7:00 PM Pacific Time: Thursdays
APEX Express is a weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asian and Pasifika folx from all corners of the community. We are dedicated to highlighting the artists and changemakers that make up our diverse community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, artists, and activists and airs each week on KPFA 94.1FM.
As our rights are under attack, we hear how twenty-five years ago testimonies of hundreds of Japanese Americans – internees of American concentration camps – led to the passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. Donald Young talks about his film that documents this landmark period; a documentary that will be shown at the … Continued
Special offerings this Thurs: an API hip-hop mix CD and a rare chance to hear and have this CD that brings out the best in beats and words. Also, find out what connects trouble in Long Beach, an historic LA Filipino community and indigenous communities in the Philippines. Hear all this and more during this … Continued
A leading figure in struggles for independence and self-determination came from the South Asian Diaspora experience. Hear how this environment and colonialism impacted Mahatma Gandhi and his concepts of non-violent resistance from Prof. Gautam Premnath. Also, find out how Gandhi’s outlook came to influence the civil rights movement; how his concepts open new questions about … Continued
As the year closes, hear about bringing hope and peace through the Ghost of Little Boy and assistance to those in need. Since 9-11, Pakistan is often in the news but is little understood here. Aid worker Saqib Mausoof talks about his experiences and observations on earthquake relief efforts, what impact this devastation has had … Continued
