Sammie Ablaza Wills on Building Transgender, Non-Binary and Queer API Power
For the month of May, KFPA radio is celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage month! The Powerleegirls from APEX Express will be hosting a series of shorts on Asian American activists – both elder...
View ArticleLabor Activists Gayle Romasanta and Saru Jayaraman
For the month of May, KFPA radio is celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage month! The Powerleegirls from APEX Express will be hosting a series of shorts on Asian American activists – both elder...
View ArticleProfessor Dr. Laureen Chew
For the month of May, KFPA radio is celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage month! The Powerleegirls from APEX Express will be hosting a series of shorts on Asian American activists – both elder...
View ArticleCivil Rights Activist Helen Zia Part 1
For the month of May, KFPA radio is celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage month! The Powerleegirls from APEX Express will be hosting a series of shorts on Asian American activists – both elder...
View ArticleCivil Rights Activist Helen Zia Part 2
For the month of May, KFPA radio is celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage month! The Powerleegirls from APEX Express will be hosting a series of shorts on Asian American activists – both elder...
View ArticleActivist Yuri Kochiyama
For the month of May, KFPA radio is celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage month! The Powerleegirls from APEX Express will be hosting a series of shorts on Asian American activists – both elder...
View ArticleNative Hawaiian Musician and Water Protector Hāwane Rios
For the month of May, KFPA radio is celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage month! The Powerleegirls from APEX Express will be hosting a series of shorts on Asian American activists – both elder...
View ArticleAnirvan Chatterjee co-founder of the Berkeley South Asian Radical Walking Tour
For the month of May, KFPA radio is celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage month! The Powerleegirls from APEX Express will be hosting a series of shorts on Asian American activists – both elder...
View ArticleAsian American Heritage and Stories in the Bay Area
KPFA brings you a special hour-long show about Asian-American heritage and identity in the Bay Area. We’ll take you to a street in Berkeley named after a South Asian activist, to San Francisco Airport...
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A walk through San Francisco’s Japantown
In this episode of KPFA Presents, we have a story about one of the oldest and largest surviving Japanese districts in the United States: San Francisco’s Japantown. Here to show us more about that...
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Finding the “Birthplace of the Asian American Movement”
In Berkeley, in front of a house on Hearst Avenue is a small plaque that proclaims “Birthplace of the Asian American Movement.” It was here in May of 1968 where Yuji Ichioka and Emma Gee, two UC...
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How donuts brought one family of Cambodian refugees to Oakland
Colonial Donuts is a 24-hour donut shop in Oakland by Lake Merritt. It’s also one of many Cambodian immigrant-owned donut shops in California. That’s thanks to Ted Ngoy, also known as the Donut King, a...
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Balikbayan boxes connect Filipino Americans with loved ones – and history
We bring you a story from producer Elizabeth Santos, who traces the roots of one Filipino tradition, balikbayan boxes, to a complicated history while exploring a personal family mystery. Photo:...
View ArticleMorning Star Gali and Assemblymember Ramos discuss Tribal Bills including AB...
Morning Star Gali & Assemblymember James C. Ramos discuss Tribal Bills including AB 2022 that removes the slur S**AW from California public lands, landmarks, and geographic locations. *The story is...
View ArticleMorning Star Gali and Yuki Committee discuss AB 1936 and the difficulties...
Morning Star Gali and Yuki Committee discuss the passage of AB 1936 and the difficulties in communicating with UC Hastings regarding changing the school name. AB 1936 authorizes the University of...
View ArticlePersonal Story: Cari Herthel Tribal Vice Chair, The Esselen Tribe of Monterey...
https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Cari-Herthel-Esselon-Tribe-Montery-County-Personal-Story-of-Trafficking-and-Foster-Care.mp3 Restoring Justice for Indigenous Peoples, hosted a 4 series panel...
View ArticlePersonal Story: Raechal Ibarra, Changing the narrative around Indigenous...
Restoring Justice for Indigenous Peoples, hosted a 4 series panel between March to May 2022, on ‘The intersections of Trafficking & Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirit...
View ArticleKPFA 2022 Indigenous Peoples Day Special Program
https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/KPFA-2022-Indigenous-Peoples-Day-Special-Ready-For-Air.mp3 Hour long radio program “KPFA’S 2022 INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY SPECIAL” which airs on 94.1 FM KPFA...
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Blood Quantum Also known as Paper Genocide feature documentary
This interview is also a part of hour long radio program “KPFA’S 2022 INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY SPECIAL” which aired on 94.1 FM KPFA Berkeley and online at www.kpfa.org, Monday October 10th, 2022 at 8 am...
View ArticleAfter Roe: In Search of Reproductive Justice – Fake Clinics By Kate Raphael
Kate Raphael reports on the rise of fake abortion clinics (also known as pregnancy resource centers). Part of the After Roe: In Search of Reproductive Justice special. Author Kate Raphael is an...
View ArticleAfter Roe: In Search of Reproductive Justice – Interview with Dr. Sella by...
Chana Wilson interviews Dr. Sella, an OB/GYN and doctor who was mentored by the late George Tiller. Part of the After Roe: In Search of Reproductive Justice special. Author Chana Wilson is a...
View ArticleAfter Roe: In Search of Reproductive Justice: Abortion Stories: Part 1
Some folks share their personal experiences with abortion. Part I of II segments. Part of the After Roe: In Search of Reproductive Justice special. The post After Roe: In Search of Reproductive...
View ArticleAfter Roe: In Search of Reproductive Justice: Abortion Stories: Part II
Some share their personal experiences with abortion. Part II of II segments Part of the After Roe: In Search of Reproductive Justice special. The post After Roe: In Search of Reproductive Justice:...
View ArticleAfter Roe: In Search of Reproductive Justice Special
KPFA producers highlight the issue of reproductive justice through interviews and feature stories. Team Chana Wilson is a storyteller, radio producer, and an award-winning author. She began at KPFA in...
View ArticleKPFA Benefit Craft Fair Vendor Interview: Paulina Hoong of Menmin Made
KPFA’s Paula Burch interviews Craft Fair vendor Paulina Hoong of Menmin “Menmin Made was created by Paulina Hoong to bring forward expressive watercolor plants + florals + food + AAPI-inspired art into...
View ArticleKPFA Benefit Craft Fair Vendor Interview: Adjowah from The Weekend Store
KPFA’s Paula Burch interviews Craft Fair vendor Adjowah from The Weekend Store. “The Weekend Store creates unique affordable designs including hand towels, jewelry, masks, aprons and other accessories...
View ArticleKPFA Benefit Craft Fair Vendor Interview: Charlotte Walter, chocolatier of...
KPFA’s Prema Jackson interviews Craft Fair vendor Charlotte Walter, founder and chocolatier of Charlotte’s Truffles. “Charlotte’s Truffles are culinary delights featuring the intersection between...
View ArticleKPFA Benefit Craft Fair Vendor Interview: Tarah Ornelas, owner of Scents By...
KPFA’s Prema Jackson interviews Craft Fair vendor Tarah Ornelas, owner of Scents By The Bay. “Scents By The Bay offers fragrances, handmade bath, body, home and jewelry selections, all made with...
View ArticleKPFA Benefit Craft Fair Vendor Interview: Sean Alcala, Glass Artisan Vendor...
KPFA’s Rashida Jones interviews Craft Fair vendor Sean Alcala, glass artisan vendor from Alcala Designs “Alcala Designs creates beach-inspired handmade glass jewelry” The 51st Annual KPFA Benefit Craft...
View ArticleKPFA Benefit Craft Fair Vendor Interview: Kristen Kempt, From Cultural Threads
KPFA’s Computrblu interviews Craft Fair vendor Kristen Kempt from Cultural Threads. “Cultural Threads empowers indigenous women to preserve natural alpaca fibers and hands-pun traditions by creating...
View ArticleKPFA Benefit Craft Fair Vendor Interview: Joseph Keller From Chef Josef...
KPFA’s Computrblu interviews Craft Fair vendor Joseph Keller From Chef Josef Seasoning Blend. “THE MOST COMPLEX SEASONING BLEND ON THE MARKET” The 51st Annual KPFA Benefit Craft Fair takes place...
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2023 Black History Month Special | Past Light, Clear Sight
11am: Conscious Music with Cheryl K A thought provoking mix of music and spoken word, featuring an interview with vocalist Jean Carne 12-12:30pm: Cat Brooks speaks with George McCalman about his new...
View Article2020 Black History | Past Light, Clear Sight: Hour 3 – Afrikahn Jahmal Davys
Afrikahn Jahmal Davys presents “Da Cotton Pickas”, a documentary about share cropping and its relevance today. He also interviews the producer/director Robert “Fleetwood” Bowden, and takes us on a...
View Article2023 Black History Month | Past Light, Clear Sight: Hour 4 – Walter Turner
Walter Turner and Akinyele Umoja, author of “We Will Shoot Back”, delve into the history of Black resistance to extreme racism in America. The post 2023 Black History Month | Past Light, Clear Sight:...
View Article2023 Black History Month | Past Light, Clear Sight: Hour 6 – Dr. Ivan Van...
From the Pacifica Radio Archives, we hear Dr. Ivan Van Sertima elaborate on his journey into the awareness of “the colonization of the imagination” and how he discovered some little known facts about...
View Article2023 Black History Month | Past Light, Clear Sight: Hour 7 – Davey D
Davey D discusses AfroFuturism with Ras Ceylon, Osa Tyehimba, Kwadro Deterville and Selena Wilson. Their conversation shares insight into what it is, how it’s showing up and where it’s headed. The post...
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