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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.
First Place artist, Vyal (Photo credit Estria M.) The fifth annual Estria Graffiti Festival, took place from October 5 – 8, culminating into the Graffiti Battle finals (which happened alongside the Life is Living festival). Writers from around the country represented in the last battle, the first three taking place in Los Angeles, New York, … Continued
Tonight on Apex Express, we bring you the sweet sounds of Annie Brazil, Lena Sunday, Ann Marie Santos, and the S.F. Pinoy Jazz Quartet. They are performing at the Fourth Annual San Francisco Filipino American Jazz Festival this Sunday at Yoshi’s. We also have four pairs of tickets to see these amazing performers, so tune … Continued
Digma performing at League of Filipino Students “Ring the Alarm” benefit On this 39th anniversary of Martial Law in the Philippines, hear from the Filipino Community Center’s monthly Talakayan (Discussion). This month, the FCC put together Remembering Martial Law, Celebrating International Solidarity . The discussion focuses on the experiences of Filipino organizers and their … Continued
SKY TRAIN: Tibetan Women on the Edge of History by Canyon Sam Local PEN award winning author Canyon Sam has travelled from the United States to Tibet and everywhere in between to document, and bear witness, to the largely unknown history of Tibetan women. In the text, SKY TRAIN: Tibetan Women on the Edge … Continued
September 11 Then and Now This week on Apex Express, we reflect back on 9/11. As the nation remembers the victims in the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and on board the airplanes, Apex explores the aftermath and how OUR communities have been affected. We’ll hear a personal documentary by Robynn Takayama on how several Asian … Continued
AYPAL Youth Leaders Speak On OUSD Ethnic Studies Campaign On APEX Express tonight: It’s back-to-school season for most Bay Area students – so tonight we hear about a fierce campaign to transform the Oakland school district! We have a full-length interview with the incredible voices of AYPAL youth leaders! 9 API youth organizers, making up the … Continued
Partho Sarathi In this week’s APEX Express: Find out about how the Indian state is at war with its own people as it aims to be more and more of a neo-liberal economy. Bay-area based activist Anu Mandavilli from the Mining Zone People’s Solidarity Group (www.miningzone.org) interviews Indian activist Partho Sarathi Ray from the group … Continued
Drones or unmanned aircraft have been in use since at least since 2004 in Afghanistan, and in the Tribal Reigon on the boarder with Pakistan. It is estimated that every “drone strike” kills 10- 15 civilians for every 1 “suspected millitant” With some estimates out of Pakistani media that 5 thousand people have all … Continued
“Never give up,” is what the members of Bindlestiff studio, the long-time theatre group, live by. This strong constitution is what has kept them going since the closure of their space in 2003 (by San Francisco Redevelopment Agency) and gives them the strength for the final push for their landmark opening at the end of … Continued
