Houston ROAR Story Slam 2023 Recap
Finalists: Kwon Teimchaiyapoom, Danny Maiuri, Tina Kim, Jimmy Byrne, Joseph Yoo, and Young Kim
Judges: Susan Jhin, David Lee, Kyung B. Yoon, Theresa Choh-Lee, and Dona Murphey
Emcee: Tiffany Justice
Performer: Jackie Faye
Sponsors: Eddie Allen & Chinhu Juhn, Susan & Michael Jhin, Hyunja & David Norman, David Shin, Julianne & Casey Youn, Kajabi, KACFNY
Community Sponsors: Asia Society Texas Center & KASH
Credits
Photographer: Janice Chung
Production Manager, Camera, and Editor: Kimberly Young Sun
2nd Videographer: Lorenzo Lerma
Motion Designer and Editor: Aj Valente
Designer: Sydney Saneun Hwang
Playlist
Highlight Reel
Young Kim
1st Place Winner
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YOUNG KIM is a 31-year-old Korean-American born and raised in Denver, Colorado. He lives in New York City working as a Field Producer for the #1 Sunday morning news program, CBS Sunday Morning, where he gets to work on quirky, cultural stories. When he's not traveling for work, you'll find him swing dancing, knitting in whiskey bars, or baking pies.
Joseph Yoo
2nd Place Winner
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JOSEPH YOO is the pastor of Mosaic Episcopal Church in Pearland. He is also the author of When the Saints Go Flying In.
Tina Kim
Honorable Mention
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TINA KIM is a native Houstonian and has been a pediatric nurse for 14 years. As a former neonatal ICU nurse, she led multiple group initiatives to improve quality outcomes. Today, she is a nursing house supervisor and models her leadership through service and empathy. She is also the mother of two beautiful children and an advocate for her eldest son with autism. She shares about their experiences around the stigmas surrounding mental health and welcomes others to dive into their family’s journey in navigating their unique world. CW: Mental health, suicide.
Jimmy Byrne
3rd Place Winner
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Jimmy Byrne (he/him) is a Korean adoptee born in Haman-gun as Cho Yoon-Ho and raised in Manlius, New York. After a 12-year career in performing arts management, he moved to Seoul, South Korea in 2020 to study Korean language and explore the country of his birth. Jimmy moved back to the U.S. in the fall of 2022 and currently resides in Chicago, Illinois. He works as a proud staff member of National Korean American Service & Education Consortium, organizing Korean and Asian Americans to achieve racial, economic, and social justice.
Kwon Teimchaiyapoom
Honorable Mention
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KWONPERAT TEIMCHAIYAPOOM is a Houstonian native who recently graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies and a minor in World Cities. She currently works at Serrano Gallery as an assistant, developing an understanding of the art world and its market. Her free time is spent creating art through photo manipulation.
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