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This week Samantha recommends Karin Slaughter's novel The Good Daughter, Indy talks about Asian women in Hip-Hop like; Ruby Ibarra, XG, & Wild Wild Women, and we preview the dance classic Center Stage. I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha and Indy Randhawa Ruby Ibarra Us video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUfNeCozJBw&ab_channel=RubyIbarra XG Howling video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGqEuk8Om-4&ab_channel=XG Wild Wild Women video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlqIzxi2UHQ&ab_channel=WildWildWomen   Center Stage is a 2000 American teen drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner about a group of young ballet dancers from various backgrounds who enroll at the fictitious American Ballet Academy in New York City. The film explores the issues and difficulties in the world of professional dance, and how each individual copes with the stresses. It also served as the film debut for actresses Zoe Saldaña and Amanda Schull. The film was released theatrically in the United States on May 12, 2000.

  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. Tonight on APEX Express Host Miko Lee continues the series on the Asian Prisoner Support Committee's campaign for justice for the APSC 4. The APSC4 are Ke Lam, Peejay Ai, Chanthon Bun and Maria Legarda. All are formerly incarcerated folx who have served their time and are currently incredibly valued leaders, advocates and healers in the community. They are also part of the staff of Asian Prisoner Support Committee and all are at risk of deportation.  In our most recent episode we showcased an interview with all of the APSC4, in our upcoming shows we will center on each person's individual story. Tonight we focus on Maria Legarde. Thank you to the HHREC Podcast for allowing us to re-air a portion of their show, which will be linked in our show notes. Maria's story is also featured in the zine we was girls together by Trần Châu Hà. The zine is on display in the Walking Stories exhibit at Edge on the Square in San Francisco Chinatown until February 28th.  For more information: Thank you to the HHREC Podcast for allowing us to rebroadcast part of their interview with Maria. Asian American Histories of Resistance timeline For tickets to Edge on the Square event APSC 4: https://action.18mr.org/pardonapsc3/ APSC Website: https://www.asianprisonersupport.com/ APSC Donation Page: https://donate.givedirect.org/?cid=13… APSC Get Involved Page: https://www.asianprisonersupport.com/apsc-4 Appreciation to the HHRC Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@thehhrecpodcast83   Twitter:   / asianprisonersc   Facebook:   / asianprisonersupportcommittee   Instagram:   / asianprisonersc     SHOW TRANSCRIPT: APSC4 Part 2: Maria's Story   Opening: [00:00:00] Apex Express Asian Pacific expression. Community and cultural coverage, music and calendar, new visions and voices, coming to you with an Asian Pacific Islander point of view. It's time to get on board the Apex Express.   Ayame Keane-Lee: [00:02:01] Thank you for joining us tonight on Apex Express. Welcome to the second part in our series on the Asian Prisoner Support Committee's Campaign for Justice for the APSC4. The APSC4 are Ke Lam, Peejay Ai , Chanthon Bun, and Maria Legarda. All are formerly incarcerated folks who have served their time and are currently incredibly valued leaders, advocates, and healers in the community. They are also part of the staff of Asian Prisoner Support Committee, and all are at risk of deportation. You can help today by urging Governor Newsom to pardon APSC4, and protect them from deportation, which you can find the links for in our show notes. In our most recent episode, we showcased an interview with all of the APSC4. In our upcoming shows, we will center on each person's individual story. Tonight we focus on Maria Legarda. Thank you to the HHREC podcast for allowing us to re-air a portion of their show, which will be linked in our show notes. Maria's story is also featured in the zine we was girls together by Trần Châu Hà. The zine is on display in the Walking Stories exhibit at Edge on the Square in San Francisco Chinatown until February 28th. You can come view the zine in person at the Walking Stories closing event, arriving with our stories on February 28th, 2025, at Edge on the Square in San Francisco, Chinatown, from 6 to 8 pm. Co presented by Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality, Asian Prisoner Support Committee and Edge on the Square, featuring readings from Asian Prisoner Support Committee's recent anthology, Arriving, Freedom Writings of Asian and Pacific Islanders, along with a panel discussion with the APSC4. Maria's story, the one we'll hear tonight, that is also featured in the exhibit, echoes the broader themes of the Arriving anthology, Where AAPI community members share their journeys through criminalization, deportation, and reentry. These narratives expose the deep entanglement of the prison and immigration systems while humanizing and making visible the resilience of those impacted. The link to RSVP for the event will be included in the show notes, where you can also choose to donate 25 and receive a copy of the anthology. this event marks the closing ceremony of the yearlong exhibition walking stories, but also a commitment to the ongoing work to center the voices and stories of system impacted individuals through the oral testimonies of those still incarcerated and the panel discussion with community leaders of APSC4, a space where storytelling is not just a practice of remembrance, but a demand for justice and an ongoing continuing call to action is created. So join us at arriving with our stories on February 28th, 2025, from 6 to 8 PM at Edge on the Square, 800 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, California. Find the full details in our show notes and at edge on the square. org. Now let's listen to Maria Legarda share her journey content warnings for mentions of sexual violence, substance abuse, death, incarceration, and trauma.   