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APEX Express – September 27, 2012

KPFA is in Fall fund drive for the next couple of weeks, so please consider donating online, or calling during our show at 1-510-848-5732 or 1-800-439-5732   Preeti Shekar is in conversation with British Muslim comedian, Shazia Mirza for a taste of her taboo-breaking, button-pressing, smart, sly, deadpan humor. Salman Rushdie speaks with Tara Dorabji … Continued


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APEX Express – September 20, 2012

Tonight on APEX Express, we honor our past and present stories of radical history including the Black Panther Party and Richard Aoki; a walking tour on 100 years of radical South Asian history in Berkeley; and John Vietnam, a 19-year-old poet, emcee, b-boy and dedicated community member who recently passed away. With Host Ellen Choy.  


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APEX Express – September 13, 2012

Today’s APEX Express Spotlights South Asia! Listen to our archive link to this week’s show highlighting 3rd i’s Films’ 10th Annual International South Asian Film Festival and a panel discussion on the  shooting at the gurudwara in Oak Grove featuring Megha Sahgal, Professor Jaideep Singh, and Satinder Sethi.


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APEX Express – August 23, 2012

   On Monday, August 20th, journalist Seth Rosenfeld released articles and a video alleging that longtime activist, Richard Aoki was a FBI informant. Since then, many circle within the Black Panther Party, and the Asian American community have been discussing the facts, and the implications of these allegations. We bring activist and scholar Harvey Dong, … Continued


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APEX Express – August 2, 2012

  With the Summer comes the fruits of our labor (literally) – harvest time is approaching and everyone’s gardens are poppin’ with the fortune of food. At the same time, Summer sets a beautiful stage for sharing and celebrating community. This week’s APEX celebrates two incredible stories of Chinese communities organizing and building legacies of … Continued


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APEX Express – July 26, 2012

It’s summer fund drive, here are the numbers: 1-800-439-5732 or 1-510-848-5732, or online at kpfa.org. We rebroadcast an excerpt of an interview that Nonogirl did with author Diane Fujino about her book Samurai Among Panthers: Richard Aoki. We’re offering the book as a thank you gift if you donate $50. We’re also offering Ben Wang … Continued


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APEX Express – July 19, 2012

     Photo Courtesy of Little Sister   For this installment, contributor R.J. Lozada hosts the band Little Sister. Erica Nalani y Nada Diaz came together in the summer of 2011 somewhere in the time space continuum otherwise known as THE BAY. Their worlds collided at the intersection of Folk, SOUL, Jazz and (f)Punk which can … Continued


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APEX Express – July 12, 2012

        This week we focus on the next generation, the kids. We feature a bilingual children’s book,  a live performance by The Little Bits, and learn about a new documentary that needs your support. Beautiful Eyes is a bilingual children’s book in English and Tagalog written by  Gayle Romasanta and illustrated by Ramon Abad. It’s … Continued