Welcome to a special episode of APEX Express, Host Powerleegirls Miko Lee and Jalena Keane-Lee, a mother daughter duo talk about Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and all the amazing happenings. They talk with with artists, curators, activists who are telling stories about our AAPI experience in different ways. This is actually a two part episode as there are so many things going on. Today we speak to the about film with Thuy Trang, about CAAMfest, the premiere Bay Area Asian American film festival about storytelling with ethnohtec’s Robert Kikuchi yongo and Nancy Wang, and about dance with creator Joti Singh from Duniya dance and drum company.

AAPI Heritage Month Events Bay Area

April 27 – June 15, 2023 Bay Area film, dance, theatre, visual art, food check out full calendar: United States of Asian America festival 2023 Horizons

May 11- 21, 2023 Bay Area film & food  Caamfest 2023

May 13, 2023 12:00 –  5:00 PM Kapwa Gardens, SF Yum Yams, Kultivate Labs/Kapwa Gardens‘ popular ube festival

May 12-14, 2023 Mission Dance Center, SF When Eyes Speak (walking tour sold out)

More info about our guests and their work (in order of appearance)

Other events not covered in the special

Asian Art Museum  Beyond Bollywood 2000 Years of Dance & Art

May 23 Community Care Power & Wellness  led by AAPI Women Lead

Stand Up for Yourself & Others Attend a Free Right to Be Bystanding Intervention training:

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