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Preeti Mangala Shekar sits down in discussion with noted feminist activist and human rights advocate Sunila Abeyasekara on the ongoing political situation in Sri Lanka. Sunila also shares her insights on the history of the Sri Lankan women's movement. Ellen Choy looks at 3 young APIA women community organizers in the Bay Area – Angela … Continued
David Suzuki talks about organic life as the essense of everything. Mona Shah of the Oakland Asian Cultural Center on this month's Asian Pacific Heritage Month events at the Center. Amit and Karl host this KPFA marathon special.
In celebration of poetry month this April, Preeti Mangala Shekar sits down in discussion with Pireeni Sundaralingam, Summi Kaipa and Neelanjana Banerjee, about their co-edited anthology of contemporary South Asian American poetry titled Indivisible. Find out how this incredible collection, the first of its kind, was created over a period of several years of poetic … Continued
Cambodian human rights and feminist activist Mu Sochua, who shares her reflections and experiences of being in the Cambodian women's movement.Rakesh Modi from Trikone,a South Asian GLBT organization based in Bay Area talks about "Kulture Kulcha" their next fabulous event , And Sapan Aggarwal from Asha for Education group to raise funds for grassroots efforts … Continued
Khurshid Khoja speaks on the injustice of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII and the continued struggle against racist scapegoating and Assembleyman Warren Furutani shares his personal history in the first pilgrimage to Manzinar and the bill he introduced, and which was passed last year, getting college degrees to Japanese Americans who were denied … Continued
This week on Apex Express, we talk about the City of Oakland's climate change plan. Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice and the Ella Baker Center join us to talk about their efforts to impact Oakland's climate plan policies. Also, a report back and film reviews from the SF International Asian American Film Festival, and we … Continued
Bay Area playwright Alex Park and Pearl Wong, Managing Director at the Asian American Theater Company join us to talk about the world premiere of "Macho Bravado." This play is about a Korean American soldier who has just returned from fighting in the Middle East to find a greater battle at home over his love, … Continued
