KPFA - 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 Asi... more

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August 17, 2017 APEX Express – August 17, 2017
A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists.
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August 17, 2017 APEX Express – August 17, 2017
A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists.
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August 10, 2017APEX Express – After the I-Hotel
Tonight, we reflect back on lessons from the Fall of the International Hotel and organizing against gentrification and displacement today.
First we hear from Tony Robles, writer, activist, and president of the board of directors of the Manilatown Heritage Foundation. This segment was produced by Ikino Kubo and Sarah Lee.
We also hear from Angelica Cabande who continues the fight for working people in South of Market where many of the Filipino I-Hotel residents moved to
And we talk with Raquel Redondiez, project manager of the new SOMA Pilipinas Cultural District. And Gina Rosales will talk about the new night market launching this month in the neighborhood.
Tonight we have a guest host, co-owner of Arkipelago Books, former KPFA apprentice, and music superstar, Golda Supanova! And we have a special call to action by Yuri Kochiyama Fellow Danny Thongsy.
Community Calendar
Friday at 8:30 a.m. people will pack the court to show support for Ny Nourn.
Granny Cart Gangstas show opened tonight and runs Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. at Bindlestiff Studio with a matinee at 5 p.m. on Saturday.
The 24th Annual Pistahan Parade and Festival is this weekend at Yerba Buena Gardens.
New Filipino Cinema 2017, a showcase of independent films from the Philippines opens on August 17 at YBCA.
The Undiscovered Creative Night Market launches on August 18!
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August 10, 2017 APEX Express – After the I-Hotel
[caption id="attachment_3901" align="alignnone" width="500" class="center"] Tony Robles at the 40th anniversary of the I-Hotel eviction[/caption]
Tonight, we reflect back on lessons from the Fall of the International Hotel and organizing against gentrification and displacement today.
First we hear from Tony Robles, writer, activist, and president of the board of directors of the Manilatown Heritage Foundation [1]. This segment was produced by Ikino Kubo and Sarah Lee.
We also hear from Angelica Cabande who continues the fight for working people in South of Market [2] where many of the Filipino I-Hotel residents moved to
And we talk with Raquel Redondiez, project manager of the new SOMA Pilipinas [3] Cultural District. And Gina Rosales will talk about the new night market [4] launching this month in the neighborhood.
[caption id="attachment_3900" align="alignnone" width="500" class="center"] SOMCAN worked with Trinity Plaza Tenants Association to preserve 366 units of rent controlled housing.[/caption]
Tonight we have a guest host, co-owner of Arkipelago Books [5], former KPFA apprentice, and music superstar, Golda Supanova! And we have a special call to action [6] by Yuri Kochiyama Fellow Danny Thongsy.
Community Calendar
Friday at 8:30 a.m. people will pack the court to show support for Ny Nourn [7].
Granny Cart Gangstas show [8] opened tonight and runs Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. at Bindlestiff Studio with a matinee at 5 p.m. on Saturday.
The 24th Annual Pistahan Parade and Festival [9] is this weekend at Yerba Buena Gardens.
New Filipino Cinema [10] 2017, a showcase of independent films from the Philippines opens on August 17 at YBCA.
The Undiscovered Creative Night Market [11]launches on August 18!
[1] https://manilatown.org/
[2] http://www.somcan.org/
[3] http://www.somapilipinas.org
[4] http://undiscoveredsf.com
[5] https://www.arkipelagobooks.com/
[6] https://apexexpress.wordpress.com/2017/08/10/call-to-action-for-ny-nourn/
[7] https://www.facebook.com/events/127649711107833/
[8] https://www.facebook.com/events/156946938207550/
[9] https://www.facebook.com/events/1898810040378339/
[10] http://www.somapilipinas.org/events/2017/7/3/new-filipino-cinema-2017
[11] https://www.facebook.com/events/254715271689576
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July 27, 2017 Fund Drive Special – July 27, 2017
Fund Drive Special
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July 20, 2017APEX Express – Healing
Tonight’s theme is holistic healing. How do different forms of healing—traditional, cultural or borrowed—serve us? What challenges do they face in a Western world?
We talk with Khanh Hoa Nguyen and the Asian American Pacific Islander Health Research Group on the research process for From Mothers to Mothers, their new cookbook of Asian recipes for postpartum mothers.
