APEX Express – June 21, 2007
A campaign to halt sex trafficking: facing the problem on the Nepal-Indian border as well as locally. Also, an exhibit linking Philippines, Mexico, US via an historic route.
7:00 PM Pacific Time: Thursdays
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A campaign to halt sex trafficking: facing the problem on the Nepal-Indian border as well as locally. Also, an exhibit linking Philippines, Mexico, US via an historic route.
Chris Durazo and Lisa Hasegawa talks will Apex about a regional gathering to discuss strategies, challenges, and opportunities for strengthening API immigrant communities. Also Dr. Das, co-founder of the Asian Dub Foundation, talks about race, the rise of British Asian beats and his new CD.
BAMBU, LA-based emcee, with a fresh released sophomore album, "…i scream bars for the children…". Tune into the vision of his new work and what’s coming up next for him in the future! East Oakland Community High School, "the poster child of the state takeover", as described in the Oakland Tribune recently. Join us as … Continued
Members of the Justice for Custodio Family Committee, Rowena Tomaneng and Malou Custodio, will speak on police brutality case involving five police officers and three Filipino family members. The new book, Driven Out, and the persecution of the Chinese during the 1800’s. The musicians of Pagbabalik (Return), about their process working on original theatrical music. … Continued
Members of the Muslim American community visit a Japanese American internment camp and a pilgrimage re-creates the forced removal to Tanforan.
Delicious Venom, a hip hop duo based outta Minnesota representin’ the Hmong community and straight edutainment! Also, we will speak to local activists about the recent Immigrant Workers march and continued struggle for immigrant workers rights in the API community. Also, catch a frrrresh Hot 7 at 7 mixup by your one and only, DJ … Continued
Alienation among Asian American youth, in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre by Cho Seung-Hui, a Korean-American English major and a creative writer. Atashi Chakraborty of Narika tells us about Provoked, a new Bollywood film with Aishwarya Rai, about domestic violence in the South Asian community, and we speak with Rohini Hensman, author of … Continued
Hear about the struggle of a Samoan Warrior named Clement Brown Kelemeke, currently held in the “Adjustment Center” at San Quentin State Prison. Also, Racial profiling and religion: how they come together on a tour of a Sikh gathering place.