and owned by Cambodians. They call themselves the Khmer people, run by khmer, and they were really proud of that, because they were able to keep this institution that had been put into place operating. And then the next year they had like 50 students. And then this past year, we were there, you know, we were just there in February of 2025, now, and they have like 78 students. And we're so pleased to be able to work with them, because we have them deliver our meals during the week. And then on the final day of the trip, we actually all go over to the restaurant, to Spoons, and they serve us. The students are working at the restaurant. So, you know, there's the head chef is a graduate, or the manager is a graduate, and they're making sure the wheels stay on the bus, but the barista, the servers, the bussers, all the food prep, all that stuff, is done by the students themselves. And it gives us so much joy to be able to support that organization. And the food they make is amazing. It's so good. Brad Crowell 19:03  We want to invite you to come join us in Cambodia on a trip and experience these things for yourself and join us so that we can make sure that you really do have an incredible time. Come stay at our house. It's so cool. Go to crowsnestretreats.com. We're taking another group in October of 2025, we're taking another group in October of 2026. In '26 we're only taking one group, so make sure that you check it out. Reach out to us and ask any question. I'm happy to answer them all. I love talking about this. I would love to get on the phone with you. It'd be amazing. So thank you so much for listening to me share my enthusiasm about this unbelievable place on our planet. And we hope you come join us. Bye for now.Lesley Logan 19:41  That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review and follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcast. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the Be It Pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others Be It Till You See It. Have an awesome day. Be It Till You See It is a production of The Bloom Podcast Network. 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Nguyên là đại sứ Pháp tại Việt Nam từ 1989 đến 1993, ông Claude Blanchemaison vừa cho ra mắt độc giả ở Pháp một cuốn sách gần như là hồi ký của một nhà ngoại giao. Tác giả đặt tựa cho quyển sách là “Fragments d'un parcours aventureux” ( tạm dịch là “Những phân đoạn của một hành trình kỳ thú” ). Ngoài Việt Nam, ông Blanchemaison đã từng là đại sứ ở các nước Ấn Độ, Nga, Tadjikistan và Tây Ban Nha và cũng đã từng giữ nhiều chức vụ cao cấp trong bộ Ngoại Giao Pháp. Hiện là một chuyên gia về châu Âu và châu Á, ông vẫn thường xuyên bình luận về thời sự quốc tế trên các kênh truyền hình và truyền thanh của Pháp. Cuốn sách của ông “Sống với Putin” đã nhận được giải Jacques Fouchier của Viện Hàn lâm Pháp năm 2020. Trả lời phỏng vấn RFI Việt ngữ, cựu đại sứ Blanchemaison kể lại, vào ngày 24/02/2022 (đúng vào ngày Putin xua quân xâm lăng Ukraina !), khi đang ở một nhà hàng ở Paris ông đã bước hụt và bị ngã, vỡ cả hai đầu gối, nên phải được phẫu thuật và phải nằm viện một thời gian dài do chấn thương đầu gối khá nghiêm trọng. Chính trong thời gian đó mà Claude Blanchemaison nảy ra ý định viết một cuốn sách kể lại đời mình từ thuở thiếu niên cho đến ngày nay, nhưng phần lớn tác phẩm này được dành cho sự nghiệp rất dài của một nhà ngoại giao kỳ cựu, mà một trong những chặng đường mà ông đã đi qua là Việt Nam: Rồi một ngày đầu năm 1989, tôi được thông báo: "Họ đang suy tính bổ nhiệm ông làm đại sứ tại Việt Nam". Một khả năng khá là chắc chắn và tôi thậm chí còn được mời tham gia một phái đoàn của bộ trưởng Nông Nghiệp Pháp đến thăm Việt Nam vào tháng 2/1989. Thế là tôi đã đến đó cùng với ông và đã khám phá Việt Nam với những cảnh quan tuyệt đẹp. Tháp tùng bộ trưởng Nông Nghiệp Henri Nallet, chúng tôi đã đến Hà Nội và Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, nơi chúng tôi gặp các giám đốc của các viện nông học đã từng du học ở Pháp và về cơ bản đã duy trì được mạng lưới hợp tác trong lĩnh vực nông nghiệp, hợp tác với các kỹ sư nông nghiệp Việt Nam và Pháp. Đây gần như là lĩnh vực duy nhất thực sự có sự hợp tác, ngoài lĩnh vực ngôn ngữ, nghĩa là giảng dạy tiếng Pháp và duy trì đội ngũ giáo viên dạy tiếng Pháp. Tôi nhận thấy rằng người Việt Nam luôn có thông tin đầy đủ: Một trong những phiên dịch viên nói với  tôi: “ Có tin đồn rằng ngài sẽ đến Việt Nam với tư cách là đại sứ, vậy khi nào ngài sẽ đến?” Vị đại sứ trẻ Claude Blanchemaison đã nhậm chức đại sứ Pháp tại Việt Nam năm 1989, vào một thời điểm rất đặc biệt: Việt Nam vẫn còn bị Mỹ cấm vận, nhưng bắt đầu mở cửa với thế giới và  cải cách kinh tế, trong khi đó cuộc chiến ở Cam Bốt vẫn chưa kết thúc hoàn toàn. Blanchemaison kể lại những ngày đầu tiên ông đại diện cho nước Pháp ở Việt Nam: Đối với tôi, đó quả là một thách thức, vì chỉ thị mà tôi nhận được từ tổng thống và ngoại trưởng là nối lại quan hệ với Việt Nam, nối lại hợp tác bất cứ khi nào có thể và giúp đỡ Việt Nam. Vào thời điểm đó, Việt Nam còn nghèo đói sau hơn 30 năm chiến tranh với Pháp, với Mỹ và sau đó Việt Nam đánh đuổi Khmer Đỏ ra khỏi Cam Bốt, khiến Trung Quốc tức giận và đã đánh sang miền bắc Việt Nam. Và như ông có nói, lệnh cấm vận của Mỹ rất nghiêm ngặt và thực tế là tình trạng kinh tế của đất nước rất khó khăn. Khi tôi đến thì Việt Nam đã quyết định thi hành chính sách Đổi Mới, tức là cải cách kinh tế. hơi giống với những gì Trung Quốc đã và đang là từ trước đó một thời gian, đó là chuyển từ nền kinh tế tập trung, kế hoạch hóa sang nền kinh tế thị trường mang màu sắc Việt Nam. Nhưng vấn đề là chưa có một khuôn khổ pháp lý. Chỉ có quyết tâm chuyển sang nền kinh tế thị trường không thì chưa đủ, mà cần có những luật lệ, quy định, thể chế phù hợp với nền kinh tế thị trường. Và đó là nhiệm vụ đầu tiên của tôi. Phía Việt Nam hỏi tôi liệu có thể tìm được người trợ giúp họ, tư vấn cho họ về việc soạn thảo bộ Luật Thương mại không?Thật tình cờ là khi đó có một luật gia người Pháp rất nổi tiếng, là một trong những chánh án Tòa Phúc thẩm Paris, ông Pierre Bizard, sinh ra tại Việt Nam. Cha ông làm việc trong chính quyền Pháp và từng công tác ở Việt Nam. Ông Pierre Bizard đã tình nguyện đến Việt Nam rất thường xuyên, trong các chuyến đi 8 ngày hoặc 15 ngày để làm việc với nhóm của bộ trưởng Tư Pháp Việt Nam về bộ Luật Thương mại Việt Nam, vì ưu tiên là phải có khuôn khổ pháp lý để chuyển sang nền kinh tế thị trường. Hơn nữa, khi đó bộ Tài chính Pháp cũng có một cơ quan hợp tác với nước ngoài, đứng đầu là một thanh tra tài chính rất nổi tiếng vào thời điểm đó, ông Jacques de Chalendar. Ông de Chalendar nói: "Chúng ta có thể huy động chuyên môn của các công chức, phó giám đốc, giám đốc của chúng ta tại bộ Tài Chính". Và ông đã tổ chức hợp tác với bộ Tài Chính Việt Nam để Việt Nam có một kho bạc thực sự và một tổng cục thuế thực sự. Có nghĩa là, giống như bất kỳ Nhà nước hiện đại nào, thuế phải được thu theo đúng luật, theo các quy định pháp lý, và tiền thuế được đưa về trung ương, tức là về Hà Nội, về bộ Tài Chính, rồi sau đó việc phân bổ ngân sách phải thực hiện dựa trên ngân sách do Quốc Hội biểu quyết. Trong hệ thống trước đó ở Việt Nam, lãnh đạo các vùng có thể giữ lại một phần tiền thuế để phục vụ nhu cầu của địa phương và gửi phần còn lại về Hà Nội. Vì vậy, cần phải cải cách toàn diện và cơ bản. Các quan chức Việt Nam và Pháp đã hợp tác để thiết lập hệ thống giúp hình thành một nền kinh tế thị trường thay thế cho nền kinh tế tập trung, kế hoạch hóa  kiểu Liên Xô. Chúng tôi thực sự đã mất khá nhiều thời gian.” Trong cuốn sách, ông Blanchemaison có kể lại chuyện tướng Võ Nguyên Giáp đã bất ngờ đến dự lễ kỷ niệm 200 năm Cách mạng Pháp, được tổ chức tại đại sứ quán Pháp ngày 14/07/1989. Cho tới lúc đó, tướng Giáp chưa bao giờ đến đại sứ quán Pháp và đối với đại sứ Blanchemaison, sự tham dự của vị tướng này một dấu hiệu của sự hòa giải, mà sứ mệnh của ông Blanchemaison cũng chính là mang lại sự hòa giải và xây dựng lòng tin giữa người Việt Nam và người Pháp. Tiến trình hòa giải giữa hai nước còn được đánh dấu bằng chuyến thăm lịch sử của tổng thống François Mitterrand 4 năm sau đó, năm 1993: “Chưa từng có chuyến thăm cấp Nhà nước của một tổng thống phương Tây tới Hà Nội và cũng chưa từng có một chuyến thăm của một tổng thống Pháp đến Việt Nam. Chuyến đi này thực sự đánh dấu kết quả của một quá trình hòa giải. Tổng thống Mitterrand cũng đã gặp tướng Giáp. Ông nhất quyết muốn đến Điện Biên Phủ để được Pierre Schoendorfer, một nhà làm phim trong quân đội ở Điện Biên Phủ, giải thích cho ông về trận chiến, do Schoendorfer hiểu rõ trận chiến, thậm chí sau đó đã bị bắt làm tù binh tại đây. Mọi chuyện diễn ra rất tốt đẹp và đó là biểu hiện to lớn của hòa giải ” Ngay cả sau khi hết nhiệm kỳ đại sứ Pháp tại Việt Nam, ông Blanchemaison tiếp tục giữ liên lạc với Việt Nam thông qua những hoạt động khác: “Sau đó tôi trở về Paris, vì chúng tôi phải luân phiên đảm nhiệm các vị trí ở nước ngoài và ở Paris. Rồi trở thành tôi trở thành vụ trưởng vụ Châu Á và Châu Đại Dương và vì thế, tôi luôn để mắt đến Việt Nam và tôi đã tiếp tất cả những vị khách quan trọng của Việt Nam đến Paris, những người mà tôi đã quen biết khi ở Việt Nam. Chúng tôi đã cùng nhau ăn trưa, trò chuyện và tôi cũng có cơ hội quay lại Việt Nam vào thời điểm đó. Sau đó, vẫn hướng châu Á, tôi đi nhận nhiệm vụ ở Ấn Độ. Sau khi rời Ấn Độ, tôi đã đi làm việc ở Nga, vào thời điểm Putin lên nắm quyền, tức là năm 2000. Sau nước Nga, tôi trở về Paris, được giao đặc trách mọi vấn đề hợp tác của Pháp với các nước thứ ba và như vậy tôi có dịp trở lại Việt Nam khi Hà Nội đăng cai hội nghị thượng đỉnh ASEM, tức là thượng đỉnh giữa châu Âu và châu Á. Do tổng thống Jacques Chirac phải tiếp tục chuyến công du của ông nên giữa chừng phải rời cuộc họp. Ông nói với tôi: "Ông thay tôi nhé, vì họ biết ông rất rõ, ông giữ dùm ghế đại diện cho nước Pháp trong nửa sau của cuộc họp. Thật là thú vị, bởi vì tôi biết rất rõ thủ tướng Việt Nam, người chủ trì hội nghị. Vì vậy, chúng tôi đã trao đổi rất nhiều ý kiến ​​và cả những chuyện đùa nữa.” Vẫn theo dõi sát tình hình Việt Nam, Claude Blanchemaison đưa ra đánh giá của ông về tiến triển của Việt Nam kể từ thời ông làm đại sứ Pháp cho đến ngày nay, tức là trong hơn 30 năm qua: Khi tôi đến Việt Nam vào năm 89, lúc đầu chúng tôi đã phải cử những người trẻ trong đại sứ quán đi mua các thứ cần thiết ở Bangkok. Nhưng tình hình đã diễn biến rất nhanh chóng, vì Việt Nam đã mở cửa rất nhanh và hiện nay rõ ràng Việt Nam là một trong những con hổ châu Á, đã phát triển toàn diện và hội nhập hoàn toàn vào Hiệp hội các quốc gia Đông Nam Á (ASEAN), điều mà chúng tôi đã thúc đẩy vào lúc đó. Ngoài ra, Việt Nam cũng như các nước khác trong khu vực đều cho rằng liên minh quân sự là một điều hơi nguy hiểm và mong muốn có quan hệ với tất cả các nước muốn có quan hệ tốt với mình và do đó hợp tác chiến lược với rất nhiều nước, bao gồm nhiều lĩnh vực khác nhau tùy thuộc vào những gì quốc gia đó có thể mang lại cho Việt Nam và tùy thuộc vào những gì có thể thực hiện được trong các hợp tác hai chiều này. Rõ ràng nhất là hợp tác với Liên Hiệp Châu Âu. Khi tôi còn tại nhiệm, chúng tôi đã nhấn mạnh Việt Nam phải ký kết các hiệp định kinh tế với Liên Hiệp Châu Âu. Và hai bên đã ký hiệp định. Tôi thấy bà Ursula von der Leyen sẽ đến Việt Nam để tăng cường quan hệ và nâng quan hệ lên một nấc cao hơn. Điều này rất quan trọng, đặc biệt là vào thời điểm ông Trump đang làm đảo lộn hoàn toàn nền kinh tế thế giới. Chúng ta phải có những biện pháp phòng ngừa và thực sự những biện pháp phòng ngừa còn mang tính chiến lược trong lĩnh vực kinh tế giữa Pháp và Việt Nam, giữa Liên Hiệp Châu Âu và Việt Nam.”Kết thúc phần nói về Việt Nam trong cuốn sách của ông, cựu đại sứ Blanchemaison đặt câu hỏi: "Nước Pháp có thể phát triển được quan hệ đối tác chiến lược với Việt Nam trong các lãnh vực nhạy cảm công nghệ lưỡng dụng, thậm chí thuần túy quân sự?" Tác giả nhắc lại trong chuyến thăm cấp Nhà nước ở Pháp hai ngày 6 và 7/10/2024, tổng bí thư Tô Lâm ( lúc đó còn kiêm nhiệm chức chủ tịch nước ) và tổng thống Emmanuel Macron đã nâng quan hệ Pháp-Việt lên thành Đối tác chiến lược toàn diện. Ông Blanchemaison ghi nhận: "Hợp tác giữa Pháp và Việt Nam đã phát triển đều đặn trong một bầu không khí tin cậy. Chúng ta có một lợi thế so với các đối thủ cạnh tranh tại một quốc gia nay có đến 100 triệu dân và có một mức tăng trưởng hàng năm hơn 7%."

