Welcome to a special episode of APEX Express, Host Powerleegirls Miko Lee and Jalena Keane-Lee, a mother daughter duo talk about Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and all the amazing happenings. They talk with with artists, curators, activists who are telling stories about our AAPI experience in different ways. This is actually a two part episode as there are so many things going on. Today we speak to the about film with Thuy Trang, about CAAMfest, the premiere Bay Area Asian American film festival about storytelling with ethnohtec’s Robert Kikuchi yongo and Nancy Wang, and about dance with creator Joti Singh from Duniya dance and drum company.
AAPI Heritage Month Events Bay Area
April 27 – June 15, 2023 Bay Area film, dance, theatre, visual art, food check out full calendar: United States of Asian America festival 2023 Horizons
May 11- 21, 2023 Bay Area film & food Caamfest 2023
May 13, 2023 12:00 – 5:00 PM Kapwa Gardens, SF Yum Yams, Kultivate Labs/Kapwa Gardens‘ popular ube festival
May 12-14, 2023 Mission Dance Center, SF When Eyes Speak (walking tour sold out)
More info about our guests and their work (in order of appearance)
- Joti Singh, Artistic Director Duniya Dance & Drum Company
- Berkeley South Asian Walking Tour
- Anirvan Chatterjee: www.chatterjee.net, @anirvan on Twitter
- Barnali Ghosh: www.barnali.com, @berkeleywali on Instagram
- FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK
- Asian American Storytopia on youtube
- Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo & Nancy Wang, Artistic Directors EthNohTec
Other events not covered in the special
Asian Art Museum Beyond Bollywood 2000 Years of Dance & Art
May 23 Community Care Power & Wellness led by AAPI Women Lead
Stand Up for Yourself & Others Attend a Free Right to Be Bystanding Intervention training:
- Korean 4/25/23 at 3:00pm Pacific: Register Here
- English 5/10/23 at 4:00pm: Register Here
- English 5/13/23 at 11:00am Pacific at Rowland High School in the Performing Arts Center: 2000 S Otterbein Ave, Rowland Heights, CA 91748
- Mandarin 5/13/23 at 11:00am Pacific at Rowland High School in the Performing Arts Center: 2000 S Otterbein Ave, Rowland Heights, CA 91748
- English 5/18/23 at 11:00am Pacific: Register Here