This podcast was recorded, edited, and produced entirely by a team of currently incarcerated people in the San Quentin Prison Report and the San Quentin ROOTS program. This story is about a juvenile lifer named Anouthinh Pangthong, better known as Choy. He is a Laos immigrant who was born in a refugee camp. Choy comes from a culture and upbringing where expressing oneself is not taught or shown by family. This episode explores Choy's early childhood experiences as a child refugee, intergenerational traumas experienced by him and his mother, and the power of poetry and learning to express oneself. For more info on the San Quentin ROOTS (Restoring Our Original True Selves) program: http://www.asianprisonersupport.com/what-we-do/ and follow us on twitter @AsianPrisonerSC For more info on the San Quentin Prison Report: http://kalw.org/term/san-quentin-prison-report

This podcast was recorded, edited, and produced entirely by a team of currently incarcerated people in the San Quentin Prison Report and the San Quentin ROOTS program. Going to school in America can be difficult for any child, but for an immigrant child, the challenges can be far more complicated. Many times, teachers are unaware of the trauma an immigrant child experiences prior to stepping foot in an American classroom. This is the story about two men, Kamsan Suon, a Cambodian immigrant, and Hieu Nguyen, a Vietnamese immigrant, who share their experiences on traveling the migration to school pipeline.For more info on the San Quentin ROOTS (Restoring Our Original True Selves) program: http://www.asianprisonersupport.com/what-we-do/ and follow us on twitter @AsianPrisonerSC For more info on the San Quentin Prison Report: http://kalw.org/term/san-quentin-prison-report