Nguyên là đại sứ Pháp tại Việt Nam từ 1989 đến 1993, ông Claude Blanchemaison vừa cho ra mắt độc giả ở Pháp một cuốn sách gần như là hồi ký của một nhà ngoại giao. Tác giả đặt tựa cho quyển sách là “Fragments d'un parcours aventureux” ( tạm dịch là “Những phân đoạn của một hành trình kỳ thú” ). Ngoài Việt Nam, ông Blanchemaison đã từng là đại sứ ở các nước Ấn Độ, Nga, Tadjikistan và Tây Ban Nha và cũng đã từng giữ nhiều chức vụ cao cấp trong bộ Ngoại Giao Pháp. Hiện là một chuyên gia về châu Âu và châu Á, ông vẫn thường xuyên bình luận về thời sự quốc tế trên các kênh truyền hình và truyền thanh của Pháp. Cuốn sách của ông “Sống với Putin” đã nhận được giải Jacques Fouchier của Viện Hàn lâm Pháp năm 2020. Trả lời phỏng vấn RFI Việt ngữ, cựu đại sứ Blanchemaison kể lại, vào ngày 24/02/2022 (đúng vào ngày Putin xua quân xâm lăng Ukraina !), khi đang ở một nhà hàng ở Paris ông đã bước hụt và bị ngã, vỡ cả hai đầu gối, nên phải được phẫu thuật và phải nằm viện một thời gian dài do chấn thương đầu gối khá nghiêm trọng. Chính trong thời gian đó mà Claude Blanchemaison nảy ra ý định viết một cuốn sách kể lại đời mình từ thuở thiếu niên cho đến ngày nay, nhưng phần lớn tác phẩm này được dành cho sự nghiệp rất dài của một nhà ngoại giao kỳ cựu, mà một trong những chặng đường mà ông đã đi qua là Việt Nam: Rồi một ngày đầu năm 1989, tôi được thông báo: "Họ đang suy tính bổ nhiệm ông làm đại sứ tại Việt Nam". Một khả năng khá là chắc chắn và tôi thậm chí còn được mời tham gia một phái đoàn của bộ trưởng Nông Nghiệp Pháp đến thăm Việt Nam vào tháng 2/1989. Thế là tôi đã đến đó cùng với ông và đã khám phá Việt Nam với những cảnh quan tuyệt đẹp. Tháp tùng bộ trưởng Nông Nghiệp Henri Nallet, chúng tôi đã đến Hà Nội và Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, nơi chúng tôi gặp các giám đốc của các viện nông học đã từng du học ở Pháp và về cơ bản đã duy trì được mạng lưới hợp tác trong lĩnh vực nông nghiệp, hợp tác với các kỹ sư nông nghiệp Việt Nam và Pháp. Đây gần như là lĩnh vực duy nhất thực sự có sự hợp tác, ngoài lĩnh vực ngôn ngữ, nghĩa là giảng dạy tiếng Pháp và duy trì đội ngũ giáo viên dạy tiếng Pháp. Tôi nhận thấy rằng người Việt Nam luôn có thông tin đầy đủ: Một trong những phiên dịch viên nói với  tôi: “ Có tin đồn rằng ngài sẽ đến Việt Nam với tư cách là đại sứ, vậy khi nào ngài sẽ đến?” Vị đại sứ trẻ Claude Blanchemaison đã nhậm chức đại sứ Pháp tại Việt Nam năm 1989, vào một thời điểm rất đặc biệt: Việt Nam vẫn còn bị Mỹ cấm vận, nhưng bắt đầu mở cửa với thế giới và  cải cách kinh tế, trong khi đó cuộc chiến ở Cam Bốt vẫn chưa kết thúc hoàn toàn. Blanchemaison kể lại những ngày đầu tiên ông đại diện cho nước Pháp ở Việt Nam: Đối với tôi, đó quả là một thách thức, vì chỉ thị mà tôi nhận được từ tổng thống và ngoại trưởng là nối lại quan hệ với Việt Nam, nối lại hợp tác bất cứ khi nào có thể và giúp đỡ Việt Nam. Vào thời điểm đó, Việt Nam còn nghèo đói sau hơn 30 năm chiến tranh với Pháp, với Mỹ và sau đó Việt Nam đánh đuổi Khmer Đỏ ra khỏi Cam Bốt, khiến Trung Quốc tức giận và đã đánh sang miền bắc Việt Nam. Và như ông có nói, lệnh cấm vận của Mỹ rất nghiêm ngặt và thực tế là tình trạng kinh tế của đất nước rất khó khăn. Khi tôi đến thì Việt Nam đã quyết định thi hành chính sách Đổi Mới, tức là cải cách kinh tế. hơi giống với những gì Trung Quốc đã và đang là từ trước đó một thời gian, đó là chuyển từ nền kinh tế tập trung, kế hoạch hóa sang nền kinh tế thị trường mang màu sắc Việt Nam. Nhưng vấn đề là chưa có một khuôn khổ pháp lý. Chỉ có quyết tâm chuyển sang nền kinh tế thị trường không thì chưa đủ, mà cần có những luật lệ, quy định, thể chế phù hợp với nền kinh tế thị trường. Và đó là nhiệm vụ đầu tiên của tôi. Phía Việt Nam hỏi tôi liệu có thể tìm được người trợ giúp họ, tư vấn cho họ về việc soạn thảo bộ Luật Thương mại không?Thật tình cờ là khi đó có một luật gia người Pháp rất nổi tiếng, là một trong những chánh án Tòa Phúc thẩm Paris, ông Pierre Bizard, sinh ra tại Việt Nam. Cha ông làm việc trong chính quyền Pháp và từng công tác ở Việt Nam. Ông Pierre Bizard đã tình nguyện đến Việt Nam rất thường xuyên, trong các chuyến đi 8 ngày hoặc 15 ngày để làm việc với nhóm của bộ trưởng Tư Pháp Việt Nam về bộ Luật Thương mại Việt Nam, vì ưu tiên là phải có khuôn khổ pháp lý để chuyển sang nền kinh tế thị trường. Hơn nữa, khi đó bộ Tài chính Pháp cũng có một cơ quan hợp tác với nước ngoài, đứng đầu là một thanh tra tài chính rất nổi tiếng vào thời điểm đó, ông Jacques de Chalendar. Ông de Chalendar nói: "Chúng ta có thể huy động chuyên môn của các công chức, phó giám đốc, giám đốc của chúng ta tại bộ Tài Chính". Và ông đã tổ chức hợp tác với bộ Tài Chính Việt Nam để Việt Nam có một kho bạc thực sự và một tổng cục thuế thực sự. Có nghĩa là, giống như bất kỳ Nhà nước hiện đại nào, thuế phải được thu theo đúng luật, theo các quy định pháp lý, và tiền thuế được đưa về trung ương, tức là về Hà Nội, về bộ Tài Chính, rồi sau đó việc phân bổ ngân sách phải thực hiện dựa trên ngân sách do Quốc Hội biểu quyết. Trong hệ thống trước đó ở Việt Nam, lãnh đạo các vùng có thể giữ lại một phần tiền thuế để phục vụ nhu cầu của địa phương và gửi phần còn lại về Hà Nội. Vì vậy, cần phải cải cách toàn diện và cơ bản. Các quan chức Việt Nam và Pháp đã hợp tác để thiết lập hệ thống giúp hình thành một nền kinh tế thị trường thay thế cho nền kinh tế tập trung, kế hoạch hóa  kiểu Liên Xô. Chúng tôi thực sự đã mất khá nhiều thời gian.” Trong cuốn sách, ông Blanchemaison có kể lại chuyện tướng Võ Nguyên Giáp đã bất ngờ đến dự lễ kỷ niệm 200 năm Cách mạng Pháp, được tổ chức tại đại sứ quán Pháp ngày 14/07/1989. Cho tới lúc đó, tướng Giáp chưa bao giờ đến đại sứ quán Pháp và đối với đại sứ Blanchemaison, sự tham dự của vị tướng này một dấu hiệu của sự hòa giải, mà sứ mệnh của ông Blanchemaison cũng chính là mang lại sự hòa giải và xây dựng lòng tin giữa người Việt Nam và người Pháp. Tiến trình hòa giải giữa hai nước còn được đánh dấu bằng chuyến thăm lịch sử của tổng thống François Mitterrand 4 năm sau đó, năm 1993: “Chưa từng có chuyến thăm cấp Nhà nước của một tổng thống phương Tây tới Hà Nội và cũng chưa từng có một chuyến thăm của một tổng thống Pháp đến Việt Nam. Chuyến đi này thực sự đánh dấu kết quả của một quá trình hòa giải. Tổng thống Mitterrand cũng đã gặp tướng Giáp. Ông nhất quyết muốn đến Điện Biên Phủ để được Pierre Schoendorfer, một nhà làm phim trong quân đội ở Điện Biên Phủ, giải thích cho ông về trận chiến, do Schoendorfer hiểu rõ trận chiến, thậm chí sau đó đã bị bắt làm tù binh tại đây. Mọi chuyện diễn ra rất tốt đẹp và đó là biểu hiện to lớn của hòa giải ” Ngay cả sau khi hết nhiệm kỳ đại sứ Pháp tại Việt Nam, ông Blanchemaison tiếp tục giữ liên lạc với Việt Nam thông qua những hoạt động khác: “Sau đó tôi trở về Paris, vì chúng tôi phải luân phiên đảm nhiệm các vị trí ở nước ngoài và ở Paris. Rồi trở thành tôi trở thành vụ trưởng vụ Châu Á và Châu Đại Dương và vì thế, tôi luôn để mắt đến Việt Nam và tôi đã tiếp tất cả những vị khách quan trọng của Việt Nam đến Paris, những người mà tôi đã quen biết khi ở Việt Nam. Chúng tôi đã cùng nhau ăn trưa, trò chuyện và tôi cũng có cơ hội quay lại Việt Nam vào thời điểm đó. Sau đó, vẫn hướng châu Á, tôi đi nhận nhiệm vụ ở Ấn Độ. Sau khi rời Ấn Độ, tôi đã đi làm việc ở Nga, vào thời điểm Putin lên nắm quyền, tức là năm 2000. Sau nước Nga, tôi trở về Paris, được giao đặc trách mọi vấn đề hợp tác của Pháp với các nước thứ ba và như vậy tôi có dịp trở lại Việt Nam khi Hà Nội đăng cai hội nghị thượng đỉnh ASEM, tức là thượng đỉnh giữa châu Âu và châu Á. Do tổng thống Jacques Chirac phải tiếp tục chuyến công du của ông nên giữa chừng phải rời cuộc họp. Ông nói với tôi: "Ông thay tôi nhé, vì họ biết ông rất rõ, ông giữ dùm ghế đại diện cho nước Pháp trong nửa sau của cuộc họp. Thật là thú vị, bởi vì tôi biết rất rõ thủ tướng Việt Nam, người chủ trì hội nghị. Vì vậy, chúng tôi đã trao đổi rất nhiều ý kiến ​​và cả những chuyện đùa nữa.” Vẫn theo dõi sát tình hình Việt Nam, Claude Blanchemaison đưa ra đánh giá của ông về tiến triển của Việt Nam kể từ thời ông làm đại sứ Pháp cho đến ngày nay, tức là trong hơn 30 năm qua: Khi tôi đến Việt Nam vào năm 89, lúc đầu chúng tôi đã phải cử những người trẻ trong đại sứ quán đi mua các thứ cần thiết ở Bangkok. Nhưng tình hình đã diễn biến rất nhanh chóng, vì Việt Nam đã mở cửa rất nhanh và hiện nay rõ ràng Việt Nam là một trong những con hổ châu Á, đã phát triển toàn diện và hội nhập hoàn toàn vào Hiệp hội các quốc gia Đông Nam Á (ASEAN), điều mà chúng tôi đã thúc đẩy vào lúc đó. Ngoài ra, Việt Nam cũng như các nước khác trong khu vực đều cho rằng liên minh quân sự là một điều hơi nguy hiểm và mong muốn có quan hệ với tất cả các nước muốn có quan hệ tốt với mình và do đó hợp tác chiến lược với rất nhiều nước, bao gồm nhiều lĩnh vực khác nhau tùy thuộc vào những gì quốc gia đó có thể mang lại cho Việt Nam và tùy thuộc vào những gì có thể thực hiện được trong các hợp tác hai chiều này. Rõ ràng nhất là hợp tác với Liên Hiệp Châu Âu. Khi tôi còn tại nhiệm, chúng tôi đã nhấn mạnh Việt Nam phải ký kết các hiệp định kinh tế với Liên Hiệp Châu Âu. Và hai bên đã ký hiệp định. Tôi thấy bà Ursula von der Leyen sẽ đến Việt Nam để tăng cường quan hệ và nâng quan hệ lên một nấc cao hơn. Điều này rất quan trọng, đặc biệt là vào thời điểm ông Trump đang làm đảo lộn hoàn toàn nền kinh tế thế giới. Chúng ta phải có những biện pháp phòng ngừa và thực sự những biện pháp phòng ngừa còn mang tính chiến lược trong lĩnh vực kinh tế giữa Pháp và Việt Nam, giữa Liên Hiệp Châu Âu và Việt Nam.”Kết thúc phần nói về Việt Nam trong cuốn sách của ông, cựu đại sứ Blanchemaison đặt câu hỏi: "Nước Pháp có thể phát triển được quan hệ đối tác chiến lược với Việt Nam trong các lãnh vực nhạy cảm công nghệ lưỡng dụng, thậm chí thuần túy quân sự?" Tác giả nhắc lại trong chuyến thăm cấp Nhà nước ở Pháp hai ngày 6 và 7/10/2024, tổng bí thư Tô Lâm ( lúc đó còn kiêm nhiệm chức chủ tịch nước ) và tổng thống Emmanuel Macron đã nâng quan hệ Pháp-Việt lên thành Đối tác chiến lược toàn diện. Ông Blanchemaison ghi nhận: "Hợp tác giữa Pháp và Việt Nam đã phát triển đều đặn trong một bầu không khí tin cậy. Chúng ta có một lợi thế so với các đối thủ cạnh tranh tại một quốc gia nay có đến 100 triệu dân và có một mức tăng trưởng hàng năm hơn 7%."

