7:00 PM Pacific Time: Thursdays
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.
A road trip reveals racial violence and crippling stereotypes across the post-Sept. 11 American landscape. The murder of a family friend began Sikh American Valarie Kaur’s journey. Apex talks with Kaur about her film "Divided We Fall" that documents her road trip (see www.dwf-film.com). And, anti-miscegenation laws creates a hidden past in the play "Uncle … Continued
Roger Adhikary of the Association of Nepalese in America joins APEX Express to discuss Nepal’s peace accord with Maoist rebels. Professor Gary Y. Okihiro of Columbia University talks about his newly published collection of Doothea Lange photos of Second World War internment of Japanese Americans while former Guantanamo Bay chaplain James Yee discusses the plight … Continued
A talk by ecologist David Suzuki.
Maxine Hong Kingston’s "Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace", Hip-Hop Journalist Jeff Chang, and Native Guns!
Surveillance, sub-contract workers and more… Hear the back-story about why a young Pakistani American was caught up in the courts as we continue our coverage of the FBI’s targeting of an immigrant community. Also, learn of Asian sub-contract laborers providing low-wage services to US forces in the war. Plus, Asian inner-city youths are often over-looked, … Continued
Hip Hop, Health, and Cars! As we roll into 2007, we will be speaking with Will Orbase, media consultant with Project RIDE, a non-profit youth leadership and public health organization revealing the tobacco industry’s role in the import car culture and how it affects the APA community. And on the hip hop front, we will … Continued
Race and school admissions: as the Supreme Court reviews landmark cases, we’ll hear about a majority API school district where these same issues play out. We talk with SF School board member Eric Mar about the role of Asian Americans, communities in conflict and what’s being done. Also, after being totally separated for over 30 … Continued
A military coup in Fuji and a pro-democracy movement in Tonga: Polynesian scholars Fuifuilupe and Loa Niumeitolu talk about governments controlled by a monarchy and a military as well as the future of these countries. And, identity gets a new sound by South Asian audio artist and musician Micropixie. Also, hear voices of Asian Pacific … Continued
