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.
A youth detained and a father jailed in the film "Whose Children Are These," documenting Bush’s special registration started in Nov. post-9/11. The crisis in Pakistan: we talk with a member of the local community here whose father was jailed under martial law in Pakistan.
Afganistan/Pakistan and the South Asian diaspora presented through film at Third-I’s film festival; A trip to North Korea to create peace by Korean Americans; A book about "The Gangster Within."
Youth organize around reproductive health, and we cover a conference that deals with API youths issues. I-hotel tenant and labor, community activist Bill Sorro is remembered. Music, calendar.
From Asian American veterans to refugees fleeing war-torn homes – how did the war in Vietnam impact Asians? And, music from Bindlestiff’s CD compilation showcasing the Fil-Am music scene.
Filipino History month’s here: hear about a TV show that puts out what’s at the heart of the community and what happens when a major clothing store lets racist comments go un-addressed on the floor?
An upcoming film, "Freedom Fighters," featuring Yuri Kochiyama and Kiilu Nyasha focuses on their intersections with such notables as Malcolm X and Mumia Abu-Jamal. Hear about APATURE, the largest showcase of Asian American arts with lady DJ Zita on turntables. Visit: www.apexexpress.org
