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APEX Express – April 22, 2004

The convergence of war, religion, and the making of a new nation: award-winning Cannes film-makers from talk about their film Clay Bird; the first film from Bangladesh to get wide US distribution and banned for "controversial religious content". Also, MC John Young talks about Free-style Fridays as part of the Vietnamese youth service agency VYDC. … Continued


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APEX Express – April 15, 2004

Learn about the toll that US militarization takes on women in the Philippines, Okinawa, and Korea. Also, hear about the response from people in these countries about the increasing chaos, hostage-taking and involvement of the US in Iraq. Apex talks with Asian women organizers of Women’s Peace Day happening 4/24 in Oakland’s Mosswood Park that … Continued


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APEX Express – April 8, 2004

Immigration, Discrimination or Environmentalism: Sanjay Ranchod of the Sierra Club talks about these issues colliding in the Club where forces against immigration may sway its’ future and the ability to attract APIs to the organization. Also, we talk with Apex’s Pratap Chatterji – who’s in Iraq – to get a first-hand sense of what’s happening … Continued


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APEX Express – April 1, 2004

Cloth of a Community: Tongan tapa-making and traditonal songs on Apex! A rare chance to hear voices from a growing Pacific Islander community and to learn about a still vibrant cloth-making art-form being presented by Calif. College of Arts this spring. And, LSL: Laotian-as-a-second language is part of actor Ova Saopeng’s performance. He’ll talk about … Continued


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APEX Express – March 18, 2004

Moving Beyond Exclusion: Asian Pacific Islander youths talk about their needs in the wake of the juvenile detention scandal. And, poetry by Youth Speaks, a feature on the Traveling South Asian Film Festival and a Women’s History Month salute to Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s symbol of democracy now under arrest. Plus music, calendar and … Continued


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APEX Express – March 4, 2004

Outsourcing to Asia continues to make the news. It’s also the subject of Alladeen, a well-received play about the impact of made-in-the-USA jobs exported to Indian workers. We learn more about this issue in a talk with: Naeem Mohaiemen, author of articles on outsourcing, and Marianne Weems producer of Alladeen. Also, the Asian Sight and … Continued