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Tonight on Apex Express, we highlight the documentary film, Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority. This film by Kimberlee Bassford explores the political life of Patsy Takemoto Mink, an Asian American woman, who, battling racism and sexism, redefined American politics. Mink was the first Asian American woman and woman of color in the United States … Continued
Preeti Mangala Shekar discusses with Sunaina Maira, professor of Asian American Studies at UC Davis, about her year in Pakistan. Sunaina got back from the country weeks before the recent floods and talks about the role of the progressive left in Pakistan, women’s rights and the politics of aid relief in the wake of the … Continued
Tune in to Apex Express this Thursday September 2 from 7-8 pm on KPFA 94.1 FM. We bring you a panel discussion with Grace Lee Boggs and Immanuel Wallerstein in discussion at the US Social Forum in Detroit, which brought together more than 15,000 social justice activists from across the United States. Immanuel Wallersten and Grace Lee Boggs were on a … Continued
August 29 marks the 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Families and communities in the Gulf Coast are still recovering and rebuilding today. To make matters worse, on April 20, 2010, we witnessed the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig explode in the Gulf, spewing millions of gallons of oil into the ocean, marking it one of … Continued
This week’s Apex Express features an exclusive interview with Filipino-American activist Melissa Roxas, who was abducted and tortured for 6 days while on a medical mission in the Philippines in 2009. She will share her experience, talk about the progress of her case, and what is currently being done to address the human rights crisis … Continued
Preeti Mangala Shekar talks to Samar Minallah, a Pakistani documentary film maker and women’s rights activist. She discusses her work highlighting issues impacting women’s rights and in Pakistan and the South Asian sub-continent. Japanese Koto player Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto talks about her music, life and upcoming performances. She along with her son Brian Mitsuhiro Wong, has … Continued
Get ready for laughter and remembrance on tonight’s APEX Express. Live, in studio we’re featuring comedians Susan Alexander, Kat Evasco, Lilibeth Helson and Priya Prasad from the Five Funny Females Festival this weekend at the legendary Purple Onion in San Francisco. We also visit the August 4th Eviction Commemoration of the I-Hotel, and the unveiling … Continued
On tonight’s Apex Express, we feature “The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom”. Tibetan filmmaker, Tenzing Sonam, and his partner, Ritu Sarin, take a uniquely Tibetan perspective on the trials and tribulations of the Dalai Lama and his people as they continue their struggle for freedom in the face of determined suppression by … Continued
APEX Hip Hop edition with Kiwi.
A Report by Asian Americans from the U.S. Social Forum, held in Detroit in June 2010. 1) Natalee Yee from Chinese for Affirmative Action (on the phone) 2) Khan Pham from Making Contact part of the National Radio Project: She is organizing a reportback in downtown Oakland on Thursday, July 22 for a Happy Hour/USSF Reportback … Continued