durée : 00:58:42 - Le Cours de l'histoire - par : Xavier Mauduit, Maïwenn Guiziou - À partir de 1860, l'art khmer fascine les voyageurs et fonctionnaires occidentaux. Des sculptures aux bas-reliefs des temples, la France s'érige en principale figure de restauration des œuvres. À l'encontre du discours colonial, l'art khmer n'a pourtant jamais été oublié des populations locales. - réalisation : Thomas Beau - invités : Gabrielle Abbe Docteure en histoire contemporaine; Pierre Baptiste directeur de la conservation et des collections du musée Guimet, conservateur général de la section Asie du Sud-Est

durée : 00:58:55 - Le Cours de l'histoire - par : Xavier Mauduit, Maïwenn Guiziou - Entre le 9ᵉ et le 13ᵉ siècle, les rois khmers imposent leur pouvoir sur un espace bien plus large que le Cambodge actuel. Des temples-montagnes aux canaux fluviaux, les souverains khmers font progressivement du site d'Angkor le centre de leur pouvoir et le symbole sur terre de la cité céleste. - réalisation : Thomas Beau - invités : Hedwige Multzer O'Naghten docteure en langues, civilisations et sociétés orientales; Christophe Pottier architecte et archéologue, maître de conférences à l'École française d'Extrême-Orient; Thierry Zéphir ingénieur de recherche au musée Guimet, chargé des collections de la section "Monde himalayen"

Lunedì 21 aprile, giorno della morte di papa Francesco, sono stati assegnati i Goldman environmental prize, informalmente noti come “Nobel per l'Ambiente”. Tra i vincitori ci sono anche due attivisti albanesi che hanno tutelato il Vjosa, l'ultimo fiume libero d'Europa. Oltre 400mila persone a Roma per il funerale del Papa, ma il conclave per scegliere il prossimo non comincerà prima del 5 maggio. Infine, un colossale sondaggio mostra come l'89% della popolazione mondiale chieda azione più incisiva per il clima – nonostante continui a pensarsi come minoritaria.Lucia Bellinello, esperta di geopolitica, ci ricorda del cinquantesimo del genocidio perpretato in Cambogia dai Khmer rossi di Pol Pot, che sterminò quasi un quarto della popolazione del paese. Una nuova legge rischia però di reprimere di nuovo le opposizioni. Puoi scriverci a podcast@lifegate.it e trovare tutte le notizie su www.lifegate.it.  Rassegna stampa: La battaglia per il fiume Vjosa in Albania vince il Goldman Environmental Prize 2025, Luigi Mastrodonato Questo mondo dopo Francesco, Tommaso Perrone 

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Op een planeet 124 lichtjaren hier vandaan ontdekten wetenschappers sporen van moleculen die op aarde enkel door levende organismen geproduceerd worden. Hebben we nu buitenaards leven ontdekt? Vanaf vandaag mag je plug&play zonnepanelen gebruiken. Maar is het de moeite om die stekkerpanelen in huis te halen? Precies 50 jaar geleden namen de maoïstische rebellen van de Rode Khmer de macht over in Cambodja, het begin van een massamoord. Welke gevolgen heeft dat tot op vandaag?

Heute vor 50 Jahren beginnt in Kambodscha die brutale Schreckensherrschaft der Roten Khmer, die fast einem Viertel der eigenen Bevölkerung das Leben kostet.

Tin tức sáng 12-4: 50 năm Ngày Thống nhất đất nước: Hà Nội gặp mặt cán bộ lão thành cách mạng; Sẽ đề nghị khởi tố doanh nghiệp bỏ địa chỉ kinh doanh, trốn thuế; Thủ tướng Phạm Minh Chính chúc mừng đồng bào Khmer dịp Tết Chôl Chnăm Thmây...

Surrounded on every side by peaceful waters, Ankor Wat rises from the jungle as the crown jewel of the ancient Khmer capital city of Angkor. Sitting on 402 acres of land, it is considered the largest religious structure in the world by Guinness World Records. Angkor Wat is a unique combination of the temple mountain and the later plan of concentric galleries. The construction of Angkor Wat suggests that there was a celestial significance with certain features of the temple. This is observed in the temple's east–west orientation, and lines of sight from terraces within the temple that show specific towers to be at the precise location of the solstice at sunrise. The temple's main tower aligns with the morning sun of the spring equinox. The temple is a representation of Mount Meru, the home of the gods according to Hindu mythology: the central quincunx of towers symbolise the five peaks of the mountain, and the walls and moat symbolize the surrounding mountain ranges and ocean. The mainstream history narrative tells us that Ankor Wat was originally constructed circa 1150 AD by the Khmer king Suryavarman II who ruled 1113-1150 AD) in the early 12th century. But is there more to Ankor Wat than we've been led to believe? In this episode I sit down with researcher and explorer Cassie Martin who just returned from an expedition in Cambodia exploring Ankor Wat and the many temples of Cambodia. Using Power Point presentation, Cassie will guide us through many examples of out-of-place-artifacts, LIDAR scan and architectural styles that seem to point to an older history at Ankor Wat and the surrounding temples... Did Khmer king Suryavarman II reclaim and build upon an ruins from an earlier epoch?JOIN US ON AN UPCOMING TOUR

VOV1 - Thời gian qua, ông Thạch Thia Sê Rây ngụ ở ấp Đại Mong, xã Phú Cần, huyện Tiểu Cần, tỉnh Trà Vinh được giới văn nghệ sĩ cũng như những người mộ điệu nghệ thuật truyền thống của dân tộc Khmer biết đến và yêu mến.

A veritable gaggle of gamers take to the airwaves to discuss three recent competitions held in Plymouth, Burton (which took place recently in "the land of beer." ) and Bournemouth, all in a rather chilly February of this year. There are also diversions into buying rubbish on eBay from Heinz Games (or at least that's what the AI Summary thought we said..), shipping wargaming stuff from the USofA (pre tariffs!), Central London Club's recent enfatuation with two new rule sets, Jackals and Sword Weirdos, and Mark's progress in finishing a whole book on the Khmer (which he's writing, not simply struggling to read.). There is also talk of commissioning figures, Richard Morgans new SF tome "Thin Air," set on Mars, a bit of Test of Honor as well as Simons upcoming stab at converting Warmaster units and rules to use ADLG's mechanics, which is about to be tried at CLWC in the coming weeks and months.  Towards the end (in its traditional slot, and with its traditional French Techno soundtrack) Andy's Quiz makes a long overdue reappearance, although sadly sans Andy this week. The quiz covers the theme of hesitant allies, inspired by Andy's recent experience at Burton. The quiz answers will be released in the next podcast!  

durée : 00:12:22 - Les Enjeux internationaux - par : Jean Leymarie - Mardi 18 février, le Rotsaphea, l'Assemblée nationale cambodgienne, a adopté une loi mémorielle renforçant les peines encourues en cas de négation du génocide perpétré par les Khmers rouges entre 1975 et 1979. - réalisation : Daphné Leblond - invités : Anne-Laure Porée Anthropologue, post-doctorante à l'EHESS.

