APEX Express
7:00 PM Pacific Time: Thursdays
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.
APEX Express – July 28, 2011
Tonight on APEX Express, learn about an urgent and important issue of land grabs and the exploitation of mining industries in India. Preeti Mangala Shekar sits down in discussion with two US-based activists who are part of the Mining Zone People’s Solidarity Group (MZPSG), an activist research collective that has documented how POSCO, a Korean … Continued
APEX Express – July 21, 2011
Marie Choi speaks with three San Francisco workers who are organizing to end wage theft in the city. And, Ellen Choy sits down with Heera Lal Sharma, the chief executive and founder of Sahyog Sansthan, an organization committed to the socio-economic empowerment of small, marginal farmers among tribal and disadvantaged groups in Rajasthan, India With … Continued
APEX Express – July 14, 2011
This week on APEX, contributor R.J. sits in on a conversation at Commonwealth Club, where Jose Antonio Vargas shares a bit more about his story, and his efforts on Define American. (Special Thanks to Matt Ledesma, Jerome Reyes, and Charlene Tan for production help, and INFORUM at the Commonwealth Club) Contributor Robynn Takayama attends the … Continued
APEX Express – July 7, 2011
With Hosts Karl Jagbandhansingh, Ellen Choy and Marie Choi.
APEX Express – June 30, 2011
Joe Bataan at the Bayanihan Center on June 23, 2011 Bataan Nitollano was born in 1942, and grew up in Spanish Harlem, New York. In that time this Afro-Filipino hustled the streets, got caught up with the law, and did 5 years behind bars. When he came back out, he needed to find something … Continued
APEX Express – June 16, 2011
This week on Apex Express, we feature some “supergays” in our community. Host Robynn Takayama talks with Jenni Chang and her partner Lisa Dazols who will be traveling around the world meeting LGBT community leaders. We’ll also hear from Yvette Choy, producer of the Ms. TangTang Show, a live variety show talk show featuring queer … Continued
APEX Express – June 9, 2011
For this week: Thanks to Making Contact, Guest Producer Pauline Bartolone and Correspondent Momo Chang take us into the toxic truth about nail salons, they talk to nail salon workers, medical experts, and policymakers on the move to safeguard workers’ health, and help salons go green. APEX Producer Robynn Takayama explores the details and issues … Continued
APEX Express – June 2, 2011
On tonight’s show we highlight youth voices. Marie Choi brings us a segment featuring the Chinese Progressive Association‘s delegation to the U.S./Mexico border. Ellen Choy brings us the voices of the SAFIRE young women of Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice. Karl Jagbandhansingh hosts. Tune in!