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A pioneering small school currently faces a possible closing by the school district. Hear the current situation about the struggle to save East Oakland Community High School. Apex’s Jay Pugao talks with Dr. Wayne Yang, one of the founders of East Oakland Community High School. And, indefinite detention for non-US citizens? Learn more about this … Continued
What’s the tie between the Asian American movement and the Black Panther Party? We talk with Party founder Bobby Seal and Greg Morozumi, curator of an exhibit on the Panthers. Also, hear about a place where native Hawaiians and indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest met to work and live in the 1800’s. And, as … Continued
API winners and losers in the election: we talk with Shankar Duraiswamy and Alexander Nguyen from Asian American Action Fund. And at the UN, the indigenous people of Guam called for the world to recognize their plight. Hear Victoria Leon Guerrero, Mike Tuncap and Erica Benton talk about how the US military base build-up on … Continued
What’s life really like north of the DMZ? We talk with members of the Korean American community who’ve returned from a trip to North Korea. They also give their views about tensions between the North and the US and its impact on Koreans locally. Also, Wayie Ly continues her talk with Richard Aoki, a former … Continued
A Filipino American gets an unwanted homecoming by homeland security: hear how and why an activist with BAYAN-USA, a social justice organization of the Philippines, was visited by the FBI. And we’ll talk with Tram Nguyen, editor of the progressive journal Colorlines and who has been awarded for her work by Woman of Color Resource … Continued
As resistance to the war in Iraq increases, we’ll look at the war in Vietnam to see the stresses and similarities in these conflicts. Listen to two documentaries: one about Asian American Vietnam veterans fighting in a war against Asians, the other about soldiers who became war resistors in Vietnam. We’ll be giving away these … Continued
It’s that time again…API hip-hop on Apex. We give-away a One-of-a-Kind API hip-hop compilation by DJ Phatrick during this KPFA fund-drive. And, we talk with Yuri Kochiyama about her life of supporting civil rights and bridging the Asian and African American communities. Her support of political prisoners remains an inspiration in today’s America where imprisoning … Continued
Pakistani Americans held up by FBI. Also Richard Aoki, the first Field Marshal of the Black Panther Party speaks about his role in the party and his message to youth on the 40th Anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party.
