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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


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APEX Express – July 5, 2012

      Chinese Progressive Association protesting WalMart in L.A.’s Chinatown. Photo by Jennifer Phung. This week on APEX Express, we talk about politicizing Desi youth, fighting back against WalMart in L.A.’s Chinatown, and learning from The Art of Hustle. Tune in!   We talk with Nevin Gandhi-Rao with Bay Area Solidarity Summer or BASS. They are … Continued


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APEX Express – June 28, 2012

This week we broadcast a local discussion on Vincent Chin, a victim of a hate crime in Detroit 30 years ago, and its legacy. APEX Express contributor R.J. Lozada moderated a panel with Angela Chan, staff attorney of the Asian Law Caucus, Vincent Pan, executive director of Chinese for Affirmative Action, Ling Woo Liu, director … Continued


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APEX Express – June 21, 2012

This week we feature socially engaged art at UC Berkeley, a “denim social club” on Central Market, and celebrate the retirement of the “Godfather of Asian American Media.”   Photo by Scott Tsuchitani   We ignite a discussion about socially engaged art with students from UC Berkeley and one of the co-teachers of the class … Continued


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APEX Express – June 14, 2012

  APEX Express is proud to announce we are the media sponsor of Vincent Chin 30: Standing Up Then and Now, A Bay Area Conversation. In 1982, Vincent Chin was the victim of a hate crime murder in Detroit. Thirty years later, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders continue to face discrimination and bullying. In light … Continued