Rady Kim
@banhmichronicles.bsky.social
Queer Viet-Khmer American wreaking havoc in the Chicagoland area and beyond. Former podcaster of The Banh Mi Chronicles. I am a Substacker which you can subscribe to Banh Mi Bites (it’s not about the sandwich you love). Traveler, concert connoisseur, etc
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I spoke w/ Chicago Chinatown leaders Grace Chan McKibben and Andrew Frangos about the ICE raids and SNAP benefits cuts.
We cover:
1. Community rapid response to protect neighbors.
2. How residents are being affected by the SNAP saga.
3. Call to Action
Listen here
open.substack.com/pub/randykim...
We cover:
1. Community rapid response to protect neighbors.
2. How residents are being affected by the SNAP saga.
3. Call to Action
Listen here
open.substack.com/pub/randykim...
EMERGENCY EPISODE: How Chicago's Chinatown Is Responding to the ICE Raids and SNAP Benefits Crisis
A Critical Conversation with Community Leaders Grace Chan McKibben, and Andrew Frangos On Building A Rapid Response Network On Community Safety and Resources
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November 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I spoke w/ Chicago Chinatown leaders Grace Chan McKibben and Andrew Frangos about the ICE raids and SNAP benefits cuts.
We cover:
1. Community rapid response to protect neighbors.
2. How residents are being affected by the SNAP saga.
3. Call to Action
Listen here
open.substack.com/pub/randykim...
We cover:
1. Community rapid response to protect neighbors.
2. How residents are being affected by the SNAP saga.
3. Call to Action
Listen here
open.substack.com/pub/randykim...
I held a lot of resentment for my parents. I didn't, at the time, understand why, because I didn't know the trauma. I didn't understand the trauma that they had yet to process.Because no one talked about it, and the history books didn't talk about it.
Dorothy Chow
For more:
youtu.be/LTgxagNesUE?...
Dorothy Chow
For more:
youtu.be/LTgxagNesUE?...
November 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I held a lot of resentment for my parents. I didn't, at the time, understand why, because I didn't know the trauma. I didn't understand the trauma that they had yet to process.Because no one talked about it, and the history books didn't talk about it.
Dorothy Chow
For more:
youtu.be/LTgxagNesUE?...
Dorothy Chow
For more:
youtu.be/LTgxagNesUE?...
I interviewed Dorothy Chow, host of the podcast, "Death In Cambodia."
Dorothy shares her story of creating the podcast with her father, her exploration of her Khmer identity, and shedding light on the Dangrek genocide, and more.
Listen now:
randykim.substack.com/p/a-daughter...
Dorothy shares her story of creating the podcast with her father, her exploration of her Khmer identity, and shedding light on the Dangrek genocide, and more.
Listen now:
randykim.substack.com/p/a-daughter...
A Daughter's Quest: Unearthing Cambodian Identity & History w/Dorothy Chow
Unpacking Cambodian identity, intergenerational healing, and the power of shared stories with the host of "Death In Cambodia."
randykim.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I interviewed Dorothy Chow, host of the podcast, "Death In Cambodia."
Dorothy shares her story of creating the podcast with her father, her exploration of her Khmer identity, and shedding light on the Dangrek genocide, and more.
Listen now:
randykim.substack.com/p/a-daughter...
Dorothy shares her story of creating the podcast with her father, her exploration of her Khmer identity, and shedding light on the Dangrek genocide, and more.
Listen now:
randykim.substack.com/p/a-daughter...
Reposted by Rady Kim
today was the second time in the past thirty days that ICE / CBP used chemical weapons ON AN INFANT and i feel like i’m going to lose mind just typing this sentence
November 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
today was the second time in the past thirty days that ICE / CBP used chemical weapons ON AN INFANT and i feel like i’m going to lose mind just typing this sentence
Divorce Was My Rebirth---Healing coach @nishamody.bsky.social talks about life post-divorce and why she chooses to celebrate it, and how that experience has defined the future she wants to determine. Listen for more on The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast
youtu.be/9ipzTTsn3gA
youtu.be/9ipzTTsn3gA
Stop Shrinking Yourself: The Work of Liberation Post-Divorce
YouTube video by The Banh Mi Chronicles
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November 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Divorce Was My Rebirth---Healing coach @nishamody.bsky.social talks about life post-divorce and why she chooses to celebrate it, and how that experience has defined the future she wants to determine. Listen for more on The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast
youtu.be/9ipzTTsn3gA
youtu.be/9ipzTTsn3gA
Saint Mary Clarence joins The Banh Mi Chronicles to confess their political sins, and delivers a vital lesson on community protection and leveraging white privilege in the fight against ICE in Chicago.
Listen here: open.substack.com/pub/randykim...
Listen here: open.substack.com/pub/randykim...
October 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Saint Mary Clarence joins The Banh Mi Chronicles to confess their political sins, and delivers a vital lesson on community protection and leveraging white privilege in the fight against ICE in Chicago.
