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Hip Hop, Health, and Cars! As we roll into 2007, we will be speaking with Will Orbase, media consultant with Project RIDE, a non-profit youth leadership and public health organization revealing the tobacco industry’s role in the import car culture and how it affects the APA community. And on the hip hop front, we will be talking to the crew by the name of "The Committee". Comprised of a emcees, djs, and musicians from up and down California, "The Committee", uses music to Educate, Elevate and Entertain for the liberation of Pilipinos and all people. And we can’t forget the Hot 7 at 7 for the 07, hip hop mix by DJ Phatrick, community calendars, and special guests!

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Race and school admissions: as the Supreme Court reviews landmark cases, we’ll hear about a majority API school district where these same issues play out. We talk with SF School board member Eric Mar about the role of Asian Americans, communities in conflict and what’s being done. Also, after being totally separated for over 30 years, a mother and daughter are reunited with family in Korea. And, children of transpacific marriages tell their stories. Plus music, calendar and more.

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A military coup in Fuji and a pro-democracy movement in Tonga: Polynesian scholars Fuifuilupe and Loa Niumeitolu talk about governments controlled by a monarchy and a military as well as the future of these countries. And, identity gets a new sound by South Asian audio artist and musician Micropixie. Also, hear voices of Asian Pacific Islanders as they sound-off about the war in Iraq and the lessening of civil liberities. And, the follow-up story of families looking for API donors for a child and a husband.

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Bay Area activist Christine Ahn has just returned from a trip to Korea with

Also, this week, how can APIs specifically save a life? Hear stories of families

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Hip Hop & Global Justice! Tune in as we discuss the recent verdict of the Subic Rape Case where one out of four US marines convicted of raping a 22-year old Filipina was found guilty while the others were acquitted for lack of evidence. We will be speaking with BABAE (www.babaesf.org) an SF-based Filipino Women’s organization about the on-going effort to get the US troops out of the Philippines and to end violence against women.

And on the hip hop front, we feature Palestinian-Filipino Hip Hop for the masses with The Philistines (www.thephilistines.com) an LA-based crew working for peace in the Middle East through a collaborative project called, "Free the P" (www.freethep.com). And we can’t forget the hot 7 at 7 hip hop mix by DJ Phatrick, community calendar and perhaps a come back for emcee kiwi, but only if you’re tuned in!

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A pioneering small school currently faces a possible closing by the school district. Hear the current situation about the struggle to save East Oakland Community High School. Apex’s Jay Pugao talks with Dr. Wayne Yang, one of the founders of East Oakland Community High School.

And, indefinite detention for non-US citizens? Learn more about this as we talk with immigration lawyer Sin Yen

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What’s the tie between the Asian American movement and the Black Panther Party? We talk with Party founder Bobby Seal and Greg Morozumi, curator of an exhibit on the Panthers. Also, hear about a place where native Hawaiians and indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest met to work and live in the 1800’s. And, as APEC ends we’ll learn about Asian-US political and trade implications from an Asian American POV. Plus music, calendar and more. Gina hosts.

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API winners and losers in the election: we talk with Shankar Duraiswamy and Alexander Nguyen from Asian American Action Fund. And at the UN, the indigenous people of Guam called for the world to recognize their plight. Hear Victoria Leon Guerrero, Mike Tuncap and Erica Benton talk about how the US military base build-up on Guam will further erode their rights. We will also have music from Guam from Chris Barnett. Also, an interview with Shuibo Wang, the filmmaker of "They Chose China" about US soldiers who decided not to return after the Korean conflict. He also made "Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square" and "Swing in Beijing". Pratap Chatterjee hosts. Plus music, calendar and more.

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