APEX Express
7:00 PM Pacific Time: Thursdays
Apex Express is a proud collective member of AACRE, Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality. AACRE focuses on long-term movement building, capacity infrastructure, and leadership support for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders committed to social justice.
APEX Express – August 21, 2008
This week, contributing producer C.S. Soong talks with the Vietnamese-Australian writer Nam Le, author of the highly acclaimed short-story collection "The Boat." We take a trip to the Mien Farming Collaborative in Sonul, California and hear about the farm in it’s first year. Six Mien families farmed a two acre parcel that yielded over 2,000 … Continued
APEX Express – August 14, 2008
This week, we interview Director Courtney Hunt about her latest film FROZEN RIVER, a Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury prize-winning tale of single-mothers turned smugglers. www.sonyclassics.com/frozenriverAlso, we profile GuWhok J,, a Producer/Lyricist/Vocalist of Chinese descent who was born in San Francisco, and raised in SF Chinatown. www.myspace.com/thechinezedragon. Finally, with hear from Adelaide Chen, who is … Continued
APEX Express – August 7, 2008
It’s the Pretty Buoyant Show with DJ Phatrick & Adriel Luis! APIA Hip Hop, Pop Culture, and Youth Issues. This month, we interview participants and instructors of Beatz, a youth program of the Asian Pacific Psychological Services.www.myspace.com/beatznpoAlso, we profile Nam, a Vietnamese American emcee from Seattle, and hear tracks from his debut album Exhale.www.myspace.com/nam206Finally, with … Continued