Explore APSC’s My Family Audio Series A story-driven 3-part audio project about Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, Vietnamese, and other Southeast Asian families doing everything possible to breathe with ease and live freely besides the people we love. Created by the Asian Prisoner Support Committee and APEX Express, and hosted by writer and activist Michelle MiJung Kim, My Family seeks to answer many of the questions countless families in our communities are grappling with today. Mass deportation and family separation are fueled by isolation and silence. Wit h My Family, we aim to dismantle both with stories full of heart, compassion, and an honest look at the tangled paths many of us take to reckon with the past, rebuild our lives, and make a new place home. Our deep gratitude extends to all the community members who shared their stories with us, even while painful to recount. Their commitment to creating stronger, more informed communities is unparalleled. My Family Ep. 3: What happens after deportation? In our third and final episode, we look at what happens when our loved ones get deported. Where do they go? What happens to those who remain? And, what can we do? We’ll hear again from Elijah Chhum, who leads New Light Wellness, and T and NC, who you met in episodes 1 and 2. We also spoke with P, who was deported to Southeast Asia earlier this year. Music from episode 2, as well as related resources, can be found below in the show notes. If you are an impacted community member in California or have a family member who is directly impacted by detention and deportation, we encourage you to contact APSC at info@asianprisonersupport.com or our partners at New Light Wellness and the Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants. Music: Mae by Satiya Original composition by Joe Sin and the Angkor Wat Band. Joe is a Khmer elder and community leader in Oakland Resources: My Family Episode 3 discussion guide APSC Data Report on Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Asians and Pacific Islanders Asian Law Caucus legal resources and video explainers for Southeast Asians facing deportation threats USC Equity Research Institute analysis on ICE arrests of Asian and Pacific Islander Californians We Are California: Hmong History and Cultural Studies Transcript [00:00:00] Michelle MiJung Kim: Hello. Welcome to “My Family,” a project by the Asian Prisoner Support Committee and APEX Express. I’m your host, Michelle MiJung Kim. If you’re just tuning in, I invite you to check out our earlier episodes. We’ll tag them in the show notes along with the transcripts, and you can find them at kpfa.org/program/apex-express/ or [00:01:00] asianprisonersupport.com/myfamily. Through the stories and voices of Southeast Asian American families, you’ll hear about how people are fighting for their loved ones, for families pushing back against the cruelty of being torn apart and being threatened because of who they are Today, our final episode of this three-part series, we’re looking at what happens when our loved ones get deported. Where do they go? What happens to those who remain? And what can we do? Because it’s our final episode, I wanna express our immense gratitude to all the impacted community members and community caretakers who shared their time, lived experiences, and hearts with us. Elijah, P, Roger, T, Tony, NC, and Pam, thank you. For our listeners, we know that many of the stories shared in “My Family” may be painful to hear. We wanna acknowledge that it [00:02:00] is also painful for people to talk about. It takes a lot to share what people have gone through and what they’re enduring right now. Still, they chose to share because it’s so important to them that their community and other families know, even when it comes at a personal cost. P, T, Tony, NC, and Pam, thank you. There aren’t enough words to express our gratitude and admiration. A content warning for our listeners that in this episode, we talk about war and genocide, depression, and family separation. We’ll return after a short break that was “Mae,” a song by Cambodian Australian singer and songwriter [00:03:00] Satiya. It’s a thank you song to mothers who care for their kids in times of danger. Today, we’re gonna start with NC, who you met in our earlier episodes. As some listeners know, the history of many ethnic groups and tribes in Asia, including the Lahu, Min, and Hmong, have been marked by repeated displacement and separation. It’s important history as we grapple with what is happening today. Around 300 years ago, many ethnic groups, including Hmong people, were forced to flee due to oppression and persecution in their homeland in China. They sought safety in the highlands of Southeast Asia, that’s where NC’s family settled too, in Laos. Then, during the Vietnam War, the CIA recruited tens of thousands of Hmong boys and men in Laos, including members of NC’s family, ...
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