We also talk with Elokin Orton-Cheung, founder of Shooting Star Botanicals, about the healing power of plants and her efforts to decolonize herbalism.
And Quincy Surasmith from the podcast Asian Americana, asks questions about self-determination in health and economic sustainability. He talks to both farmers and consumers involved in an Asian American, community-supported, agricultural program called Roots CSA.
Community Calendar
Next Thursday, Housing Now! is hosting a statewide day of action to stop speculation and displacement. A two-part action takes place in San Francisco at the McDonald’s on 235 Front St. Meet there next Thursday at 4 p.m. for protest and again at 5:30 p.m. for community education and organizing.
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July 20, 2017 APEX Express – Healing
[caption id="attachment_266933" align="aligncenter" width="307"] Khanh Hoa Nguyen, editor of From Mothers to Mothers: A Collection of Traditional Asian Postpartum Recipes[/caption]
Tonight’s theme is holistic healing. How do different forms of healing—traditional, cultural or borrowed—serve us? What challenges do they face in a Western world?
We talk with Khanh Hoa Nguyen and the Asian American Pacific Islander Health Research Group [1] on the research process for From Mothers to Mothers [2], their new cookbook of Asian recipes for postpartum mothers.
We also talk with Elokin Orton-Cheung, founder of Shooting Star Botanicals [3], about the healing power of plants and her efforts to decolonize herbalism.
And Quincy Surasmith from the podcast Asian Americana [4], asks questions about self-determination in health and economic sustainability. He talks to both farmers and consumers involved in an Asian American, community-supported, agricultural program called Roots CSA [5].
Community Calendar
Next Thursday, Housing Now! is hosting a statewide day of action [6] to stop speculation and displacement. A two-part action takes place in San Francisco at the McDonald’s on 235 Front St. Meet there next Thursday at 4 p.m. for protest and again at 5:30 p.m. for community education and organizing.
[1] https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~aapihrg/
[2] http://www.asiabookcenter.com/store/p1385/FROM_MOTHERS_TO_MOTHERS%3A_A_Collection_of_Traditional_Asian_Postpartum_Recipes_.html
[3] http://www.shootingstarbotanicals.org/
[4] http://www.asianamericana.com/
[5] http://www.rootscsa.org/
[6] https://www.facebook.com/events/1356681507719122/
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July 13, 2017APEX Express – Beats of Resistance, Culture & Solidarity
Today you will hear sounds of resistance and culture across the genres produced by Asian and Pacific Islander communities worldwide. In this show we will feature sounds of West Papuan resistance against Indonesian repression, sounds from the indigenous communities of Mindanao (Philippines), Dalit rapper Sumeet Samos from India singing about caste oppression, culture of resistance and drumming in Korea, and more, with hosts DJ Baagi and Natasha Harden.
TRACKLIST
Song: Happy Independance Day 55th (West Papua), Artist: Ukam Maniczy
Song: Sorong Samarai, Artist: Airleke and Twin Tribe
Song: Land and People, Artist: The Black Sistaz
Song: Binalig (Maguindanaon), Artist: Pantayo
Song: Gongland , Artist: Gingee
Song: A Tribute to Rajini Krish , Artist: Sumeet Samos
Song: Black Happiness, Artist: T (Tasha) YoonMiRae
Song: In the Mood for Love, Artist: Mohani
Clip of ieumsae: www.facebook.com/marc.matheson.9/…f=PAGES_TIMELINE
LINKS TO FOLLOW:
WEST PAPUA
The Free West Papua Campaign — FreeWestPapua.org
https://newint.org/features/2017/05/01/the-drumbeat-of-resistance/
MINDANAO, PHILLIPINES
Human Rights Organization: www.facebook.com/karapatan/
International solidarity network with rural communities in Mindanao:
www.facebook.com/pg/salupongan.international
Left News Outlet: bulatlat.com/main/b
Pantayo: https://noisey.vice.com/en_ca/article/64dydd/pantayo-bridges-filipino-diaspora-with-take-on-kulintang
Gingee: http://www.laweekly.com/music/gingee-gives-global-bass-music-a-dose-of-filipino-flair-6933820
INDIA
Sumeet Samos: www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/04/30/wat…sm_a_22062014/
Sumeet Samos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wnfy96Zz98
Thenmozhi Soundagarajan — www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/…rt-and-activism
KOREA
Tasha: https://ainoko.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/tasha-the-best-female-korean-rapper/
https://medium.com/diaspora-identity/being-blasian-in-south-korea-e42ee6a548b5
Mohani— https://soundcloud.com/mohani