Listen here: open.substack.com/pub/randykim...
Listen here: open.substack.com/pub/randykim...
Reposted by Rady Kim
It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.
October 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.
I was gifted this new memoir “Fetishized” by the author herself @kailayu.bsky.social Can’t wait read this! #AsianAmericanstories
October 18, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I was gifted this new memoir “Fetishized” by the author herself @kailayu.bsky.social Can’t wait read this! #AsianAmericanstories
Here’s the latest from the Chicago Pilsen, Little Village, and Back of the Yards community on The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast from reporter @franciagarciah.bsky.social of @blockclubchi.bsky.social regarding the ongoing ICE raids & journalism safety
open.substack.com/pub/randykim...
open.substack.com/pub/randykim...
EMERGENCY EPISODE: Reporting on the Front Line of the ICE Raids in Chicago w/Francia Garcia Hernandez
A deep dive with Block Club Chicago reporter Francia Garcia Hernandez on the ongoing ICE raids, and the resilience fueling the fight to protect Chicago residents
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October 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Here’s the latest from the Chicago Pilsen, Little Village, and Back of the Yards community on The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast from reporter @franciagarciah.bsky.social of @blockclubchi.bsky.social regarding the ongoing ICE raids & journalism safety
open.substack.com/pub/randykim...
open.substack.com/pub/randykim...
Instead of rage baiting, think of how you’ll use your energy into everyday practices that protect folks, divest from people, orgs and companies that harm folks, and amplify the experiences of folks and share vital information. Rage is needed but it has to be an accessory to the actions we take.
October 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Instead of rage baiting, think of how you’ll use your energy into everyday practices that protect folks, divest from people, orgs and companies that harm folks, and amplify the experiences of folks and share vital information. Rage is needed but it has to be an accessory to the actions we take.
Important episode that I did with Chicago Alderman Byron Sigcho Lopez on the Chicago ICE Raids for The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast. Please listen here: youtu.be/MWaVYdVm640?...
October 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Important episode that I did with Chicago Alderman Byron Sigcho Lopez on the Chicago ICE Raids for The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast. Please listen here: youtu.be/MWaVYdVm640?...
Reposted by Rady Kim
She gets all the flowers. I mean ALL of them. If we see her, we immediately have to give her flowers.
October 16, 2025 at 1:07 AM
She gets all the flowers. I mean ALL of them. If we see her, we immediately have to give her flowers.
⚠️ NEW EMERGENCY EP w/ Chicago’s Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th Ward).
We talk frankly about ICE raids, federal agents violating court orders, calling out @GovPritzker, and how his office is protecting their community. Pls listen & share.
Listen: randykim.substack.com/p/emergency-...
We talk frankly about ICE raids, federal agents violating court orders, calling out @GovPritzker, and how his office is protecting their community. Pls listen & share.
Listen: randykim.substack.com/p/emergency-...
EMERGENCY EPISODE: How Chicago Is Responding to ICE Raids w/Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez
A look at what's happening in Chicago and in the 25th ward in response to the ICE raids and how Chicago residents are fighting back and helping one another in this crisis
randykim.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
⚠️ NEW EMERGENCY EP w/ Chicago’s Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th Ward).
We talk frankly about ICE raids, federal agents violating court orders, calling out @GovPritzker, and how his office is protecting their community. Pls listen & share.
Listen: randykim.substack.com/p/emergency-...
We talk frankly about ICE raids, federal agents violating court orders, calling out @GovPritzker, and how his office is protecting their community. Pls listen & share.
Listen: randykim.substack.com/p/emergency-...
I just dropped my latest episode w/Johnathan Gibbs @jonahsahn.bsky.social . We're talking about the current social media algorithm, how it affects creators, and Johnathan's journey as a queer Black and Filipino creative from Mississippi to NYC. Listen now! randykim.substack.com/p/content-co...
Content, Community, and Algorithms with Johnathan Gibbs
In an online world dominated by fleeting trends and mysterious algorithms, how do you stay authentic and build a real community?
randykim.substack.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I just dropped my latest episode w/Johnathan Gibbs @jonahsahn.bsky.social . We're talking about the current social media algorithm, how it affects creators, and Johnathan's journey as a queer Black and Filipino creative from Mississippi to NYC. Listen now! randykim.substack.com/p/content-co...
Any local Chicago journalist that are able to be on my podcast to share what's happening? Hmu! The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast
October 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Any local Chicago journalist that are able to be on my podcast to share what's happening? Hmu! The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast
🎙️ Check out these episodes from this past week
As ICE raids continue unfolding, I’ll be releasing both emergency and planned episodes--stay tuned, and thank you all for your support.
💛 Listen + subscribe for free: randykim.substack.com
Follow The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast wherever
As ICE raids continue unfolding, I’ll be releasing both emergency and planned episodes--stay tuned, and thank you all for your support.
