Death in Cambodia, Life in America

About Death in Cambodia, Life in America

A father-daughter podcast where I interview my father, Robert Chau, on exactly how he survived and escaped the Khmer Rouge aka 1970's Cambodian Genocide. We will follow along his journey on how a starving boy crawling out of Cambodia become a serial American entrepreneur. After 50 years, he deserves a chance to finally share his story.

Publisher

Dorothy Chow

Category

business · education · history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Jun 2021

Latest episode

19 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 100 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   19 Jul 2026

   S4 E6: Camilla Mayer - Co-founder of Nary Resort

   What does it mean to build a business that refuses to compromise its values? In this episode of Death in Cambodia, Life in America, Dorothy sits down with Camilla Mayer, CEO and co-founder of Nary Resort, an ethical fashion brand rooted in Cambodia that is redefining what sustainable manufacturing can look like. Although Camilla grew up in Chicago, her Cambodian heritage has always shaped the way she sees the world. In this conversation, she reflects on navigating identity as a Cambodian Amer...

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   14 Jun 2026

   S4 E5: Vanny Vong - Cambodian Chinese-American Ceramist

   In this episode of Death in Cambodia, Life in America, I sit down with Vanndearlyn Bermudez Vong, a Cambodian Chinese-American ceramist based in Long Beach, California, whose work is rooted in cultural revival and resistance. A daughter of genocide survivors, Vanndearlyn shares what it was like growing up in Long Beach—home to one of the largest Cambodian diasporic communities—while still feeling “othered” in predominantly white academic spaces. She reflects on navigating her Khmer identity, ...

3. 

   24 May 2026

   S4E4: Charles Calvino - Culinary Artist

   In this episode of Death in Cambodia, Life in America, I sit down with Cambodian American culinary creator and MasterChef USA Season 13 contestant, Charles Calvino, to talk about identity, authenticity, and the responsibility of representing Khmer cuisine on a global stage. Born in Long Beach and now based in the Midwest, Charles shares how growing up in a large Khmer family shaped his earliest memories of food, culture, and community. From watching his mother cook in the kitchen as a child t...

Inside a recent episode

S4 Episode 3: Alissa Iris - Model, Actress, and Cultural Writer

Published 26 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I've really grown into my roots and I grew more of an appreciation for my family and where I come from. And I feel like that's everyone once they start to get older and they're not around high school kids anymore. So yeah, college. And I actually was introduced to this film called Don't Think I've Forgotten. So that was this documentary about my music culture in the 60s and 70s. So once I learned about how my creativity has been just such a big part of our culture for such a long time. And I guess, like, my creativity, it goes back really far. I mean, like, if you look at the arts, like, we've always been artists at our core. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

98 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

131 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 21 / 100

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Quality

14

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

67

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