Jam with Cam Fam Open Mic Nite
The Cambodian Family Plan Ahead Youth Program hosts a youth-led Open Mic Nite entitled “Jam with Cam Fam.”
One of the goals of The Cambodian Family Plan Ahead Youth Program’s high school group is to host a safe space for youth where they can creatively and openly express themselves, whether it be with their voice, bodies, or other instruments.
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We also want to spotlight Santa Ana/OC locals and provide them with a venue to share their talents and inspire others to do the same. Our featured spotlight artists were: Hatefas Yop, Ambivalent, and Khristina Kun.
Hatefas Yop
Hatefas Yop
Hatefas Yop is a Cambodian Family alumnus finishing her last year of college at Irvine Valley College. She uses writing as a way to find herself. Hatefas believes that self expression is important and that everyone should express themselves. “Everyone has a story to tell and many want to hear it,” she says. Hatefas Yop performed her first spoken word piece at The Cambodian Family’s High School Conference in 2009. She is small in size, but her voice is loud and clear.
Ambivalent
Ambivalent – Frank, Dean, Andrew, and Angel
We are Ambivalent, a small band from Santa Ana, California. Our band members are Francisco Fregoso, Dean Badillo, Andrew Ocampo, and Angel Hernandez. We formed in 2010, slowly through our time playing music together. We individually found our passion for music through the creative class at The Cambodian Family’s Plan Ahead Youth Program. We started in the classroom and eventually moved to our parent’s livingroom. Now we perform at different events at our high school and events such as Common Ground and Summer Sensations.Our reason for playing music is simple: we like to play music. We play anything we like which can extend from alternative to ska punk to indie rock. For booking, contact us at (714)-984-9175.
Khristina Kun
Khristina Kun
My name is Khristina Kun, I am 20-years-old. I am an alum of the Plan Ahead Youth Program and a student at Cal State Fullerton. When I was young, I was not allowed to go out much so something I would do was sing! I remember annoying my little sisters everyday with my singing. I thought I was the greatest! Even when I was off tune and my pitch was all over the place, I just continued ‘singing’ because it was something I really enjoyed. The people who supported me the most in my singing was my friends that I met at The Cambodian Family. The staffs at the program encouraged me to perform in front of my friends and family and their encouragement and kind words pushed me to continue singing in front of a crowd. Khristina is the first person in her family to graduate high school and go to college. She is also a very talented Cambodian dancer and is actively involved in the Cambodian Student Association and Alpha Phi Omega. Read more about her experience at our program here.
More about our Youth Leadership Group:
The high school group meets once a week to learn a variety of leadership skills such as: team building, collaboration, community empowerment, and public speaking.The group is part of the Santa Ana Building Healthy Communities (SABHC) Initiative. SABHC is a ten-year placed-based initiative in which The California Endowment invests millions of dollars to improve underprivileged communities. The Open Mic Night is a great opportunity for the community to come together and celebrate the talents we have in our community.
Doors Open at 5:45 PM
Performances Begin at 6:00 PM
Contact: Linda Sok @ (714)-571-1966 EXT. 118
Lindas@cambodianfamily.org
www.cambodianfamily.org
