Episode 6: Sueleng Chang - Forgive it, but never forget it
On this episode Sueleng talks about growing up in Fresno, his family, his many near death experiences and his break dancing crew. Most importantly, Sueleng opens up about a very dark moment in his life. DISCLAIMER: This episode contains sexually explicit content. You may want to skip from 0:53:00 to 1:24:00 mark.
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Episode 5: Sang Long Xiong - Apartment 209
On this episode Sang Long and I talk about cockfighting in Thailand, his experience as an RN in the ICU, Hmong soccer tournament fights of the 90s, the forming of the Fellowship, and we clear the air about that time that love had blossomed at the Turtle Islands.
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Episode 4: Chong Lor - Shaman Closets
This week I talk with Lor about how I didn’t know that her mom was in her 70s, and why that prompted the idea for creating this podcast. We also talked about her family of Shamans, how she foresaw the COVID-19 pandemic in a dream, her mother’s secret mission during the war, which member of a beautiful family was the first Fellowship friend she met, her time in Korea, and much much more.
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Episode 3: Tou Yia Xiong - Forth Eorlingas
This week I talked to Tou Yia, one of the newer members of the Fellowship and realized that he had been part of the group all along. We talked about his career as a toy designer, his longing for community, his deep connection to art through his father (the story of his parents and family as depicted in his Senior Project Animation below), and among other things, how important it is to show up when the beacons are lit.
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Episode 2: Jerry Vang - My sword, and my bow, and my axe
In the next episode of Finding Frodo, Jerry and I talk about stepping outside your comfort zone, discrimination on campus, the unique skills and history of of the Fellowship. We also discuss our confrontation with each other at the Turtle Islands and many other things. This episode was recorded in 2019 so we don’t address any of the current events of 2020.
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Episode 1: Mee Lee - Concerning Fobbits
In the very first episode of Finding Frodo, Mee Lee and I talk about her parents’ journey to the US, her short time in Fresno, being a nerd, a FOB, and an award winning Editor-in-Chief. We also talked about the college years and her first close friendship in Madison.
UPDATE:
Mee Lee was able to track down a copy of her award-winning work. You can download and read a pdf version of the aforementioned article that Mee Lee wrote for the Warrior’s Word here.
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Episode 0: Prologue - I amar prestar aen.
I decided to create a private podcast series that would be a series of conversations with my closest friends. You can listen to the pilot episode below:
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