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On tonight’s show, we spotlight Yoni Ki Baat, the South Asian edition of the famous Vagina Monologues. This year, the show is celebrating its 10thanniversary. The performances brings to life original stories written by women from the South Asian Diaspora. It is a place to share women’s most intimate experiences, which might otherwise go untold. As a … Continued
Three years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster started thousands of Japanese take to the street demanding an end to nuclear power. On this week’s show, we’ll go to Japan where the Fukushima plant continues to spew tons of radioactive water. Then we’ll head back to the Bay where the Center for Asian American media presents … Continued
Tonight’s show is dedicated to the people of Gangjeong Village on Jeju Island in Korea. For eight years now, they have been struggling against the construction of a US-ROK naval base on the island. The naval base is polluting their farmland, dividing families, and raising the threat of war throughout Northeast Asia. Art by … Continued
On tonight’s APEX Express, tune in for a spotlight on South Asia – learn more about the newly launched Bangladeshi initiative at the Center for South Asia Studies at UC Berkeley in a discussion with Sanchita Saxena, the Director of the Center. Then, listen to an important discussion with Vidya Sri and Darakshan Raja, authors … Continued
If you haven’t given to APEX and KPFA yet – this is the weeks to do it! We are in our 2nd of 3 weeks of Winter Fund Drive at KPFA. Call in during the APEX hour for some awesome premiums: Our feature premium is a recorded talk with scientist, author, and activist David Suzuki! … Continued
Tonight we’ll be looking at Islamophobia in America — from vandalism of a Sacramento mosque to a recent federal court decision that finds “no-fly lists” are creating second class citizens. We’ll also speak with an editor and contributor of Salaam Love, a new anthology of Muslim American Men on love, sex and intimacy. And it’s … Continued
We’re calling all book lovers and families to join us in exploring the history of Multicultural Children’s Literature, with an eye toward Asian/Pacific Islander Stories! In studio we have an exciting group of guests to talk about the power of culturally relevant narratives and positive portrayals of communities of color: Lakas and the Manilatown Fish … Continued
This week, APEX Contributors Karl Jagbandhansingh and Marie Choi bring us APEX’s final segments recorded at the Moana Nui 2013 Teach In. Speaker Bios below (generated from Moana Nui conference): Kyle Kajihiro (Hawai’i) See Video American Friends Service Committee; DMZ Hawai’i/Aloha Aina Kyle Kajihiro is a board member of Hawai’i Peace and Justice, the successor organization to the … Continued
The existence of community-based, community-run institutions are critical now more than ever, as gentrification and displacement plague cities across the country. Tonight we celebrate two institutions who have decades of serving Bay Area communities – City College of San Francisco and Suigetsukan Dojo in Oakland: The struggle to save CCSF has been ongoing over the … Continued
Tune in to APEX Express’ spotlight on India tonight – in the aftermath of the heinous gang rape in Delhi in December 2012, more than a year ago now, there was an explosion of media and public outrage against pervasive violence against women. But these incidents seem to continue unabated – most recently with the … Continued