A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. Tonight join Host Miko Lee as we focus on the APSC4. We will be doing a short series on the members of the Asian Prisoner Support Committee's campaign for justice. In this first episode we speak with all four leaders, advocates from APSC4 including: Peejay Ai, Maria Lagarda, Kee Lam, and Chanthon Bun. They are staff at Asian Prisoner Support Committee who work with formerly incarcerated folks and their families. They provide support like jobs, healthcare, education, community. And yet, despite their work and their personal transformations and community transformations, they remain in immigration limbo and are at risk of being detained by ICE and potentially deported. Tonight, we hear their personal stories. We learn about movement building and talk about how you can get involved. And just a note for listeners that we will be talking about experiences with war. trauma, sexual assault, and violence.   How to support the APSC4 APSC 4: https://action.18mr.org/pardonapsc3/ APSC Website: https://www.asianprisonersupport.com/ APSC Donation Page: https://donate.givedirect.org/?cid=13… APSC Get Involved Page: https://www.asianprisonersupport.com/apsc-4 Twitter:   / asianprisonersc   Facebook:   / asianprisonersupportcommittee   Instagram:   / asianprisonersc     Arriving: APSC4 Part 1 Transcript Opening: [00:00:00] Apex Express Asian Pacific expression. Community and cultural coverage, music and calendar, new visions and voices, coming to you with an Asian Pacific Islander point of view. It's time to get on board the Apex Express.   Ayame Keane-Lee: [00:00:34] Welcome to our multiple part series about the members of the Asian Prisoner Support Committee, APSC4, and their campaign for justice. First up is an interview with all four. In the next episodes, we'll be diving into their individual stories. Special thanks to the HHREC podcast for allowing us to re-air their shows, which will be linked in our show notes.   Miko Lee: [00:00:56] Tonight on Apex Express, we have members of the APSC4, Asian Prisoner Support Committee's formerly incarcerated leaders, advocates, and healers. We are talking with Peejay Ai, Maria Lagarda, Kee Lam, and Chanthon Bun. They are staff at Asian Prisoner Support Committee who work with formerly incarcerated folks and their families. They provide support like jobs, healthcare, education, community. And yet, despite their work and their personal transformations and community transformations, they remain in immigration limbo and are at risk of being detained by ICE and potentially deported. Tonight, we hear their personal stories. We learn about movement building and talk about how you can get involved. And just a note for listeners that we will be talking about experiences with war. trauma, sexual assault, and violence. Thank you so much for joining us on Apex Express. Welcome APSC4 to Apex Express. I am so happy to have you here. I want to start with a question that I love to ask of everyone, which is from the amazing poet Chinaka Hodges. And the question is, who are your people and what legacy do you carry with you? Let's start with Peejay.   Peejay Ai: [00:02:12] So I am Peejay. I am Cambodian of origin. My mom and dad are Cambodian. We have part Chinese somewhere in our genes. When I think about legacy, I think about my culture, my upbringings, you know, my, my parents cares with them. I Also have experiences in incarceration, and obviously through my journey in life, I have this legacy as well, where I've learned some stuff and I have met people through the prison system. When I think about my people, I think about the people I've come across with who helped me grow in life, you know, and the foundation that my parents taught me when I was a kid. That's kind of my legacy. I think about the people I've come in contact with, my community, my parents, what they teach me about my ancestor. And now that I'm working heavily with the CERI community, Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants here in Oakland, you know, I'm co facilitate the Men's Elders group. So, with them, they teach me a lot about culture, a lot about my roots and where I came from. And so I'm relearning who I am as a person and redefining myself. And also reminded that, you know, beyond my experience, there's a foundation of Cambodian cultural, right. and heritage, you know, behind me. So that's kind of what I think about when I think about my people and I think about my legacy.   Miko Lee: [00:03:29] Thank you so much, Peejay. Bun, what about you? Who are your people and what legacy do you carry with you?    Chanthon Bun: [00:03:36] I'm Cambodian. My people are Khmer people. The legacy that I have is resilient. My family have lived through, through a lot of systems even my grandparents being Khmer from colonization to the genocide to, coming to America. My family have endured a lot. so the resilient in us still live and that's the legacy I carry.    Miko Lee: [00:03:58] Thank you so much. Bun, I'm going to ask you about resilience later, because that is a key thing I get from y'all. Maria, what about you? Tell me about your people and what legacy you carry with you.   Maria Legarde: [00:04:09] Who are my people? I'm a Filipina immigrant, so my people are the survivors. You know, those that dealt with a lot of that, that had a lot of challenges growing up, right? And didn't have a voice. So those are my people. My faith community are my people, my elders, my Lolas, and my mylas, my mentors, those that shaped me and who I'm becoming today. Those are my people. The legacy that I feel that what I'm leaving an imprint here on earth is being the voice for those that cannot express themselves. For those that do not have a voice right now and are scared. And I want to be that voice to let them know that they're not alone.   Miko Lee: [00:04:54] Ke Lam, who are your people and what legacy do you carry with you?    Ke Lam: [00:04:58] My people are my incarcerated. Those are incarcerated. Those that got deported, and those that are living in fear are my people. Because I understand the struggle, I understand the fear, I understand the trauma. The legacy I carry with me is all the advocates before me that have done this work that, you know, that put their life on the line. As well as my grandfather who came to this country, you know, struggling to raise a whole family, whole generation. I think the other part of my legacy is. breaking the, the, the cultural cycle. Like my grandfather never hugged my dad, but I hugged my dad, gave my dad that hug. And so, and, and that progression is going towards my, my siblings, as well as even to other men that was incarcerated. That never got a hug from their father.    Miko Lee: [00:05:50] Thank you all for sharing your stories of who you are and your sense of resilience and giving voice and incorporating your culture. I know that each of you have had incredibly deep and profound experiences and thank you so much to the HHREC podcast, which is allowing us to air interviews that you did already sharing your stories. I have heard your stories also and I'm just wondering what is that like for you to continue to tell your stories again and again? How do you sustain reliving that type of trauma by sharing your stories?   Chanthon Bun: [00:06:25] You know telling our stories is really traumatic. But we've learned how to heal from a lot of our traumas without healing from your trauma, it's hard to tell that story. And when you tell that story, it comes alive again. With that, I believe it's so important for our elders and our youth, especially like Peejay, myself and Maria. We are the 1.5 generation. I truly believe that we bridge these generation, you know, where we could relate to our younger folks. And then our elders, we still hold the tradition that they're used to. Telling our stories is bridging the experience, you know, bridging the past and the future with the present of our stories. For me, a lot of it is because when I grew up, I didn't have stories like this. I had to live it and made mistakes as I went. I didn't have somebody telling a story of how an immigrant could learn this culture. I did it all with mistakes that I've made and lessons that I've learned. And then passing it down. I mean, there's a lot of folks that are in my shoe. There's a lot of folks living the life that I live that still don't understand and still can't heal. And, you know, I'm just hoping that the shared experience could start a conversation of healing.   Peejay Ai: [00:07:44] Yeah, I think for me, sharing my story over and over again it is healing in some instances, and sometimes, you know, living, reliving trauma is very difficult. And I'm learning to like, do my work, you know, as an advocacy with APSE, and through my own experience through restorative justice practices that, sharing my story, it could be empowering for other people to share, right. I think I grew up. In this API community or silence, you know, and it's a shame to talk about, your experience, right, airing out your laundry, pretty much, you know, your personal experience could be very shameful but what that does, and I'm learning, like, you know, like, when you have trauma. and you don't talk about it, you know, you become silent. It's affects you, you know what I mean? It affects your life. It's affects your health. It affects your community and your family. So now as I'm reframing the way I look at my story is that I'm using as a tool and to share, so that other people could, could learn and know, but also feel empowered to share their story. You know, I think storytelling could be a very powerful thing for a community, right? Not just Bun have said, like provide healing, right. But. Also, I think like it provide teaching, you know, like when I hear my elder share their story, it teaches me  about my history, my culture, what they've been through, but also it also like reaffirmed that, I'm on the right track, you know, that healing could happen by watching, you know, my elder shed tears from their story by hearing their emotion and feeling their emotion and seeing it with my own eyes, you know? I think like storytelling is a very powerful tool for us and I think more people should tell their story because they have something to offer, you know, and I think we should always tell our stories. So, what's once was like a very difficult thing to do now become something that I know is very purposeful and empowering.   Miko Lee: [00:09:19] Thanks Peejay Maria. What about for you? How is it for you telling your story again and again?    Maria Legarde: [00:09:24] Sharing my story like I always get emotional. So, it's very hard for me, because I relive it, but I use it as a tool now, as it's a powerful tool, you know, going through it, sharing it, like it just happened yesterday. Because when I share my story, especially with the young women, it makes it real for them. To know that I've been there, like, I've been there too, I know it, I know what she's feeling. And, sharing it, what did I do, how did I do it. Painting the picture for them, not to traumatize them, but to show them how I got from not being able to speak about it. To talking about it to healing and then taking control over my life, and then becoming empowered by the struggles that I gone through all those years. It just didn't take me one year, took me 15, 20 years, even today, you know, so to share that I know that when I plant that seed, it's not because to traumatize them or to make them relive it. There's that collective power in it, the collective healing in it, that that's what got me to share my story in the first place. When I heard all the other women share it, I'm not alone. For the first time in my life when I heard it, I didn't feel alone. Because I knew somebody believed me. When the people that were supposed to believe me didn't believe me, they believed me. You know, so I, that's the gift that telling that story gives another, individual. That life, it's, pass it forward, you know, that's why I was so happy with the Me Too movement because it's a collective power within us. So like with Bun and with Peejay, the intergenerational healing from our, you know, the trauma within our family. Because of that, I know I can share it with my family and we start talking about it because they've seen me do it. Like how is that that young girl was able to talk to you like that? I was like, because she knew that I believed her. The moment she told me, she knew I believed her. it opens the door for healing in my family, in my community. So that's why I, today, I use that as a tool to bring people together, collective healing.    Miko Lee: [00:11:42] Storytelling as collective healing and being able to, be heard and open the door for other people to share their stories as well. Thank you so much for sharing about that. Kee Lam, I'm wondering if you could talk about the resilience it takes to tell your story again and again, what is that like for you   Ke Lam: [00:12:02] Each time I tell my story is almost like an awakening. It, is reliving a lot of that trauma, but it's also like reminding me of what I've been through and, and I'm still here. it's also for me is, Self love, being able to share it because I'm hoping that I can be an encourager to those who don't know how to share a story or who are afraid to share a story. And so when I, the reason I put myself out there all the time is like, who better to, Encourage somebody and somebody that's been through it all as well. when I help, you know, restore your justice circles, people told me the way through is through the fire. and it's not easy to share a story sometimes because it's so traumatic. But one thing that encouraged me all the time is when I see other people. And I see them when they share the story that there's like a burden that was taken off shoulders. I see the difference when somebody able to feel like they could release some of that harm that was put on them and find healing and then find, strength in a community that support them through their struggle. And so that's why I keep sharing my story because I believe that. it takes all of us to bring voice to the hurt and pain that we, we had throughout so much generations.    Miko Lee: [00:13:14] Thank you for sharing angela Davis talks about how prisons are meant to break human beings. I'm wondering how each of you. what tool you drawed on to stay strong while you are incarcerated and how different that is, like, what mental health support do you do now? Do you have a daily practice to stay resilient now? And did you have something different when you were locked up?   Chanthon Bun: [00:13:38] Yeah, that is so true. Prison is meant to break you. And there's many times while I was incarcerated for my 23 years that, I was fighting that, that don't break me. You know, I still had the fight in me. You're not going to break me. even during my long years in solitary, I just, there was something in me, like I say, there's some resilience in me that, innately told me, like, do not let them break you, you know, mentally, physically. but yeah, during my, the hardest time where I felt like, you know what, this, this is getting too hard for me, being isolated, not having human contact. And, you know, the only thing on my skin is concrete and, and metal. I often look back to. My grandparents, I often look back to their teachings, their lessons that they've shown me through the years when I was young. and sometime, I use my trauma, you know, I, grew up in the refugee camp. It was hard. I was starving there. and it's weird how like you use a bigger trauma. To cope with this trauma, you know, it's like, man, I, when I, when I was a kid, I had nothing to eat. So I lick salt, you know, . They gave me three meals a day. I think I'm doing better than I used to be. So it's like, it's it was kind of crazy way to, think about it. And, and I think because I had so much trauma as a child. It really helped me to be resilient when I was incarcerated. And like, it really helped me to empower myself. And then, and then it really helped me to think about what is resilient? at first I didn't even know what it meant. People tell me, I was like, yeah, whatever. It was just, Something I do, like when folks like, damn, you're so resilient, like, I've been like this all my life. I don't know. I don't know what the gauge of resilience you're giving me. I've always been a person like, I'll figure this out, you know, as long as I survive, I'll figure it out. So, if you let them, it will break you. You look deep inside you, and you look at your life, and just like me, a crazy way was, I've been through worse and I could do this too.    Miko Lee: [00:15:32] Before you get to you stay resilient now, Maria, I see you smiling a lot. I wonder if you want to respond to that. About prison breaking, meant to break human beings.   Maria Legarde: [00:15:43] I, I, because I agree with what Bun was saying, you know, it's like trauma on top of trauma on top of trauma. Which one's worse? There's really, like, is, this trauma is really worse than this trauma? Because I both came out of it, you know, so give me more. Is there anything more that you can give me, right? So it becomes a defensive mechanism for us. And Bun said, I didn't know what resilient means. too, when I was in prison, what does resilient mean? I said, I know English is my second language, but, , you know, I don't know what that meant for a human being to be resilient and what it embodies. So that's why I agreed. And I smile because, yep, we didn't know we were resilient because we've been fighting to survive. We've been fighting to just to live another day.   Miko Lee: [00:16:28] Peejay, what about you? How did you stay strong when you were locked up?    Peejay Ai: [00:16:32] There's many factors, right. But I think like one factor I share with Bun, like I grew up on the street. It was hard, you know, I grew up poor. I grew up on welfare. I grew up, you know, as a refugees, you know, coming to America, doesn't speak the language, was bullied, you know, was victim of school shooting to the point. Right. And like, there's. Certain things in my life that really, like, shaped me and, like, pushed me really hard. And so I knew I was different. I knew I was, like, you know, like, the deck is stacked against me. And so I think, like, experiencing it as a young person, I become numb to it. And so when I hit prison, and I went, you know, I went to Juvenile Hall, right? I went to Juvenile Hall. I went to the CYA. I went to prison. So as young person going through the prison system, I started to the lower level first and I can build resilience, you know, like teaching myself how to read, like learning, to accept hardship, right. Not being able to be isolated, not to be like in a cell locked up for many, you know, for many days, sometime many years or two, right. I think the one thing that really shaped my life the most is when I was in Solano State Prison. And I was just like, this was like new. I turned 18, they sent me from CYA. To Solano, and one night my mom came to visit me and, she was just so dumbfounded by like, what she hear about prison. And then she asked me, how am I doing with everything? And then I explained to her, like what the environment is like, and I didn't candy coat it for her, but I just explained it to her and she couldn't understand why people would continue to harm each other in prison. We're all in the same boat, you know, like we're all in the same boat, we're locked up away from our family, like, why are we not together helping each other out? Right? And then there's one thing she said was I stuck with me today. She said life is hard, you know what I mean? Like, and it could be harder, you know what you make of it, right? Like, you've got the choice to make it easier if you want to, like, Your circumstance were always going to be the same, right? But you have a choice to make it worse. And I'm sitting there like, man, that's just makes so much sense to me. You know, like, why are we making much harder on ourself? Right. so then I started looking at life much differently. I think her statement for me was at the moment I had, it's like, you know, things are hard, right, but I can always make it harder for myself and things could always be harder too, right? So why not enjoy You know, things that is around me and try to make a difference in my own self. Right.    So from that concept, I started developing resiliency. You know, I started, I looked at it, I started reframing life differently. Right. I started thinking about like, well, I don't have nothing to eat, you know, like doing lockdowns, I think about, yeah, well, people starving all over the world too, you know, like, you know, So it just kind of gave me strength, you know, as I learned to reframe my environment over and over again. And then I started to develop, like, start to like find opportunity to create better opportunity for myself. I went and got a job, you know, I worked in a kitchen and I fed myself and I, went to school and I got a, education and I started getting in the program. And so, you know, I started really thinking about like, How do I make my life better? You know, I call it my life, despite what I, you know, very little I have, I make the best of it. Right. So I think like that kind of echo out in my whole life until I got to the ICE detention center, you know, I'm reminded like, Oh, it's pretty bad down here. at that point, I'm like, I'm used to this already, you know, I'm used to reframing things to become positive, right? No matter how negative it is, you know, I try to find the best of it. Right. Conditioning through like hardship, hard time when I was a kid, all the way to my adulthood, even now, you know, like things get hard, with this new immigration policy and stuff, there's a lot of fear. I mean, I'm constantly reminded that I'm not alone, you know, I've built community throughout my life, I'm creating opportunity, for healing. And so I should focus on what I have that is positive versus what I don't have that is negative, you know, let's cherish the moment, you know, cherish my friendship, you know, cherish my opportunity, right. And my freedom and soul. So that grounds me, that reminded me that, can get better and it will get better. I just got to keep that faith alive and just keep hope alive and just keep moving, you know. When I go through prison and I survive all the hardship, it's grounded myself on knowing that, you know, like, people in the world have it so much worse, you know, and sometimes we have a choice to make things better for ourselves, but we have to choose to make it better, right? You can't focus on the bad things. Problem solving, you know, don't focus on a problem, like, let's focus on a solution. What can you do different right now to make it better?    Miko Lee: [00:20:11] Thanks Peejay key. I'm wondering how you were able to stay strong when you were incarcerated.   Ke Lam: [00:20:17] Wow. , at first when I first started, on my. Committed offense. I went through the whole system. I went to all one time. I went to juvenile hall, youth authority, county jail, prison and immigration all on one case. It took a while. living straight strictly on survival mode. It's almost no different than when I was growing up. My family moved around constantly and it was just either you survive or you become a victim. And I started off my early life being a victim and then I learned, how to normalize violence, growing up in a predominantly African American community. And that actually, sadly prepared me for my committed offense, be doing time inside. It wasn't easy. one thing I learned was not to be, you know, to be a tough guy. just go there, mind your business, do your time, be very observant. That's one thing that did help me a lot in life is being observant of what's going on around me, being conscious of what's going on around me. And the other thing is. Try not to take too much stuff personal, but it wasn't until I started going through self help classes that I became more in tune with learning about empathy, compassion, forgiveness, not just forgiving others and receiving forgiveness from others, but also learning how to forgive myself for a lot of the stuff that I allow myself to go through and the things that I've done to others. I think the other part of me was becoming really spiritually grounded was another big part of me was, I started out practicing Buddhism. My first, you know, my first stay for, like, 10 years of incarceration. then I converted to Christianity. no denomination because I don't believe in being a religious person. I believe in being spiritual. So a lot of people are like, what's your religion? I say, I don't have one, but I do believe in a higher power. I believe that, you know, we are spiritual being experiencing a human experience. so it's a mixture of what I learned in Buddhism and Christianity is learn to have compassion for everything around me, including myself, and part of that compassion the biggest part that actually helped me to prison was. one thing that I never got from my father and he never got from his father was a hug. So I start hugging guys, giving people hugs, guys, on a yard, you know, so nationality did not matter to me. you know, I didn't grow up. biased against a lot of different people. I learned to embrace a lot of different cultures. and then one thing by going through the self help classes, learning to connect with people on a human level, besides what t they believe in or what they look like. And so once I was able to do that, I started experiencing a lot of healing for myself and for them.    Ayame Keane-Lee: [00:22:50] You are listening to 94.1 KPFA and 89.3 KPFB in Berkeley, 88.1 KFCF in Fresno, 97.5 K248BR in Santa Cruz, 94.3 K232FZ in Monterey, and online worldwide at kpfa.org.   Miko Lee: [00:23:10] I'm wondering what each of you do, what is your personal, like mental health support that you do now to be able to stay, stay resilient, stay in there. Maybe you all have touched or feel like you've answered this already, or is there anything that you're doing differently now in your daily practice?   Maria Legarde: [00:23:26] Do want to share something real quick, Miko, going back the quote, right? That prison is meant to break us. I was already broken when I went to prison. There's nothing more that they can break me. That's why I said it, like, give it to me more. What else can you give me? Because I'm already broken. You took everything from me. You know, everything was taken from me. What more can you do to break me? But then, you know, with my journey, faith as being my foundation, right, I believe that once, God gives you that second chance, right, for me. What do I want to make? With this chance, who do I want to be? So like a phoenix, you know, rise from the ashes, right? And so I utilized that and it didn't take just one year, right? Took me in that journey. That throughout that 14 years to be who I am today. So I took that broken pieces of me and put it in a puzzle and made it into this beautiful product today, right? So my mental health, my wellbeing, emotionally, mentally, I always go back to my faith. Because it's what saved me from when I got to prison. So when everything else is in chaos, I go back into that place. Go to my place within me that I can just be at peace. And meditate, listen to my music, be one in nature, so that's my go to. And it helps when I know I have people, like my beautiful family here. it helps when I know that I don't have to tell them. They can hear it from my voice and say, it's gonna be okay, Maria. So that's the kind of care. Without even having to say it, they just know. And that's more effective than anything else.    Miko Lee: [00:25:16] Thanks, Maria. Peejay, you were going to add?    Peejay Ai: [00:25:19] Yeah, so one of the things that I adopted for myself when I was in prison is that I was heavily involved with the Native American spiritual circle, you know, because of my kind of Cambodian Background before Buddhism came through, we were indigenous, right? And so through my indigenous side of sharing with the Native American cultural there, they found a lot of similarity to us people, right? And so I was fortunate to be invited to join the spiritual circle, did ceremony with them. And so a lot of the spiritual practices that I have done with them, like, for example, like this sweat lodge ceremony, which are often used for healing or prayers. stay connected with the earth, stay connected with your creators, stay connected with the higher power and also like have an opportunity to pray for your family and do some healing and cleansing for yourself. So I still practice that today and sometime when I feel out of balance, when I feel like, you know, a lot's going on and things are heavy and just stuff out of control and I need to find that balance again. You know, I go to ceremony, I go to ceremony here, here when I'm in the lodge. you know, it's pitch black, the sweat leader brings in the stone that just represent grandfather, and your elders and when he poured a water on top of the stone and it's pitch black, the steam comes out, you know, reminding me of like grandfather's breath, right. The creator's breath. And, you know, like that. And like being a sauna, people think about it being a sauna, like it washes away a lot of like toxins out of my body. It just, it washes away a lot of the hardship I've experienced as I leave it into the fire, you know, leave it into the steam and allow myself some time to like disconnect from the world around me and just reconnect with myself, you know, what am I experiencing at that moment, my breath, my pores opening, my heartbeat, you know, and, sometime, you know, people who are in the sweat lodge sing traditional songs and the sound of the drum. , And it wakes up my spirit, and it reminds me of who I am, where I came from, where I'm going. Yeah, and when I come out of the sweat lodge, I always feel like renewed, I feel energetic. I feel like I've been reborn again, right? And that helped me stay grounded on a very physical, spiritual, and emotional level. I think the other piece is that as I'm going through life, I'm celebrating it by, like, with family members, with a long walk with my family. Well, my, my dog, also help, just kind of like putting things in perspective, right. I found moments to do like me time, sometime yoga, even, you know, I, you know, the other day I did silver sneaker, because some of my elders like to do silver sneaker. . And that was like, very, powerful moment, right. And I feel like I guess it's like what I'm learning is that, Those moments help me connect with myself. And sometimes that's the thing that I need to do most when things are hard. sometimes working and responding to crisis disconnect me from myself and then when I start to refocus on myself, I realize where I need to be. then I feel empowered take the next step. That's what keeps me going. Be aware of connecting with myself more often, right? You know, I because sometimes it's easy to forget that I matters and forget myself.    Miko Lee: [00:27:59] Thank you for sharing. It's really easy to get disconnect, disconnected in our world right now. So many things are hitting at us constantly. Ke. What about you? What are ways that you stay resilient?   