The Bánh Mì Chronicles
The Bánh Mì Chronicles: A podcast where host Randy Kim breaks bread with Asian (American) and BIPOC creatives to explore their work, their communities, and future-making impact.
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May 2024 -- Winner of the 2024 annual Communicator Awards
October 2023 -- Nominee again for "Best Asian-Hosted Podcast" on the People's Choice Podcast Awards
October 2022 -- Nominee for "Best Asian-Hosted Podcast" on the People's Choice Podcast Awards
May 2021 -- Named by Apple Podcast as part of their "Never Voiceless, Moving Forward" playlist to celebrate AAPI Month
April 2021 -- Recognized by National Geographic Society as one of the recommended Asian American podcasts.
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Recent Episodes
Grief, Trauma, & Healing: Learning Intergenerational Joy w/ J.S. Park
TW/CW: Mentions of child ab*se, ICE v*olence, and other state-sanctioned v*olence. There was a brief mention of the late union-leader, Cesar Chavez during the recording of the episode on (3/10) before the recent allegations o...
Beyond the Mekong: Beyond the Representation
What does discovering an author who shares your similar lived experiences mean to you? I sit down with my friend and Khmer American content creator, Sophia Lee based out in the Boston area. She is the founder of the IG accoun...
A Decade in the Works: Catching up with Anton Hur
Award-winning, critically acclaimed queer Korean author and literary translator Anton Hur makes a special appearance on this episode from Australia, where he’s currently doing his residency. I’ve known Anton for the past 10+ ...
Finding Abundance In My Identities w/Travis C. Lau
I’ve known Travis C. Lau since the beginning of the pandemic, as we follow each other on social media. My interview with him for this episode was the first real conversation I’ve had with him. From the moment I hit record, we...
Uncovering the Untold Survivor Stories w/Jenny Chan
TW/CW: Discussion of G*nocide, State-Sanctioned V*olence, Racism Jenny Chan, Executive Director of Pacific Atrocities Education (PAE), joins me as a guest for this week’s episode as we discuss the many parts of Asian American...
EMERGENCY EPISODE: Impact of ICE Raids in the Southeast Asian Communi…
TW/CW: ICE Raid violence, imprisonment, and deportation Recorded on 2/5/2026, 9:05 am Quyen Dinh, Executive Director of SEARAC (The Southeast Asia Resource Action Center)joins me as a guest for this emergency episode regardin...
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Season 8 Sponsors
I would like to thank my two new sponsors for Season 8 of the podcast! VietFive Coffee: Start your day right with VietFive Coffee. Freshly grown coffee harvested straight from Vietnam and roasted in Chicago, VietFive offers rich …
Sponsors of Season 7
NguyenCoffeeSupply, America’s first specialty Vietnamese coffee company and proud champion of the resilient robusta bean. Follow them on IG @NguyenCoffeeSupply or go to my IG bio to find them. Be sure to use the code: BANHMI10 to get your disc…
Meet Nguyen Coffee Supply, one of Season 7's Sponsors!
The Banh Mi Chronicles would like to officially welcome Nguyen Coffee Supply as my sponsor for Season 7 of the podcast. Nguyen Coffee Supply is America’s first specialty Vietnamese coffee company and proud champion of the resili…
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