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On this week’s installment: Seibi Lee, photo by Margo Moritz Chinese Canadian Seibi Lee is the Pricipal Dancer of the Chitresh Das Dance Company. Seibi began her Kathak studies with Pandit Chitresh Das in Toronto, Canada in 1991. Realizing the importance of studying intensely and directly with Panditji, Seibi relocated to the Bay Area in 1998. … Continued
Photo via synbiowatch.org. On tonight’s show, we broadcast excerpts from a conversation between Gopal Dayaneni and Dr. Vandana Shiva. It was part of an event held in Berkeley last month called Seeding Labs, Ceding Seeds: Regional and Global Impacts of the Biotech Bonanza. World renowned environmental philosopher and activist Vandana Shiva illuminates the corporate assault … Continued
Nayomi Munaweera speaks with Nonogirl and Tara Dorabji about her debut novel, Island of A Thousand Mirrors, which delves into the painful history of Sri Lanka’s civil war with unflinching honesty, compassion, and heart. We’ll be offering Nayomi Munaweera’s novel as a gift for those of you who support KPFA during this fund drive. Tune into … Continued
With Host Preeti Mangala Shekar
A memoir by journalist Alison Singh Gee The arts are in the house tonight. First up we’ll be hear from organizers of Kearny Street Workshop’s APAture. Returning to the Bay Area in October, APAture features emerging Asian and Pacific American talent in a multidisciplinary arts festival. We’ll talk with Alison Gee Singh about her memoir, Where the Peacocks Sing, following her … Continued
On tonight’s show the secrets of comedy are revealed: Allan and his Youtube partner Chuck Jenny Yang with Dis/orient/ed Comedy Justin Lucas We’ll hear from the Godfather of Filipino American comedy, Allan Manalo, and a student in his standup comedy workshop, The Riff Lab. We’ll also hear from performers and organizers of comedy upcoming shows including Kearny … Continued
On this installment of APEX Express: APEX contributor R.J. Lozada is back from the Philippines! Contributor R.J. Lozada amidst a crowd at the SONA ng Bayan (People’s SONA, or State of the Nation Address). Photo Courtesy of A. Beltran Aerial shot of the crowd that joined the ‘Million People March.’ Photo courtesy of Architect Paulo … Continued
On tonight’s show we explore disability and disability justice: We’ll hear from folks with disabilities spanning the visible like Jean Lin who has Cerebral Palsy to the invisible like Claire Light who has Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Austin Tam who has ADHD and a cognitive disorder. We’ll also hear from disability justice organizer Mia Mingus … Continued
With Host Tara Dorabji.
Rally to prevent the transfer of inmates to prisons with Valley Fever Tonight we talk with two members of Asian Prisoner Support Committee about the dehumanizing conditions in California state prisons including the inhumane solitary confinement units. They also talk about a pattern of inhumane treatment, and raise the issue of the deadly Valley Fever … Continued