Ke Lam: [00:28:10] I think for one is definitely take a lot of deep breath is grounding myself is definitely one thing. It's so easy to get caught up in all the chaos around us, you know, hearing all the raids and pick up and who works, who works with ice. It is, it's really, it's depressing and it causes a lot of anxiety. One of the things I do besides breathing is I have wind therapy, wind therapy. I just learned what wind therapy is actually just riding my motorcycle, just going out there and just, you know, pick a location, just go, right? no plan. Just, just go. And most of the time I just go by myself. so I ride my ride. I zone out, play my music and I go, other things. I really, I actually been doing a lot lately is sitting with my dog and Just sitting there in peace and just quiet, just hanging out with my dog. Cause I lost my other one in October. And so the one I have now, I just meet her, just chill at the, on the sofa. I mean, on the ground, sofa on the floor, and sometimes we just go for long walks and just, don't have to talk. you know, just being present and grounded with earth and with the environment around me. and then other thing is, you Just stay connected with family and community. you know, being able to slowly share like what's going on while I'm feeling inside and outside. It's been helpful.   Miko Lee: [00:29:22] Thank you. I think we all need as many resources as we can to find ways to stay connected to ourselves and our community right now. , I'm wondering both. Peejay and Ke, , touched on the fact that you have been involved in the like bad education to incarceration as a youth into adult incarceration and now potential deportation. Can you all give a breakdown about what crimmigration is and why it is important for people to know about it?   Chanthon Bun: [00:29:50] Crimmigration is, my simplest definition of crimmigration is double punishment. crimmigration is for folks that come here legally with papers, but then because of the IIRA IRA law of 1996 that states that any crime of moral sopropo you could be deported after you serve your time so you have to serve your whole sentence pay back to society what they say you got to pay back to society serve your sentence and after that deal with deportation consequences and that's another question that we're going through today Right with this new administration is who deserve to stay in who doesn't and right now it's so Convoluted where where you know, every day we're getting new explanation who stays who goes who stays who goes and everybody talk about the law, it's the law this, it's the law that, the law says this, and they interpret the way they want to interpret it. But nobody that's in power is talking about the family, nobody's talking about the person, nobody's looking into the person like, you know, a country of second chances, nobody talks about that, like yeah, there are criminals. send them out But we have folks that have served long term, like all four of us and we healed ourselves. we went to a parole board, the state of California, the governor approved that. We are no longer a threat to our community, our society, and also an asset to our community and society, right? But after that, immigration comes in like, we don't even care. We just know you were arrested for this and this. And it's time for you to go. And for a lot of our Southeast Asian families, that's a hard thing to wait for your family member for 20, 30 years, and then get deported for life. And I only say that is because We suffer a lot of displacement. We suffer a lot of family separation. a lot of us are the ones that were saved during the genocide, during the war, the ones that survived. and then, this country doesn't look at our history. Right. and our history is sold like you are blessed to have a second chance to come to this country and make something of yourself. Right. And that's a totally blank statement. But then reality was, we came here with nothing. We came here with a lot of trauma, and we were just placed here with no explanation, no nothing. struggling to survive, struggling to understand this country. a lot of us like myself, fall into the criminal system. And we had, paid for what we've done. we've served our time and now to turn around our parents that are elderly now saying goodbye to them again. And, oh, that's a misstatement saying goodbye. They don't even let us say goodbye. You know, it's not like, oh yeah, say goodbye to, no, you got to go. And the way it's done is so cruelly done that, nobody ever think of the human. Nobody ever thinks of the heartbreaks, nothing. And right now, all I hear is the law says so. So we are a country of law, right? But we are human too.   Miko Lee: [00:32:56] Thanks for that rundown on criminalization. Peejay, do you want to add.   Peejay Ai: [00:32:59] Yeah, I think about, like, when I hear crimmigration, I think of, like, my own experience, you know, like, going through the pipeline list. I'm learning, like, there's a pipeline. You know, between the criminal justice system to the immigration system in the criminal justice system, a legal system, you know, like for me, when I came to United States, we settled in a very poverish, violent, crazy community. Right. there was not a lot of resources, you know, and then there's like a lot of gangs, a lot of like bias, racism was happening at the time. This is the time, like the war on drugs, tough on crime policy, it was out, and the prison boom. Right. Right. And so for me, I think like the lack of education, the lack of support was already like a prelude to my incarceration. Like there was a pipeline or established that one, one of these days, I'm going to be in prison because of all those X, Y, Z reason. And I'm not the only one. I think like that's pipeline created, you know, hardship for a lot of people, and then, for many Southeast Asian community end up in prison because of like, Dealing with trauma, you know, like we didn't have the resources to deal with a trauma, you know, it comes out in crimes comes out in gangs, it comes out and, you know, like adapting to environment by, being part of all this negative stuff. Right. And, you know, in a prison system. And, you know, unfortunately, a lot of us in being raised in prison, you know, learning about the prison system, through our lived experience, I have to suffer through it. Right.    And I think like what Bun said, you know, like, for Southeast Asian community. You know, being in prison system is just the first step, like surviving your environment, your resettlement is one thing, right? And then end up in a prison system is another step, right? And then the other step is that you end up in an ICE dentention center, simply not because of like what you did, it is who you are, like you were born with, you were born Asian or you were born an Islander, you were born, you know, API, right? And you have the immigration hole on you. And so they try to punish you again because of that very reason, you know, like if I was an American citizen. And I served my time, changed my life. I will be home. Right. I can give back to my community. I reconnect with my family. But for, you know, for API community, that's not always the case. You know, like where are you pre preset that, you know, like after prison, you're going to go into the immigration system and that's where you're going to take your next step, your journey. Right. And then after you, if you were to survive the immigration system, we will deport you, you know, and we'll separate you from your family again. And often like stuff that makes sense, like Cambodian, for example, and this is true for Laos, Vietnamese, Hmong, and a lot of other Southeast Asian communities, right? Like we were refugees, you know, we came to this country, you know, as kids. So we're not even born in the country that we left, you know, like I, I was never born in Cambodia. My mom left Cambodia during a genocide and I was born in Thai. So then I was in, they were trying to deport me to Cambodia to a country I'd never been to. I wasn't even born there, you know, so it didn't make no sense, right? But I feel like this, when I think about like crimmigration it's a pipeline, you know, it's a pipeline that it's very biased, it treats us very differently. if you're API, then you're out of luck, if you're API, you will be out of luck, you know, like you'd be treated differently. Right. and I, and I don't think that's a right system because it's the exact opposite of what the American society is supposed to stand for. Right. You know, especially like California, and you're like, we're a very liberal community, right? Like, we're a state that just, support, ideally, immigrants and all ethnic background. But then we treat people so differently, And not because of what I did, just simply because who I am.   Miko Lee: [00:35:54] Ke can you talk about the APSC4? What your campaign is about.   Ke Lam: [00:35:58] APSC4 is a campaign to save half of the staff from deportation back to a country that they have no ties to, , for me is Vietnam for Peejay and Bun it's Cambodia and Maria to the Philippines. It's basically trying to say, you know, we're not the same, like people that served time and got released are considered, I consider is redeemed, we changed our lives, we made restoration for the harms that we've done, and we're giving back to the community, and we're showing that people with a second chance can make society greater. And by deporting APSC4, deporting people like us, you're taking valuable resources from the community. People that understand the struggle and, the hardship that's going on in our community. So we're bringing voice to the voiceless. We're bringing, light to those that are still in the dark. And the other thing, the biggest part of APSC4 is we're hopeful for a lot of folks that are, not just impacted people, but for families. If APSC4 is able to get a part in, we're showing the community that when we fight, we win. That together, we can not just save APSC4, but we can actually save our community. I think that's one of the biggest mission of why we urge Gavin Newsom to pardon APSC4 is that way that we can show that not only are people that committed crime, not their crime, because so easy to label somebody that committed crime. You know, as that thing, right? , but we're not, I think that's the biggest part for me for APSC4 and I'd like to hear what Maria had to say on   Maria Legarde: [00:37:24] So much going through my head. APSC4 you know, we make up half of the staff for APSC, right? We represent the community that APSC serves. We're directly impacted. We've been through immigration. We, you know, with our family reunification. APSC4 is the bridge between the people that are inside fighting for their freedom, what freedom looks like out here, how, when they're out here, how they can bridge that gap in their community, how they can bridge that gap with their family, how can they start over by, you know, having a solid reintegration into a community that's gonna be supportive of their success. Because they were given second chances, who they were when they were 20 years ago are different people today. And I think, you know, with Nia, with Danny, right, they received pardons from Governor Newsom, you know, and it was during that time, too, when all the immigrants were at risk. And so for us, APSC4, It would really be, a loss in the community because we bridged that gap, Miko. Like, when I first came home, Ke was my bridge. I was in LA, right? People didn't know it, what to do for folks. immigrants coming home on parole. But we bridged it. Now LA knows what to do. LA knows where to start because Ke bridged that gap between local DMV, and head, Sacramento DMV. You know, that's what community work and that's what APSC4 is. We were the bridge, literally the bridge from our folks inside, to our community out here, to our elected officials that you invested in programs to rehabilitate us, to spend money on those rehabilitation, those fundings, and now that we're here, you're allowing you know, allowing an administration, like for your investment to just, what, go down the drain, because really that's what it is. Only because we weren't born here, only because of what we were dealt with at the time when we were facing challenges we didn't know how to, but now we have all the tools and we've proven that we've held our community, because our community has spoken for us. You know, ask Governor Newsom to please pardon the community members that are coming home that are all at risk of deportation and it's not just APSC4. very much. But we are being the voice for those that don't know how to advocate for themselves. We're showing them, look, we're putting ourselves out here. Because we know the value that we hold today. And our community believes in us. And with their support, hopefully, Newsome hears that, you know, changes his mind, I don't know. Do within his executive authority to save those people that are working in his vulnerable communities, in his marginalized communities, that are thriving, helping those communities thrive. And we are part of that. And we're hoping that he does it in a manner where, because it's imminent, we don't know when we get to talk to our community members again, to you, to have this discussion again, and so that's what APSC4 campaign is about.   Miko Lee: [00:40:50] And folks can find out more about the APSC campaign on their website, Asian Prisoner Support Committee, and we'll also post it on the Apex Express website. And folks can meet all of these amazing guests in person at an event that's happening February 28th from 6 to 8PM at Edge on the Square in San Francisco, Chinatown, where we will be hosting the reading from the book arriving. Can one of you talk about and and the other exciting thing about that is at that event, there's actually a zine. That's based on Maria's life story called when we were girls, that they'll be able to meet Maria and actually walk away with the zine. That's for people to take people can make a donation to actually receive the book. Can one of you talk about the book and what that experience was like working on the book and about what this event is coming up at the end of February.    Chanthon Bun: [00:41:40] Arriving is our second anthology. the first anthology was called The Others. So, Arriving is a collaboration of incarcerated writers. I'm an artist in that book also. it was, it's just stories. of folks that are incarcerated, API folks that are incarcerated, expressing, poems, expressing their trauma, expressing their live experience, expressing what it felt like to be API at a certain moment. in time with, immigration, with, coming to, uh, this country, acculturation, you know, we have, many different writers that, that collaborated with us. when I read certain, certain, writers, And they're telling my story. They're telling all our stories. So, if you guys can, check out, check out the second anthology, Arrival.   Miko Lee: [00:42:30] So we are recording this on the last day of January, 2025. And already in just a couple of weeks, our political system is in tumult based on Trump 2.0 policy. Can you talk a little bit about how, and I know the policy is changing daily. I mean, every day it's this onslaught, but from what you know right now, how has this impacted your community?   Chanthon Bun: [00:42:54] The community is in fear. All day today I was driving around going to meetings, but getting phone calls right in the middle. What's happening? What's going on? I heard and there's a lot of rumors. There's a lot of fear out there and folks are catching up to rumors and, you know, our folks like, hey, they're deporting us. Should I run? Should I stay? Should I check in? Should I check in with my family? Should I move out for a while? And it's just a lot of fear. The sad thing is they're calling me and they're probably calling everybody from APSC. because we have a wide connection with our former incarcerated folks and folks that are under, final removal order. The hard thing is, Like what you said, I tell him the same thing. Like I know it's fear. We have a lot of fear in our community. I know we're all worried. for the kids, for the family. And I can't give you no answers because it's changing every day. I wake up, I look at the news is something else new. There's something there. There's something there. And every day since the inauguration, it's just. hits our community and living with fear is such a mental breakdown. I had one guy, call me a friend of mine. He says, I do a door dash and I see them everywhere. What do I do? Like, I see them everywhere I'm living at. I see them in the corners. I see them eating in the restaurant. And, you know, I have to go pick up food there to drop off. and you know, the only thing I could really say, and it's not even something that, could calm them. It was like, be careful, you know, be aware. I mean, it's hard. I know it's hard, a heart advice but I myself is living in that same fear. being aware, but still trying to uplift our community in times like this. I mean, this is not going to be the first or last time that our community are in fear. It's happened before and we'll get through it. You know, with our community strength, we'll get through it. And the hard thing is, some of us won't get through it. Some of us will be deported. But somehow, as a community, we have to stand strong together. We have to just brace this. And, hopefully, it'll end soon.    Ke Lam: [00:44:57] Yeah, my biggest concern with what's going on right now is when community, fight each other like good immigrant versus bad immigrants. you know, how to stay away from that narrative, right? how not to pit each other against each other. So I think that's one of the things we seen on the first administration. and now with the second administration, especially when he's talking about going a little harder on it. I worry that, you know, family will. Start separating within each other. And, you know, with the, political views, certain family members who support Trump, who doesn't support Trump other part of the population I'm afraid of is those that are remaining silence. Those are that are hiding in the shadows. Right. Because they think by being invisible, they're that, that they'd be safe when in reality they're not. And so like, that's what caused, that's what's going on with this new mission. It causes people to hide and by hiding, by being siloed, that they become more vulnerable. And then I asked that community don't become like that. It's like the shame culture in our, you know, in our generation, the Southeast Asian, where we don't talk about nothing. Right. And that's actually not really productive for healing at all. That's actually the perpetuation of trauma. And so like we need to talk about crimmigration, criminal justice, we need to talk about social reform. Even something as simple as like, did you vote. That are who are able to vote like you need to vote. And don't complain about what's going on if you didn't vote. And so that's a hard conversation with our families, that I have with my family. You know, when they complain, I say, did you vote? No? Well, you got nothing to complain about. Right? But the other thing is, I think the other word that popped in my mind is proximity. How do we get our, people. To come close to the problem and to talk about it. We're all close to the problem, but we don't talk about it. And so like, you know, hopefully people like formerly incarcerated people, like APSC4, we're making that difference. We're bringing voice to our community that don't want to talk about it. Even our community that fight against us and tell us not to remain silent. Like we're like, no, like my family tell me, don't talk about it. Like, I'm like, I'm going to talk about it. You know, either you're with me or not, regardless, I'm gonna talk about it because we need to talk about we need to, we need to heal from all this trauma.   Miko Lee: [00:46:58] Thanks, Ke. Maria, what are your thoughts on how this new administration is impacting your population?    Maria Legarde: [00:47:05] Well, he succeeded in creating that climate of fear. That he wanted to, you know, that's the one thing that he did, but like yesterday I was with a group of community members up here in the Central Valley, and, we were talking about how, you know, when I was growing up, 1986, it's a revolution in the Philippines, when the church and the state, you know, it's always separated, right? But it was that one time. That the church and the state stood together to overthrow a dictator. And if it happened in history once, right, I, there's that hope. And so for my Filipino community that are in fear of what's going on in Trump 0, especially the ones in SoCal, know, knowing their rights and everything that we've talked about for the last week already, right? It's good to know those things, creating that space for them to talk is what my family is helping with others too. So here, my husband and my mom at work, like this is what needs to be done. You know, this is what needs to be done. There's a lot of our Hispanic over there, in the community, and this is what you need to tell them, translate it, so we know what we need to do, so it's our job to, disseminate the information and show them how it's done, so for our Filipino folks, It was actually, you know, my family, some of my family members that gave me a call. It's like, okay, so what do we do again? You know, I said, I'm going to send you some red cards in the mail if not printed. Like, well, I don't have a printer. So just doing my part to make sure that my family is well equipped, their family, their community, wherever they're at. It helps alleviate that fear. And I always tell them like, Yeah, sometimes it would creep in. And when it does happen to me, Bun knows, I go to Bun, I go to my mom, I go to my brother, I cry if I have to, because I just need to release it. And I tell them, just do it! If you need to yell, yell! But, you already succeeded. Then what? But like you said, you know, the laws are changing every day. And so, you earned it. Then fight for it. And when you fight for it, did things happen because you're in this fight and you don't give up and that's what resilient people are. Immigrants are resilient. We're the backbone of the economy. I mean, if they don't know that by now, I don't know what world they're living in or what planet they're living in, because we're showing them that we are the backbone of the economy. You know, and without the hardworking immigrants, would America be really that great? Because we add to that greatness.    Miko Lee: [00:49:26] Thanks, Maria. Peejay, what are your thoughts on Trump 2.0 and the impact on the community?   Peejay Ai: [00:49:31] I think it's terrorism, right? For me, I think, like, when I think about Trump 2.0, I mean, like, there's a lot of stuff on the news about, Trump using anti terrorism, sentiment, to try to scare people into passing all these bills and justifying, treating other people as terrorism, but I think, like, we live here, like, we are being terrorized right now, by the whole Trump 2. 0 process, by, like, separating people from their family, creating fear, attacking people at their home, like, all those are, like, Formal terrorism, you know, I think to me is like, how do you treat human being that way? You know, and, I can't believe that's the best option that you could think of. Of how to solve whatever immigration problem that they feel like they're having, but yeah, I think this is a way to like create separation between community, right? You're pitting people against each other. Like you said, you know, like when people live.   Miko Lee: [00:50:11] in a classic divide and conquer mode.   Peejay Ai: [00:50:14] divide and conquer. Yeah. And I don't think it's fair, you know, I don't think anyone have a right to treat human being that way, you know? create more trauma and justify it as the right thing to do. Cause I don't think, creating that kind of pain. I mean, it's human right. You know, but you're violating, human right. And even the constitution of being violated and that, and people think it's okay that is happening, you know, so if, if, and the constitution are created to safeguard people, right. Safeguard United States the citizen. Right. So if you can't even honor your own constitution, how do you know anyone here is safe? I think we're creating. A lot of damage, right? I think this administration is creating a lot of damage in this policy. And I think, I don't think we're going to recover from it. And people is going to wake up one day and realize that the people they care about is no longer there. And it's going to be too late to be sad because, you know, they're gone, right? and I think people should do something about it. You know, now we have a chance to come together as a community and fight back, you know, and keep each other safe and show the world like what community can do for each other, what it means to each other, right? And I'm, I'm sad, you know, I'm really sad. I have a lot of fear for myself, for my, brothers and sisters, APSE four, and I'm very sad for my community around me and the client that I serve, you know, I think it's tragic. And we're now, At this stage, you know, being in America, I mean, like, that's just insane to me. yeah, I think terrorism has a very crazy definition and I think, you know, if you unpack it, you can see it happening in this, with the way people are being treated right now, from this whole process.   Miko Lee: [00:51:28] Feel like we all need what Ke's saying, take a breath and, lean into the resilience we were talking about earlier. This is why I was asking you questions. You all are some of the strongest people I know, like how do we keep the strength? How do we continue on? I want to move us toward my last question for all of you, which is around a liberatory future and what does it look like? Dr. Bettina Love, who, as you all know, is an amazing teacher around abolitionism, talks about how abolitionist teaching is not just about tearing down and building up, but also about the joy necessary to be in solidarity with others. Knowing that your struggle for freedom is constant, but that there is beauty in the camaraderie of creating a just world. So my question for us to leave in a dreamy note, is what is your dream of a liberatory future? What does that look like for you?   Chanthon Bun: [00:52:22] I'm a father, grandfather. For me, a liberatory future is folks could just live with their family happy. Thank you. You know, we have the worries of, making money and all that, but beside all that, just having the breath to share with your, your family, you know, the feeling of true freedom, right? Like, I don't even know how that looks like or how it feels. Cause haven't got there yet, but there's moments when I spend with my kids and my grandkids. So I want that moment to be longer.   Miko Lee: [00:52:52] Thanks, Bun. Anybody else have their dream of a liberatory future?   Ke Lam: [00:52:57] For me, a future is where there is no us versus them. There is a place where community could come together, break bread, despite different languages. and then part of that is, where members of community that has been a silo for so long can actually come to, to ask for help. You know, there's no fear to, right now I have a friend who's so afraid to ask for help and in the shadow, because a part of it is also a liberatory future. It's like, Not carrying on the shame of the past, breaking a lot of those intergenerational trauma. All right, where it's, you know, it doesn't matter if you've been convicted of a crime, if you're a refugee, if you're darks complected, or you're like completed, there's like no biases in a laboratory future where we share in each other's wealth and happiness. your happiness is my happiness. And there's no need to like, I need to have what you have to be on the same status like it's like no social class, like, there is none. We're all equal. You know, we all have universal health care and, and education, and it's just, and universal childcare as well. We definitely need that because it's so expensive, but it just, it just, for me, it's a place where it's like a utopia, a liberatory future. It's like a dream. Right. And I think, A liberatory future is like one win at a time, but not just one small one, but big wins.   Miko Lee: [00:54:20] Thanks, Key. Peejay, what are your thoughts?   Peejay Ai: [00:54:23] I just want to not live in fear. you know I've Live in fear since the day I was born, and I continue to live in fear to today. And I feel that journey has not ended for me and my family. You know, fear from being murdered and fear from genocide, fear of incarceration, fear of family separation. You know, I haven't had, I have not had a stable life. You know, until today, I'm still living in limbo, right? I was born into it. And so for me, it's just not simple, you know, like I just want what any kid wants, you know, in a family, you know, to be loved, to feel safe, to be accepted. And to be with my family, that's really all I want, you know, just to be a normal kid, to be a normal person with a normal life without having to be afraid all the time.   Miko Lee: [00:55:01] Thanks, Peejay. Maria, what are your thoughts on what does a liberatory future look like?    Maria Legarde: [00:55:06] Think for me, like, everyone shared, you know, what the future looks like. one thing is that not have, not looking behind me or, you know, just walking, enjoying a walk out there without having to fear that is somebody going to come out of that corner. want a future where, you know, finally I'm at a place in my life where I'm able to make Decisions, good rational decisions I'm able to take care of myself, my family, my loved ones, my community, I'm able to give back more than I thought I could, you know, and I'm living that life where I can actually make a difference. You know, who would have thought little old me? Is going to be able to make a difference in people's lives. I just want to be able to continue that and love, you know, and share that love and joy and with everybody. And that's the kind of future like what he said, you know, the kind of future where everybody would have the help that they need. If they need someone, they can go to the next person without having to fear if they're going to get be judged or treated differently because of the color of their skin. Or because of the way they talk or because of the way they look, you know, I just want that kind of future where we can all be happy, and life is full of challenges, but I want that future that we, I know that we can all depend on each other and grow together. That's the kind of future that I want.    Miko Lee: [00:56:27] Thank you so much to the APSC4 Peejay, Maria, Bun, and Ke for sharing your stories, your fight, your leadership, your advocacy, and also what does a liberatory future look like, which is just living without fear, being able to be with our families, being able to celebrate and take joy in beloved community, and not to have to worry, but just breathe and be with each other. I really appreciate y'all and all the work that you're doing and encouraging our big community to come out and celebrate February 28th at Edge on the Square in San Francisco, Chinatown. Thanks, y'all. Please check out our website, kpfa.org. To find out more about our show tonight. We think all of you listeners out there. Keep resisting, keep organizing, keep creating and sharing your visions with the world because your voices are important. APEX Express is created by Miko Lee, Jalena Keane-Lee, Preeti Mangala Shekar, Anuj Vaidya, Swati Rayasam, Aisa Villarosa, Estella Owoimaha-Church, Gabriel Tangloao, Cheryl Truong and Ayame Keane-Lee.    The post APEX Express – 2.6.25 – Arriving: APSC4 Part I appeared first on KPFA.