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July 13, 2017 APEX Express – Beats of Resistance, Culture & Solidarity
Today you will hear sounds of resistance and culture across the genres produced by Asian and Pacific Islander communities worldwide. In this show we will feature sounds of West Papuan resistance against Indonesian repression, sounds from the indigenous communities of Mindanao (Philippines), Dalit rapper Sumeet Samos [1] from India singing about caste oppression, culture of resistance and drumming in Korea, and more, with hosts DJ Baagi and Natasha Harden.
TRACKLIST
Song: Happy Independance Day 55th (West Papua), Artist: Ukam Maniczy
Song: Sorong Samarai, Artist: Airleke and Twin Tribe
Song: Land and People, Artist: The Black Sistaz
Song: Binalig (Maguindanaon), Artist: Pantayo
Song: Gongland , Artist: Gingee
Song: A Tribute to Rajini Krish , Artist: Sumeet Samos
Song: Black Happiness, Artist: T (Tasha) YoonMiRae
Song: In the Mood for Love, Artist: Mohani
Clip of ieumsae: www.facebook.com/marc.matheson.9/…f=PAGES_TIMELINE [2]
LINKS TO FOLLOW:
WEST PAPUA

The Free West Papua Campaign — FreeWestPapua.org [3]

https://newint.org/features/2017/05/01/the-drumbeat-of-resistance/ [4]
MINDANAO, PHILLIPINES
Human Rights Organization: www.facebook.com/karapatan/ [5]
International solidarity network with rural communities in Mindanao:
www.facebook.com/pg/salupongan.international [6]
Left News Outlet: bulatlat.com/main/b [7]
Pantayo: https://noisey.vice.com/en_ca/article/64dydd/pantayo-bridges-filipino-diaspora-with-take-on-kulintang [8]
Gingee: http://www.laweekly.com/music/gingee-gives-global-bass-music-a-dose-of-filipino-flair-6933820 [9]
INDIA
Sumeet Samos: www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/04/30/wat…sm_a_22062014/ [10]
Sumeet Samos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wnfy96Zz98 [11]
Thenmozhi Soundagarajan — www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/…rt-and-activism [12]
KOREA
Tasha: https://ainoko.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/tasha-the-best-female-korean-rapper/ [13]
https://medium.com/diaspora-identity/being-blasian-in-south-korea-e42ee6a548b5 [14]
Mohani— https://soundcloud.com/mohani [15]

[1] http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/04/30/watch-jnu-students-dalit-rap-takes-on-casteism_a_22062014/
[2] http://www.facebook.com/marc.matheson.9/%E2%80%A6f=PAGES_TIMELINE
[3] http://freewestpapua.org/
[4] https://newint.org/features/2017/05/01/the-drumbeat-of-resistance/
[5] http://www.facebook.com/karapatan/
[6] http://www.facebook.com/pg/salupongan.international
[7] http://bulatlat.com/main/b
[8] https://noisey.vice.com/en_ca/article/64dydd/pantayo-bridges-filipino-diaspora-with-take-on-kulintang
[9] http://www.laweekly.com/music/gingee-gives-global-bass-music-a-dose-of-filipino-flair-6933820
[10] http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/04/30/wat%E2%80%A6sm_a_22062014/
[11] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wnfy96Zz98
[12] http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/%E2%80%A6rt-and-activism
[13] https://ainoko.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/tasha-the-best-female-korean-rapper/
[14] https://medium.com/diaspora-identity/being-blasian-in-south-korea-e42ee6a548b5
[15] https://soundcloud.com/mohani
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July 06, 2017 APEX Express – South Asia Spotlight on #NotInMyName #NehaRastogi
On our bi-monthly South Asia spotlight, we highlight two critical issues – the #Notinmyname campaign that has gone viral in India in the aftermath of a series of brutal lynchings and murders of Muslims and Dalit communities in India. And we have an update from closer home here in California – the #NehaRastogi case and the pernicious issue of #domesticviolence and how it specifically impacts of immigrant women of color.
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