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APEX Express is a weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asian and Pasifika folx from all corners of the community. We are dedicated to highlighting the artists and changemakers that make up our diverse community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, artists, and activists and airs each week on KPFA 94.1FM.
Terry Valen with NAFCON and FCC Tonight we have Terry Valen, president of NAFCON (National Alliance for Filipino Concerns) and director of the Filipino Community Center in San Francisco to talk about the struggle of migrant Filipino oil workers in New Orleans and the results of a fact-finding mission that was done there in … Continued
For this Spring Equinox episode of APEX Express, we honor our connections to land and our connections to our homelands! Including first-hand accounts from the Philippines and China, and powerful words from Vandana Shiva. Bay Area delegates on a Philippines political exposure trip last December. Photo credit: Vay Hoang. Philippines and China Political Exposure … Continued
This week: CAAM Fest is here! Formerly the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, the revamped CAAM Fest is a celebration of food, music, and, of course, films. Thursday night’s opening film is Linsanity, and the program over the next 10 days looks to be exciting. Contributor Preeti Mangala Shekar brings us interviews with … Continued
Photo by Cultural Fotografi-a On Thursday, February 21, Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative, Culturestr/ke, and the Center for Political Education held the West Coast opening of the “Migration Now” Print Portfolio. The exhibition includes work by renowned cartoonists, labor organizers, street art provocateurs, and culture workers from across North America. The opening included performances by spoken … Continued
On this week’s installment: Hmong American writer, Kao Kalia Yang In the Summer of 2012, WNYC’s widely popular show, Radiolab, sought the Hmong perspective on chemical warfare during the Vietnam War, dubbed Yellow Rain. Producers from that show interviewed Kao Kalia Yang, award winning author of The Latehomecomer, and Eng Yang, documentarian of the Hmong experience post Vietnam … Continued
WINTER FUND DRIVE is here. Like always, we’ve worked to secure two quality, exciting gifts for folks who call in during the APEX hour to donate to KPFA! You know the drill! Please show support and call in THURS from 7-8pm PST. Call-in number is 510-848-5732 or you can donate online at kpfa.org! Our premiums … Continued
As technology develops and brings us virtual worlds, Instagram photography, and mass production, what has happened to the makers of our world? The crafts people who use their hands to make unique and personalized items? Tonight we bring you three pieces featuring Asian Americans who are part of a growing DIY, or do-it-yourself, culture. First, … Continued
On this installment of APEX Express: Queen Lili’uokalani (Source: Hawaii Cultural & Spiritual Services Center) January 17th marked the 120th anniversary of the illegal overthrow of Hawaiian Queen Lili’uokalani. APEX Contributor Nonogirl attends the commemoration event where she spoke with “onipa’a,” or the steadfast, that stand with those in the Hawaiian Sovereignty movement, and … Continued
Peace APEX family! Tonight is a great show, with two feature segments. We’ll also be giving away tickets to this Sunday’s Nickodemus + Spy from Cairo show, so tune in! We’ll start with a report from the first ever community art show dedicated to queer pacific islanders – it was called Navigating Queer Pacific Waves. … Continued