In 1580, a Portuguese Capuchin friar, Antonio da Madalena, departed the renowned Alcobaça Monastery in central Portugal, embarking on an adventure that led him to Goa, India, where he established a library for his order. By 1586, after years of exploring Southeast Asia's dense jungles, cultures, and religions, he stumbled upon the sprawling ruins of Angkor—a magnificent ancient metropolis of stone featuring moated cities, palaces, and the iconic Angkor Wat, the world's largest religious monument. The complex, built without mortar or machines, left Madalena pondering its origins: Alexander the Great, the lost tribes of Israel, or the local Khmer people. This awe-inspiring discovery invites us to explore the secrets of Angkor Wat and uncover an ancient message in stone that resonates even today.

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I'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereUS reconnaissance planes lost track of the Mayaguez crew when the trawler they were on arrived at the port of Kompong Som on mainland Cambodia. Because of that, US planners continued to plan for a rescue under the assumption that the crew was split between the Mayaguez itself and Koh Tang island and their estimate of how many Khmer soldier were on Koh Tang was off by 90%. Both of which led to a rescue plan that would not be well suited for the reality on the ground. The introduction and transition music heard on the podcast is composed and recorded by the eldest Ghosts of Arlington, Jr. While the rest of his catalogue is quite different from what he's performed for me, you can find his music on bandcamp.com under the names Caladrius and Bloodfeather.As always, a very special thanks to the Commando Pando Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word about the podcast on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/MountainUpCapCompany Climb to Glory!For more information about the podcast visit: ·       The GoA website: https://www.ghostsofarlingtonpodcast.com    ·       Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ghostsofarlingtonpodcast·       Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArlingtonGhosts·       Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghostsofarlington/

