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APEX Express – April 11, 2013

Prep for Banteay Srei Fundraiser The People’s Kitchen Sita Bhaumik in her kitchen.   At this year’s Empowering Women of Color Conference at UC Berkeley, Kearny Street Workshop organized a workshop with Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik that provided examples and resources for combining your love of food and commitment to activism. Tonight’s show features three people who … Continued


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APEX Express – April 4, 2013

On this weeks installment of APEX Express: Contributor R.J. Lozada interviews Seng Alex Vang, Conference Co-Chair of the 16th Hmong National Development Conference. This years conference, themed The Journey Forward, is a three-day gathering of Hmong and their allies on three major threads: Education, Health & Wellness, and Economic Development.  The United States Supreme Court is … Continued


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APEX Express – March 28, 2013

  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


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APEX Express – March 21, 2013

   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


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APEX Express – March 14, 2013

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


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APEX Express – March 7, 2013

  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


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APEX Express – February 28, 2013

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


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APEX Express – January 31, 2013

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