Randy Kim

Finding Abundance In My Identities w/Travis C. Lau Poet and Professor Travis Lau speaks on navigating the intersecting identities as a queer, disabled Chinese American, reconciling past wounds, and using poetry as part of the healing journey.

Link: randykim.substack.com/p/finding-ab...

In this week's episode on The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast, poet @travisclau.bsky.social shares the fond remembrance of his friendship with the late Alice Wong, Chinese American disability activist, and her contributions to the disability movement. Link is in the comments!

Finding Abundance In My Identities w/Travis C. Lau Poet and Professor Travis Lau speaks on navigating the intersecting identities as a queer, disabled Chinese American, reconciling past wounds, and using poetry as part of the healing journey.

Episode link: randykim.substack.com/p/finding-ab...

I’ve known @travisclau.bsky.social since the start of Covid. Our episode on The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast was the 1st convo I’ve had w him. Travis looks back on his complex relationship with his parents and with the queer community and how that impacted his queer Chinese identity. Check it out

168 Drew sits with Randy Kim YouTube video by Drew Graf

Drew Graf invited me to his show. I asked him if he had anything he wanted to talk about, and he was like, "No, I'm going to go in and take it from there."

We talked about Cambodia, Colombia, colonialism, and how monogamy is not for me. Quite an entertaining chat

Link: youtu.be/GY37-e8_-u4?...

Uncovering the Untold Survivor Stories w/Jenny Chan How 19th Century Asian/Asian American History Still Continues to Shape Our Understanding of the Present and Future

Link: randykim.substack.com/p/uncovering...

Check out this week's episode on The Banh Mi Chronicles w/ Jenny Chan from @PacificAtrocitiesEdu as we discuss the Asia-Pacific Wars. Here are a few facts about the war.

Jenny emphasizes the importance of learning hidden and forgotten history and how it shapes the world we see today. To listen:

Uncovering the Untold Survivor Stories w/Jenny Chan How 19th Century Asian/Asian American History Still Continues to Shape Our Understanding of the Present and Future

Jenny Chan of Pacific Atrocities Education joins me as a guest to discuss Asian American history leading up to WW2. Jenny dives into the Asian Pacific Wars. She emphasizes this history to gain a deeper understanding of what we are all seeing today.

Link: randykim.substack.com/p/uncovering...

Randy Kim is Fighting for BIPOC Creatives | Seasoned Fighters YouTube video by LLAG

I was interviewed by LLAG Media for the Seasoned Fighters channel about the ICE raids in Chicago, the manosphere in podcasting, red-pilling among Asian men, my grief journey and a few more things. Really enjoyed this interview. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQkt...

Y’all! Get into Kenyon Farrow and my interview with @banhmichronicles.bsky.social on queer Asian American storytelling, Bowen Yang and Asian Americans’ problematic relationship to whiteness in our latest episode! Listen: powerbeyondpride.com/culture-crit... or wherever you listen to podcasts!

@searac.bsky.social 's Quyen Dinh speaks about Parady La, a Khmer man who died under ICE custody. His family shared that he was denied medical care and that they are not getting answers about what happened to him. ICE has targeted & detained SE Asian folks. Check the ep on The Banh Mi Chronicles.

Feb. 8, 1968: Orangeburg Massacre Two years before the Kent State murders, 28 students were injured and three were killed in Orangeburg, South Carolina — most shot in the back by the state police while involved in a peaceful protest.

You've heard of Kent State (1970) & maybe Jackson State (1970).

Did you know #tdih 1968, 28 students were injured and three killed (one a HS student) — most shot in the back by state police while involved in a peaceful protest in Orangeburg, SC? 💔 🧵

Read ⬇️
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Black Culture's Blueprint on Chicago w/Arionne Nettles Chatting with Chicago journalist and author of her 2024 release, "We Are The Culture: Black Chicago's Influence on Everything"

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To honor Black History Month, I invited author @arionne.bsky.social to discuss her research on Chicago’s impact on Black culture. She explains how Chicago has been the epicenter of creativity and innovation for Black leaders.

Check out this episode on The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast

I had the honor of being on InfatuAsian Podcast. There are a few upcoming guest episodes I'm on soon.

We discuss my family, being a crybaby at school, my podcasting journey, and the 1 yr anniversary of my brother's passing this month. Check it out below!

