APEX Express
7:00 PM Pacific Time: Thursdays
Apex Express is a proud collective member of AACRE, Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality. AACRE focuses on long-term movement building, capacity infrastructure, and leadership support for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders committed to social justice.
Apex Express – July 16, 2009
Voices from Asia's Heartland: Up-heaval for Uyghurs: background to the turmoil in Urumqi, prisoners of Guantanamo Bay, former political prisoner/activist Rebiya Kadeer. A talk with Alim Seytoff, VP of the Uyghur American Association. Also, Silk Road or oil pipelines: Kazakhstan's changes are viewed through culture. A talk with music Prof. Alma Kunanbayeva with sounds from … Continued
Apex Express – July 9, 2009
Stuffed & Starved, a talk with author Raj Patel about overfeeding/ undernourishment and why. Also, a police video targeted Raj Jayadev. But has this hurt or helped Silicon Valley De-bug, that helps low-wage workers and families in a high tech world? Plus, violence in the Uyghur region: revealing tensions including a look at the endangered … Continued
Apex Express – July 2, 2009
What’s happening as troops increase in Afghanistan & decrease in Iraq? Pratap Chatterjee talks about his recent trip to these war-torn countries and about his new book “Halliburton’s War” about a company making big bucks while now flying under the radar. Plus, Music and Memories: hip-hop artist Denizen Kane comes on with spoken words and … Continued
Apex Express – June 25, 2009
A night of tales: What happens when the silenced speak out? A ghost haunts a family, a child dies and divisions are also revealed in India. A talk with award-winning writer Shilpa Agarwal, author of Haunting Bombay. And, travel to villages of storytellers in Asia and India & the mix of myth, message, action are … Continued
Apex Express – June 18, 2009
Angel Island Immigration Station holds stories carved on its walls by Chinese immigrants once excluded from America. But will State cutbacks exclude these stories again by threatening the Stations’ existence? A talk with Buck Gee of the AIISF. And soundz of resilience and resonance by Delorean. The Fil Am duo’s members have performed with Q-Bert … Continued
Apex Express – June 11, 2009
MISSING looks at youth, US expansion, and culture through the lens of South Asian Americans. A talk with the book’s author Prof. Sunaina Maira on political expression from a new generation changed by 9-11. And, the FBI’s secret guidelines of ethnic profiling, geo-mapping, and electronic surveillance: a talk with Shahid Buttar, Executive Director of the … Continued
Apex Express – June 4, 2009
They put Asian America on the map, tracing histories along race, culture, capitalist divides. Prof. Ron Takaki, activist Richard Aoki, historian Him Mark Lai, writer Al Robles recently passed away. How will their legacy be carried on? We talk with Harvey Dong of East Wind Books and Peter Swing of the Asia Law Caucus. Also, … Continued
Apex Express – May 28, 2009
From Afghanistan, Theater of Kabul with stories of war from 1970’s to today, using music, work more. On Apex–a preview of their weekend performance