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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.
This past week, San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival coalesced the community through the moving image. Robynn Takayama offers a short commentary about what the festival means to her. (Check out APEX Express collective member R.J. Lozada’s film, Among B-Boys) The festival continues through this weekend and there’s a film you’ve got to catch. … Continued
If you missed Grace Lee Boggs in the Bay Area this past weekend, or if you were there but still reminiscing on the amazing events that happened – tune in to hear the EXCLUSIVE sound that APEX Express was able to get. From spending a morning interviewing her in her hotel room, to seeing her … Continued
This week and next week on APEX, we are highlighting one of our favorite movement sheros – Grace Lee Boggs. She will be in town this weekend for a speaking tour around the Bay Area, so we are honoring her and her amazing work with two back-to-back APEX shows. This week, we talk about the … Continued
We’re offering a pair of tickets to Front Line and Ninja Kids as a thank you gift to KPFA subscribers on a film focused edition of APEX Express. Selekta LapuLapu and producers from KPFA API SPECIALS and “ROOTS KOMMUNIKATIONS” combine forces to bring you coverage of a selection of films from the upcoming San Francisco … Continued
We kick off our coverage of the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival and feature an in-studio performance by Good Night Robot! Briar March’s award-winning documentary, There Once Was an Island, places a human face on the devastating effects of climate change. Donors to KPFA can receive the beautifully shot DVD and tickets to … Continued
A photo of the community s/heroes featured in last season’s lookbook. You can view more on Retrofitrepublic.com. (Photo by Shaun Tiangsing) On this week’s show we talk about our body, our health, our beauty: APEX Contributors Ellen Choy and Marie Choi interview Jenny Ton and Julia Rhee, co-founders of Retrofit Republic, a sustainable, … Continued
Tonight as part of Winter KPFA Fund Drive tune in as R.J. Lozada and Karl Jagbandhansingh go over what APEX did this year, the importance of Ethnic, and Independent media. This is your opportunity to show a vote of confidence for what APEX Express, and KPFA, mean in today’s complicated media landscape. You can … Continued
Tonight, we have a live band in studio on APEX! Bandung 55 is a newly formed Bay Area- based funk/soul/hip hop band, made up of 6 Filipino activists/organizers/musicians. They’ll bless APEX with a few live performances throughout the night, and we’ll sit down with them for intimate interviews to hear their history as a band … Continued
This week we talk about urban biking with Asian Pacific American leaders in the bike community. We also hear from Alleluia Panis and Cherríe Moraga about Moraga’s new play, New Fire: To Put Things Right Again. See below for more information. Fixing a flat at the Bikery Riders from Longfellow Elementary P.O.K.E.R. Familia riders We … Continued
Guest Singer for The Little Bits at Sunday Streets Following up on last week’s epic recap of 2011, this week we feature the MUSIC of 2011 including songs by Makana, Ras Ceylon, Hopie Spitshard, Rocky Rivera, Kiwi, Blue Scholars, Goh Nakamura, The Invisible Cities, The Little Bits, Senbei, and a rousing music video by Magnetic … Continued
