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Nayomi Munaweera speaks with Nonogirl and Tara Dorabji about her debut novel, Island of A Thousand Mirrors, which delves into the painful history of Sri Lanka’s civil war with unflinching honesty, compassion, and heart. We’ll be offering Nayomi Munaweera’s novel as a gift for those of you who support KPFA during this fund drive. Tune into … Continued
With Host Preeti Mangala Shekar
A memoir by journalist Alison Singh Gee The arts are in the house tonight. First up we’ll be hear from organizers of Kearny Street Workshop’s APAture. Returning to the Bay Area in October, APAture features emerging Asian and Pacific American talent in a multidisciplinary arts festival. We’ll talk with Alison Gee Singh about her memoir, Where the Peacocks Sing, following her … Continued
On tonight’s show the secrets of comedy are revealed: Allan and his Youtube partner Chuck Jenny Yang with Dis/orient/ed Comedy Justin Lucas We’ll hear from the Godfather of Filipino American comedy, Allan Manalo, and a student in his standup comedy workshop, The Riff Lab. We’ll also hear from performers and organizers of comedy upcoming shows including Kearny … Continued
On this installment of APEX Express: APEX contributor R.J. Lozada is back from the Philippines! Contributor R.J. Lozada amidst a crowd at the SONA ng Bayan (People’s SONA, or State of the Nation Address). Photo Courtesy of A. Beltran Aerial shot of the crowd that joined the ‘Million People March.’ Photo courtesy of Architect Paulo … Continued
On tonight’s show we explore disability and disability justice: We’ll hear from folks with disabilities spanning the visible like Jean Lin who has Cerebral Palsy to the invisible like Claire Light who has Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Austin Tam who has ADHD and a cognitive disorder. We’ll also hear from disability justice organizer Mia Mingus … Continued
With Host Tara Dorabji.
Rally to prevent the transfer of inmates to prisons with Valley Fever Tonight we talk with two members of Asian Prisoner Support Committee about the dehumanizing conditions in California state prisons including the inhumane solitary confinement units. They also talk about a pattern of inhumane treatment, and raise the issue of the deadly Valley Fever … Continued
Josey Gerrish, featured in The Caretaker With immigration reform stalled in Congress and the California Domestic Worker Bill of Rights being reviewed by the senate, tonight, we bring you a discussion on immigration. In studio with us we have Mercy Albaran with Mujeres Unidas y Activas working on their Domestic Workers Bill of Rights campaign; Noela … Continued
Tune in to APEX Express tonight to hear about Desiq, the world’s premier South Asian LGBTQ forum that recently took place in San Francisco. Hear key insights, reflections, LGBTQ organizing and more about this forum. Also we have a rich selection of Sri Lankan feminist poetry and music on tonight’s show along with APEX community reflections … Continued
