APEX Express
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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
APEX Express – July 31, 2008
Stories of the dispossessed: Japanese Americans and Palestinians share stories of loss of civil liberties. And, spanning the Asia-US anti-nuclear and pro-democracy movements: a life of art and activism of Lewis and Mary Suzuki.
APEX Express – July 17, 2008
API Community Expression, Fostering Creativity for Social Change This week on Apex, hosts Rainjita Geesler and Eloise Rose-Lee highlight creative community movements. EBAYC’s Streetside Productions join us. Peter Kim, the Project Coordinator and Streetside Youth Producers feature the stories they are telling and the positive impacts that learning digital tools has had on their lives. … Continued