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b'(S4, EP 1) Vietnamese-American singer TRACE joined me as my first guest to kick things off for Season 4. \\xa0Fresh off her latest single and video release, "Cool Women", TRACE shared her experiences becoming a singer-songwriter in the American indie music scene, and her relationship with her mother Carol Kim, a Vietnam-War survivor and also a well-known Vietnamese singer in the Paris by Night series. \\xa0She went into the struggles of mental health and reconciling her relationship with her father through her music, and the challenges of creating art during the time of the pandemic. \\xa0You can check out her music on all streaming services. \\xa0Her IG is @TRACE and you can visit her at www.listentotrace.com.\\xa0\\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\\nSeason 4 is sponsored by Red Scarf Revolution (RSR). \\xa0RSR aims\\xa0to bring awareness to the tragedies, atrocities and cultural destruction the Cambodian people endured from 1975 to 1979 under the communist Khmer Rouge regime and how that period impacts us today. \\xa0With that awareness, Red Scarf Revolution\\xa0advocates the silenced art, music, culture, \\xa0and language,\\xa0with designs that incite the resiliency of the Cambodian people. \\xa0Visit their website at www.redscarfrevolution.com to check out their merch line and to learn more about their work, or follow their Instagram at red_scarf_revolution or on their Facebook.\\xa0\\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\\nBio:\\nTRACE is a Vietnamese-American singer born and raised in Fountain Valley, California. In 2016, TRACE brought her first EP, \\xa0Low - \\xa0to life through a Kickstarter campaign. The 4-track piece earned her comparisons to the \\u201cwest-coast cool of Lana Del Rey" and the \\u201cR&B-kissed ruminations of James Blake,\\u201d as well as over 30M streams and her first record deal. In early 2018, TRACE made her Ultra Records debut with her single \\u201cBlood and Bones,\\u201d followed by two more singles: "Side Eye\\u201d (which was featured on The Fader\'s fall list of "Best New Pop Songs") and "Anxiety." For the latter, TRACE partnered with the non-profit organization (NAMI) National Alliance on Mental Health to raise awareness on anxiety in the entertainment industry.\\nLast year, TRACE released her 2nd EP--Like Hell and most recently released her song Cool Woman along with the music video which is now out on streaming services. \\xa0\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/banhmichronicles/support'