In Cambodian history most people have heard of the great Khmer empire of Angkor, and the radical communist regime of the Khmer Rouge. But who has heard of the famous story of the sweet cucumber farmer who became king of Cambodia in the fourteenth century?  In this original book, Epistemology of the Past: Texts, History, and Intellectuals of Cambodia, 1855–1970 (U Hawaii Press, 2024), Theara Thun traces the development of Cambodian historiography, from the royal chronicle tradition of premodern times to modern histories based on Western historical methods introduced by French colonial scholars in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Theara discusses the intellectuals – Khmer, French, and maybe surprisingly even Thai - who helped shaped modern Cambodian history writing. He shows that indigenous Cambodian historiographical traditions survive in the present in surprising forms. This is an important contribution to an emerging scholarship on Southeast Asian intellectual history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In Cambodian history most people have heard of the great Khmer empire of Angkor, and the radical communist regime of the Khmer Rouge. But who has heard of the famous story of the sweet cucumber farmer who became king of Cambodia in the fourteenth century?  In this original book, Epistemology of the Past: Texts, History, and Intellectuals of Cambodia, 1855–1970 (U Hawaii Press, 2024), Theara Thun traces the development of Cambodian historiography, from the royal chronicle tradition of premodern times to modern histories based on Western historical methods introduced by French colonial scholars in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Theara discusses the intellectuals – Khmer, French, and maybe surprisingly even Thai - who helped shaped modern Cambodian history writing. He shows that indigenous Cambodian historiographical traditions survive in the present in surprising forms. This is an important contribution to an emerging scholarship on Southeast Asian intellectual history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