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If and when this nightmare is over, the Dem party will make us forget about convicting ICE/CBP and letting it skirt by. We already did with the Confederates after the Civil War and allowing a felon/p&do president to sit in office. As much as I want to be wrong, this is very likely the reality

Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.

His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.

Posted on my Substack as I have included links in MN that you can support. They are provided by two activists Kalaya'an Mendoza & Kyle Guante Tran, a native MSP, and Organize the Rich and my episode w/ Jung on protest safety. The oppressors will never win.

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The Twin Cities hold a special place for me. My teacher Mrs Nilan from MSP, defended me against a racist bully. She embodied the spirit of many Minnesotans fighting against ICE. Today is the one-year mark of her passing. I know her spirit is there w/them. Support these communities in this time.
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How do we shift from a deficit-based narrative to an asset-based one on Khmer culture? Chat w/ Khmer leader Sina Sam on reclaiming identity, creating accountability, challenging toxic leaders, and the allegations against Khmerican CEO. Chk out The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast randykim.substack.com

Breaking the Silence: Accountability in Khmer Community Spaces w/Sina Sam Examining the allegations against Khmerican’s founder Phatry Derek Pan and reimagining survivor support, leadership accountability, and community healing with leader Sina Sam.

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New episode on the breakdown of Khmerican founder PDP and supporting survivors & reimagining community spaces that creates accountability of toxic & predatory leaders

Son of a Grief: One Year Later Honoring my brother's passing. TW/CW: Grief/Family Loss

I decided to post this tribute about the 1 yr anniversary of my brother's passing a day early bc I know I'll need that day to myself. I hope you get a chance to read about the grief journey, but also, in quick summation, I miss Andy very, very much.

To read: randykim.substack.com/p/son-of-a-g...

Randy Kim on Instagram: "I have always felt a little off about Bowen Yang @fayedunaway for awhile but resisted saying anything out loud bc Bowen is a trailblazer for gay Asian men with his success in ... 61 likes, 12 comments - banhmi_chronicles on January 12, 2026: "I have always felt a little off about Bowen Yang @fayedunaway for awhile but resisted saying anything out loud bc Bowen is a trailblazer...

What I have suspected about Bowen Yang all along. www.instagram.com/reel/DTblbji...

Hot Girls with Balls featuring Benedict Nguyen "Serving Looks and Literature: Kiki-ing with Benedict Nguyen on Trans Joy, Dance, and 'Hot Girls With Balls'"

I am kicking off 2026 on The Bánh Mì Chronicles w/ Benedict Nguyễn, author of the debut novel, Hot Girls With Balls!
Benedict (she/her) is a writer, dancer, producer, and an emerging voice for queer and trans folks in the publishing world.

Listen Here:
randykim.substack.com/p/hot-girls-...

If you guys want some good news: my neighbors managed to source 10,000 whistles for Minneapolis

What a year! I returned to my podcast after a two-year hiatus and ended up releasing nearly 30 episodes in 4 months. There's more soon!

Thank you to my guests and listeners for your support!

The podcast is free, but if you'd like to support me, scan the QR or go to ko-fi.com/banhmichroni... .

Revisiting Yellow Fever Culture w/Kaila Yu Asian American pin-up model, artist turned journalist, and now author of her memoir, "Fetishized" on navigating yellow fever and exoticism as an Asian woman during her 00's pin-up and singing career

New interview w/former pinup model and author of Fetishized @kailayu.bsky.social .

TW: Mentions of s*xual v*olence

Listen here: randykim.substack.com/p/revisiting...

I’m close with Hac and Nuky who own it. I did a podcast episode very recently on them

Quixotic Heights Podcast with Randy Kim YouTube video by Quill Hawk Publishing

Thank you Amy for having me on your new podcast, Quixotic Heights. It's been a while since I last appeared as a guest on a podcast, but this is one of the best experiences I've had.

We talk about my mental health journey, my podcast, grief, and more.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh6L...

Sports Chatter, Thai Identity, Filmmaking, and Grief in a Nutshell w/Jon Hill Thai American indie filmmaker and sports producer Jon Hill and I get into a deep dive about Chicago/Philly sports, understanding

Sharing this week's ep with Jon Hill, mixed Thai American filmmaker who debuted his film, "Above the Clouds," a look into grief and identity.

We also chatted on Philly & Chicago sports. We talked about his grief journey and what it looks like for him now.

randykim.substack.com/p/sports-cha...