Siemny chhuon biography

Although Siemny grew up in the Los Angeles area, she was born in Thailand in a refugee camp after her family fled the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia.
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For my entire career before Seattle, I used my maiden name - Siemny Chhuon.

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Siemny Chhuon joined WDSU as a general assignment reporter in Ocober 2010. Prior to moving to New Orleans, she worked at KBAK/KBFX in Bakersfield, California where she anchored a four hour morning show, and produced and anchored the noon show. Before that, Siemny served as the station’s weekend anchor and reporter. But she got her start at KIDK in Idaho Falls, Idaho as a "one-man band," which is TV talk for reporter, photographer, editor and producer all in one!

Siemny Chhuon

She graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a double major in Political Science and Mass Communications. Although Siemny grew up in the Los Angeles area, she was born in Thailand in a refugee camp after her family fled the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. Her background has always been a driving passion for her interest in journalism. She’s grateful for the many opportunities and freedoms she’s had growing up in the United States and she hopes to make a difference, giving a voice to those who need it -- one interview, and one story at a time.

Siemny is excited to call New Orleans home!

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Brothers and Sisters

by Vichet Chhuon

Brothers and sisters have unique bonds. We play together and against each other. We compete for attention from our parents. We also take each other for granted. Our siblings shape us in profound ways. Consider how different we would be without them.

For immigrant children, our brothers and sisters take on additional roles, like helping to raise us while our parents work and acting as cultural brokers in a new place.

Growing up, my big sister, Sopheaktra “Pat,” helped to keep me out of trouble… well, she did the best she could. Pat was four years older, which was enough to effectively stand up for me when I was little. She was the smart one. And so it mattered when she lobbied my parents to let me do things other kids were allowed to do. She spoke with my teachers when I acted out in class. Even when she and I fought, and we did, and we do — I know I am the way I am because of how she was. Pat has always demonstrated incredible strength through adversity, even as a baby in the worst conditions imaginable.

We are a refugee fam

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