💛 Listen + subscribe for free: randykim.substack.com
Follow The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast wherever
October 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
🎙️ Check out these episodes from this past week
As ICE raids continue unfolding, I’ll be releasing both emergency and planned episodes--stay tuned, and thank you all for your support.
💛 Listen + subscribe for free: randykim.substack.com
Follow The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast wherever
As ICE raids continue unfolding, I’ll be releasing both emergency and planned episodes--stay tuned, and thank you all for your support.
💛 Listen + subscribe for free: randykim.substack.com
Follow The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast wherever
Reposted by Rady Kim
Everyone deserves to be safe and free from the harm and violence of policing - whether local, state, or federal - with clear material protections enforceable in ways that don’t increase community harm.
October 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Everyone deserves to be safe and free from the harm and violence of policing - whether local, state, or federal - with clear material protections enforceable in ways that don’t increase community harm.
Reposted by Rady Kim
It’s not good enough that CPD eventually cleared space for ICE to leave their pkg lot, blocking streets with their own SUV’s and holding neighbors back while the ICE vehicle drove away. This is not a NIMBY situation where I want ICE to just post up in different pkg lot in a different neighborhood.
October 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
It’s not good enough that CPD eventually cleared space for ICE to leave their pkg lot, blocking streets with their own SUV’s and holding neighbors back while the ICE vehicle drove away. This is not a NIMBY situation where I want ICE to just post up in different pkg lot in a different neighborhood.
🚨 Emergency Minisode Out Now 🚨
Jung returns to The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast with a PSA on protecting yourself from tear gas and chemical weapons used during protests.
Stay safe and protect one another. #protestsafety #stoptheraids
randykim.substack.com/p/emergency-...
Jung returns to The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast with a PSA on protecting yourself from tear gas and chemical weapons used during protests.
Stay safe and protect one another. #protestsafety #stoptheraids
randykim.substack.com/p/emergency-...
EMERGENCY MINISODE: Protecting Yourself From Tear Gas & Other Chemical Weapons
Community activist Jung shares safety tips when coming into contact with chemical weapons used against civilians during protests
randykim.substack.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🚨 Emergency Minisode Out Now 🚨
Jung returns to The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast with a PSA on protecting yourself from tear gas and chemical weapons used during protests.
Stay safe and protect one another. #protestsafety #stoptheraids
randykim.substack.com/p/emergency-...
Jung returns to The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast with a PSA on protecting yourself from tear gas and chemical weapons used during protests.
Stay safe and protect one another. #protestsafety #stoptheraids
randykim.substack.com/p/emergency-...
open.substack.com/pub/randykim...
🚨 Just dropped an emergency episode on The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast.
I spoke with Chicago immigration attorney Madhis Azimi, who breaks down the chaos unfolding, the legal fight to protect families, and how communities can step up.
Listen and please share
🚨 Just dropped an emergency episode on The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast.
I spoke with Chicago immigration attorney Madhis Azimi, who breaks down the chaos unfolding, the legal fight to protect families, and how communities can step up.
Listen and please share
EMERGENCY EPISODE: What Chicago Immigrant Attorneys Are Facing Right Now
Madhis Azimi, a Chicago immigrant attorney, gives us a closer look at what is at stake for many immigrants facing threats from ICE and what she and other lawyers are doing in response
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October 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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🚨 Just dropped an emergency episode on The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast.
I spoke with Chicago immigration attorney Madhis Azimi, who breaks down the chaos unfolding, the legal fight to protect families, and how communities can step up.
Listen and please share
🚨 Just dropped an emergency episode on The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast.
I spoke with Chicago immigration attorney Madhis Azimi, who breaks down the chaos unfolding, the legal fight to protect families, and how communities can step up.
Listen and please share
As content creators, we should all be intercepting harmful narratives and bringing information on what is happening in Chicago. The sooner we know how to respond, the more lives will be saved. Let’s stop the rage baiting and disrupt this violent climate we're living in.
October 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
As content creators, we should all be intercepting harmful narratives and bringing information on what is happening in Chicago. The sooner we know how to respond, the more lives will be saved. Let’s stop the rage baiting and disrupt this violent climate we're living in.
To the Chicago content creators who are choosing silence in this moment, just remember that there may NOT be a small business to enjoy when ICE is kidnapping people.
If your platform has benefited from the support of Chicago folks, this is your chance to show that you'll stand with them.
If your platform has benefited from the support of Chicago folks, this is your chance to show that you'll stand with them.
October 6, 2025 at 5:51 AM
To the Chicago content creators who are choosing silence in this moment, just remember that there may NOT be a small business to enjoy when ICE is kidnapping people.
If your platform has benefited from the support of Chicago folks, this is your chance to show that you'll stand with them.
If your platform has benefited from the support of Chicago folks, this is your chance to show that you'll stand with them.
Reposted by Rady Kim
The funniest thing about this is how legit terrified ICE looks.
October 5, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The funniest thing about this is how legit terrified ICE looks.