In Cambodian history most people have heard of the great Khmer empire of Angkor, and the radical communist regime of the Khmer Rouge. But who has heard of the famous story of the sweet cucumber farmer who became king of Cambodia in the fourteenth century?  In this original book, Epistemology of the Past: Texts, History, and Intellectuals of Cambodia, 1855–1970 (U Hawaii Press, 2024), Theara Thun traces the development of Cambodian historiography, from the royal chronicle tradition of premodern times to modern histories based on Western historical methods introduced by French colonial scholars in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Theara discusses the intellectuals – Khmer, French, and maybe surprisingly even Thai - who helped shaped modern Cambodian history writing. He shows that indigenous Cambodian historiographical traditions survive in the present in surprising forms. This is an important contribution to an emerging scholarship on Southeast Asian intellectual history. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/southeast-asian-studies

In Cambodian history most people have heard of the great Khmer empire of Angkor, and the radical communist regime of the Khmer Rouge. But who has heard of the famous story of the sweet cucumber farmer who became king of Cambodia in the fourteenth century?  In this original book, Epistemology of the Past: Texts, History, and Intellectuals of Cambodia, 1855–1970 (U Hawaii Press, 2024), Theara Thun traces the development of Cambodian historiography, from the royal chronicle tradition of premodern times to modern histories based on Western historical methods introduced by French colonial scholars in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Theara discusses the intellectuals – Khmer, French, and maybe surprisingly even Thai - who helped shaped modern Cambodian history writing. He shows that indigenous Cambodian historiographical traditions survive in the present in surprising forms. This is an important contribution to an emerging scholarship on Southeast Asian intellectual history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

In Cambodian history most people have heard of the great Khmer empire of Angkor, and the radical communist regime of the Khmer Rouge. But who has heard of the famous story of the sweet cucumber farmer who became king of Cambodia in the fourteenth century?  In this original book, Epistemology of the Past: Texts, History, and Intellectuals of Cambodia, 1855–1970 (U Hawaii Press, 2024), Theara Thun traces the development of Cambodian historiography, from the royal chronicle tradition of premodern times to modern histories based on Western historical methods introduced by French colonial scholars in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Theara discusses the intellectuals – Khmer, French, and maybe surprisingly even Thai - who helped shaped modern Cambodian history writing. He shows that indigenous Cambodian historiographical traditions survive in the present in surprising forms. This is an important contribution to an emerging scholarship on Southeast Asian intellectual history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/french-studies

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Dr. Kanjana Thepboriruk sits down with Dr. Theara Thun to talk about the evolution of ‘knowledge' and ‘information' within the Cambodian context, especially with the advent of print media and how the new medium affected the production, transmission, and creation of new knowledge. He dives even deeper, looking at the ways the Khmer understanding of history and documentation shifted to encompass Western systems of bookkeeping while retaining their primary method of aural storytelling. Dr. Theara Thun is a scholar of Southeast Asia, specifically his home nation of Cambodia. He studies the shifting intellectual traditions of southeast Asia, reflecting on how the changing world affects the development of education and intellectualism within the region.

Today on Rising Giants we have Priscilla Kim Ong, known as 'Sela', she is a Khmer-Krom American content creator who has built a supportive global community around her life in Cambodia. Born and raised in the US, she moved to Cambodia in 2022 to reconnect with her roots and learn Khmer, inspiring diaspora communities to reconnect with their own cultures. Through engaging vlogs, heartfelt interviews, and relatable skits, Sela shares authentic stories that bridge Cambodia and international audiences. Sela:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/priscillakimong Follow RG on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: @risinggiantsfm Catch our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠full videos on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: @risinggiantsfm All RG links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/risinggiantsfm

Released this week, the final film in our Shifting Landscapes documentary film series, Taste of the Land, tells the story of Cambodian-American filmmaker Kalyanee Mam's search for a spiritual relationship with her homeland. In this companion essay by Kalyanee, she delves deeper into her experiences of cheate—the Khmer word for “taste”—and how she came to understand that to truly know the essence of the land, one must know its taste. Tracing her life back to its very beginnings, she shares her first “land-taste”—the sweet flavor of Battambang oranges—and the many tastes that came after that slowly deepened the yearning in her heart to truly know the soils, waters, mountains, people, and plants of Cambodia. As she reflects on the spiritual fallout of her family's severed relationship with their homeland, she also contemplates the essential connection that was kept alive through stories, language, and food shared by her parents.  Read the essay  Watch the feature film Taste of the Land, by Adam Loften and Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, the fourth in our four-part Shifting Landscapes documentary film series. Photo by Jeremy Seifert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cambodian agroecology educator Panha Suon talks with Hobby Farms Presents: Growing Good podcast host Lisa Munniksma about farming in Cambodia, from climate to crops and the challenges that farmers are facing there. Listen to how Panha became involved in agroecology and why he's dedicated to educating others about the impact human activities have on the environment, particularly in a less-industrialized country like Cambodia. Hear about Dassatek—meaning to awaken in Khmer—the project that Panha is developing to train Cambodian youth in agroecology. He talks about what motivates young people in his country and how he sees Dassatek appealing to them, including through an apprenticeship and a small seed fund to start their own agroecology project. Panha also talks about the social business enterprise model, as opposed to structuring Dassotek as a nonprofit or for-profit entity. Learn about Panha's 3-year homestead-building plan using natural building methods and how this suits Cambodia's climate. He offers his advice for building your own earthen structure, focusing on using what you have on hand. Listen to the very end to hear about Panha's favorite traditional Cambodian farm meal! Links from this episode: Dassatek on Facebook Dassatek on LinkedIn

802 - 1431 - The modern Cambodian flag contains a picture of Angkor Wat, an eyecatching religious temple constructed by the Khmer, and the pride of Cambodian history. The religious construction was symbolic of the key fundamental priorities of Khmer rulers, ruling over this dominant South East Asian political movement.

Today on Moment of Zen, we're airing a discussion between Samo Burja and Rudyard Lynch - two intellectual heavyweights tackling the idea that civilizations may have inherent differences that can alter our understanding of the course of history and politics. Both Samo and Rudyard are hosts of Turpentine shows, Live Players and History 102, respectively. This is a fascinating discussion on threads that bridge Silicon Valley with ancient civilizations like Babylon, the impact of Abrahamic religions, and the idea that societies go through cycles that may upend our current assumptions CHECK OUT: Live Players: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5fbMTkHBnom1JIBWYNVBK1 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-players-with-samo-burja-and-erik-torenberg/id1718925188 History 102: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36Kqo3BMMUBGTDo1IEYihm Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-102-with-whatifalthists-rudyard-lynch-and/id1730633913 —

In the 9th century AD, two years after the Holy Roman Empire was established in Western Christendom, another world-shaking empire was rising in the east, more powerful even than that of Charlemagne and far wealthier. Born in what is today Northern Cambodia but long before the horrors of the Khmer Rouge, the mighty Khmer empire dominated most of mainland Southeast Asia, stretching as far north as southern China, and far outsizing the Byzantine empire and its peak. In 802 a mighty warrior king, Jayavarman II, united the warring clans, made dynastic alliances and conquered his way to supremacy. His descendants would become God Kings…Meanwhile, in the famed city of Angkor, the divine kings of the Khmers built a temple of such epic proportions and complexity, such beauty, that its fame - like the temple itself - would endure across the ages: Angkor Wat. But what is the truth of Angkor Wat's origins? And how much does it owe to the example of India? Join William and Anita as they discuss the extraordinary Khmer empire and the divine kings who raised her, illuminating as they do, one of the greatest lost history's in all the world. To fill out the survey: survey.empirepoduk.com To buy William's book: https://coles-books.co.uk/the-golden-road-by-william-dalrymple-signed-edition Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: empirepoduk@gmail.com Goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Tabby Syrett Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hawk & Sophia, an inspiring AAPI husband-and-wife team who have redefined the classic wing experience with their distinctive recipes and techniques. They started started the trailblazing restaurant Shlap Muan together in San Francisco, later bringing it down to Southern California.Sophia and Hawk's journey to Shlap Muan began with a desire to escape the confines of corporate life. Initially launching a sandwich shop, the couple soon recognized the need for a distinct identity to stand out in San Francisco's competitive food scene. Inspired by Hawk's father's delectable chicken wings, they pivoted to focus on this cherished dish, blending nostalgic flavors with their innovative touch.Hawk's background includes growing up in his family's Chinese-Cambodian restaurant, where he experienced the rigorous demands of the restaurant industry firsthand. Despite his early resolve never to work in a restaurant, his fond childhood memories of cooking and enjoying food led him back to his culinary roots.Shlap Muan, which translates to 'chicken wings' in Khmer, stands out for its innovative approach to this popular dish. Sophia and Hawk have crafted all-original recipes and unique techniques, including their special fry method that delivers wings that are crispy, juicy, and notably less oily than traditional versions. Their sauces and dry seasonings are exclusively their own, reflecting their dedication to culinary excellence.Sophia and Hawk are driven by a genuine passion for food and a commitment to making their customers' days brighter. Through Shlap Muan, they aim to foster connections and spread joy with every dish they serve.Today, Shlap Muan delights customers at locations in Long Beach and SmorgasburgLA.Instagram: @shlapmuan.___________________Music CreditsIntroLike it Loud, Dyalla, YouTube Audio LibraryStingerScarlet Fire (Sting), Otis McDonald, YouTube Audio LibraryOutroIndecision, Dyalla, YouTube Audio Library__________________My SGV Podcast:Website: www.mysgv.netNewsletter: Beyond the MicPatreon: MySGV Podcastinfo@sgvmasterkey.com

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Philly has amazing nightlife — but, it could be even better. For example, the city could use more late-night food spots and transit options. Plus, businesses that operate at night have unique challenges and need specific kinds of support to thrive. That's why the Philadelphia Department of Commerce created a new job in 2022: the Night Time Economy Director, aka the city's “Night Mayor.” We're revisiting a conversation between host Trenae Nuri and Night Mayor Raheem Manning about the role and the needs of the businesses and people who keep our city going from sundown to sunrise. Read the City's first-year progress report on Philly's night time economy here. Businesses can contact the Department of Commerce's Office of Business Services by calling 215-683-2100 or emailing business@phila.gov. Support is available in languages including Chinese, Khmer, Spanish, and Vietnamese. Want some more Philly news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter Hey Philly. We're also on Twitter and Instagram! Follow us @citycastphilly. Have a question or just want to share some thoughts with the team? Leave us a voicemail or send us a text at 215-259-8170. Learn more about the sponsor of this July 29th episode:  Incogni - Use code CityCast for 55% off the annual plan. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices