7/29/10 The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom

Photo taken from The Sun Behind the Clouds website

Tonight on Apex Express, we feature The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom. Tibetan filmmaker, Tenzing Sonam, and his partner, Ritu Sarin, take a uniquely Tibetan perspective on the trials and tribulations of the Dalai Lama and his people as they continue their struggle for freedom in the face of determined suppression by one of the world’s biggest and most powerful nations. The filmmakers had intimate access to the Dalai Lama and followed him over the course of an eventful year, which included the 2008 protests in Tibet and the international, the Beijing Olympics, and the breakdown in talks between his representatives and the Chinese government.

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2/4/10 Asian American Donors, Korean transracial adoptee, Babaylan Conference

This week on Apex Express, Jonathan Leong and Pawan Dhillon from the Asian American Donor Program join us to talk about their outreach to local API communities around stem cell and marrow donation. They are organizing a Hip Hop for Hope dance contest which will take place at the Palace of Fine Arts. The application deadline is extended to March 31!

Also, we speak with musician Amber Field about her life’s journey as a Korean transracial adoptee, and her work as a sexual health educator in Peru.

Finally, The Center for Babaylan Studies joins us to talk about their upcoming conference, where spiritual healers, activists and culture bearers from the Philippines and the US will be gathering.

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