APEX Express – May 20, 2004
Sounds from a new documentary Death of a Shaman; Vandana Shiva speaking on "The Ecology of Globalization."
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APEX Express – May 13, 2004
A Japanese American bazaar and benefit keep communities alive through music. Dynamic drummer Kenny Endo talks about his show at the The Satsuki Arts Festival. He also plays with June Kuramoto of the group Hiroshima in an event that benefits an ailing public school music program. Plus, learn how globalization and genetic engineering plant seeds … Continued
APEX Express – May 6, 2004
Independence or Dependance? Clarence Kukauakahi Ching talks about the Akaka Bill and questions of Hawaiian sovereignty and talks about his work as a Hawaiian cultural activist. Also, hear an on-air play about the Cambodian refugee and war experience as read by youths of the AYPAL arts and leadership program. They’ll also talk about their up-coming … Continued
APEX Express – April 29, 2004
Music is the healing force of the world! Learn about Project Ahimsa’s work supporting music education for children in India as well as their support for the families of post 9-11 hate crime victims. Also, Somei Yoshino Taiko Ensemble – www.taikoensemble.com – mixes Japanese street music, non-traditional drumming, and dance. They’ll also talk about their … Continued
APEX Express – April 22, 2004
The convergence of war, religion, and the making of a new nation: award-winning Cannes film-makers from talk about their film Clay Bird; the first film from Bangladesh to get wide US distribution and banned for "controversial religious content". Also, MC John Young talks about Free-style Fridays as part of the Vietnamese youth service agency VYDC. … Continued
APEX Express – April 15, 2004
Learn about the toll that US militarization takes on women in the Philippines, Okinawa, and Korea. Also, hear about the response from people in these countries about the increasing chaos, hostage-taking and involvement of the US in Iraq. Apex talks with Asian women organizers of Women’s Peace Day happening 4/24 in Oakland’s Mosswood Park that … Continued
APEX Express – April 8, 2004
Immigration, Discrimination or Environmentalism: Sanjay Ranchod of the Sierra Club talks about these issues colliding in the Club where forces against immigration may sway its’ future and the ability to attract APIs to the organization. Also, we talk with Apex’s Pratap Chatterji – who’s in Iraq – to get a first-hand sense of what’s happening … Continued
APEX Express – April 1, 2004
Cloth of a Community: Tongan tapa-making and traditonal songs on Apex! A rare chance to hear voices from a growing Pacific Islander community and to learn about a still vibrant cloth-making art-form being presented by Calif. College of Arts this spring. And, LSL: Laotian-as-a-second language is part of actor Ova Saopeng’s performance. He’ll talk about … Continued
APEX Express – March 25, 2004
Annie Koh and Bouapha Toommaly of the League of Pissed Off Voters talk about their role in the new book: How to Get Stupid White Men Out of Office: The Anti-Politics Unboring Guide to Power. Also, Elizabeth Sy of Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center and Rita Nakashima Brock, author of Casting the First Stone, … Continued
APEX Express – March 18, 2004
Moving Beyond Exclusion: Asian Pacific Islander youths talk about their needs in the wake of the juvenile detention scandal. And, poetry by Youth Speaks, a feature on the Traveling South Asian Film Festival and a Women’s History Month salute to Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s symbol of democracy now under arrest. Plus music, calendar and … Continued