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Tune in to APEX Express’ monthly South Asia spotlight to learn about BASS or Bay Area Solidarity Summer – a wonderful social justice training camp for young South Asian Americans in the Bay Area, through the perspectives of two wonderful young women! Later in the show, we bring you a lively discussion with noted children’s writer … Continued
Across Asia, more and more companies are crossing borders to open and close manufacturing plants. Now, workers are doing the same. After a Taiwanese multinational company shut down the Hydis plant that manufactures LCD screens in Korea, Korean workers began traveling to Taiwan to build relationships with Taiwanese unionists and hold demonstrations demanding their jobs … Continued
We are excited to have indie rock band Scrabbel playing live in the KPFA studio where they’ll debut new songs! Scrabbel is coming out of hibernation to play Anak Rock, a kid-friendly show at Bindlestiff Studio this Saturday from 4-8 p.m. and we’ll hear from Bindlestiff Managing Director Oliver Saria. We’ll hear about Define Undocumented, a … Continued
Tonight, we mark the 70th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima. We bring you interviews and sound from a demonstration that took place at the gates of the Livermore nuclear weapons lab, one of the world’s primary design labs for nuclear weapons, where the U.S. is presently spending billions … Continued
A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists.
This week, we hear sounds from an intergenerational teach in held by the Viet Nam Victory Coalition in May. The event marked the 40th anniversary of the end of the war in Vietnam, a victory for peoples liberation movements around the world. Cultural workers and organizers share their experiences about the legacy of the war, … Continued
A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists.
Tonight, we learn about Chea Bou, a Cambodian refugee who is facing deportation. Linda Tam with the East Bay Community Law Center and Chea Bou’s wife, Sambath Nhep talk about his case. To support Chea, here’s the link to the petition. Then we take you to Detroit with tape from the Allied Media Conference, an … Continued
This week, we reflect on the long road traveled towards more equality for gay and lesbians in this nation by hearing a created during Women’s Weekend at the Russian River in 2000 after Prop 22, restricting marriages to opposite-sex couples, was passed. We share an encore performance of Filipino punk band Digma! And we hear from one of Goldman’s … Continued
Tune in tonight to learn about the terrifying plight of Rohingya Muslims in the Buddhist state of Burma or Myanmar. Preeti Shekar talks to journalist and Burma expert, Sufyan bin Uzayr, and Bay-Area-based Burmese immigrant activist and feminist, Nwe Oo, about how this state-sanctioned massacre is unfolding even as Nobel Peace prize winner Aung San … Continued