Maria Legarda: [00:05:10] So I grew up in the Philippines, with my grandparents. My first years had the fondest memories there. Couple of years later, we moved to our new home. Had my baby brother and we moved and a couple years later, my sister was born. She had a medical condition when she was born and I saw the change in our household. You know, as she got older, her condition worsened and it took a toll on our family slowly. I withdrew from my folks, detached and I, I built a resentment towards my parents. I was young, this is what we used to have. And this is what's happening now, what's going on. You know, there was no emotional support when we were growing up, me and my brother. The focus was, Trying to get my sister better, you know, but I was young, I was young, and my brother was young for us to understand, you know, what was going on in our household, and, that started the separation between me, my parents, It was tough growing up, I'm the eldest and so I had to be responsible, you know, for my younger siblings and I didn't know. I didn't know what to do. so. When I got older, you know, my dad urged me to go to the U. S., you know, years where our family was in debt. And when I came to the U. S., I saw the opportunity to help my parents actually get out of debt, and help them. I didn't know the cost, the burden that it's going to cost me. being in a different country, and supporting my family alone. And I did everything that I could to help my parents and my siblings, not be in poverty. Not live day to day and have a future for them. but at the same time, being a young adult in America, when I immigrated here, it was after 9/11. So there was a lot of, society was different at that time and finding my place during that time was hard, you know, and I was alone, I was working hard. I was stressed, you know, I didn't have much help. ,and that started the drug use. it was hard for me to assimilate into a culture that it just looks, it's great. You know, being free and being able to experience a lot of different things, but deep down, I don't know how to, Find my place here. You know, I didn't have friends and I have my cousin, And I was dealing with a lot of the tension at home, too You know my mom dealing with my sister's death She passed away Dealing with the money issues dealing with her marriage I was her emotional support, and as a young adult, I don't know how to provide that for my family. And so the drug use became my coping here in a new country with new friends, and I just got tired of being hurt and being pain and, you know, the trauma of losing my sister. How do I deal with that? Losing my family because we were lost, you know, with her. And how do you cope from that?    Drugs became my coping. I was numb. I was happy, you know, because I didn't hurt anymore. and, you know, being alone here in the U. S., I turned to online chatting. That's where friendships, I found friendships in there. I was very young and naive and, You know, I met a man online who said all the right things, words, that I felt loved and cared for, for somebody like me that was so desperate for emotional connection and just to feel loved that was huge for me to find that one person to give me that attention. And so for six months, you know, I felt I was at the happiest in my life because I had somebody to turn to, I had somebody to talk to. And, I felt that I, you know, I have somebody with me that understands what I'm going through, um, when my own family is not there for me because they're too busy trying to take care of their own needs. And, um, you know, we started talking and, after six months, he promised to, um, take me out on a date. and when we met, um, it was fun, you know, for the first time seeing somebody behind, you know, the, the conversations and seeing him in person, it was nice. It's real. Right. And, you know, everything happened so fast at that time that, I was excited, but then there's that fear and, you know, we were on our way to where we were going at, you For our first date and he veered off to a hotel and, you know, in my inexperience you know, I was hoping that, okay, why are we veering off to this? This wasn't part of what we talked about, but things were happening so fast and I was engaged in the conversations and what we're going to do, or we're just going to go and see. And, you know, I was very vulnerable and I went with it. And before I knew it. I was at the hotel, you know, with him and, I was hoping and praying that nothing bad would happen, but unfortunately, you know, I was alone and knowing that it was just me and him soon enough, the inevitable would happen. And our first meeting, our first date, I was raped, you know, and, all the signs were there, you know, that desperate for that human connection and that, you know, I trusted him. I trusted him that, you know, he was a good person, but it happened, after that I went home and I told myself that it didn't happen. Pretended that it didn't happen. my mind and my body just disassociated, you know, from what just happened and, you know, went to bed the next day, went to work, like it never happened, like nothing happened. That intensified my drug use. It was my way of coping. Every time I hurt, every time I'm in pain, I feel pain, I feel hurt. I turned to drugs because it made me numb and it made me function. You know, I am able to function and continue on with the next day. Why? Because I have a family who's waiting for me, that depends on me, and I need to take care of them. and that's how it was for me.    For the next months, few months later, I found out that I was pregnant from the rape. And when I found out I was pregnant, I stopped using. You know, I was torn and at the same time I was still hoping there was still that small hope that what I had with him was real and I was suffering. Now I know that back then I was suffering from post traumatic, battered women's syndrome. I never got help from what happened that day. and so with the baby I have this, thought that maybe if he knew that I was pregnant, that he would come back to me. That's how my mindset was. I wanted my rapist to come back into my life. That's how desperate I was, you know, was alone. And I wasn't in the right state of mind, you know, with deep in my addiction, not being able to think rationally. By the time I, I asked, you know, for help, I asked my parents if they could, um, come and visit me here in the United States. I didn't know how to tell my mom about my addiction, about the rape, that I just needed them and they couldn't be there for me. And with everything else that's going on in my life, I hit, finally hit my rock bottom and I relapse, I relapse and I used, and me using far along in my pregnancy. That night induced my pregnancy, um, induced labor. And so the following morning, I went into premature labor. Again, I was alone in my room when they induced labor. I was in my bathroom and I gave birth to my son. I got him, picked him up, wrapped him in a towel, and when he wasn't breathing, I panicked. Wrapped him in a towel and put him in the room. And after that I went to go take care and get ready for work. What am I supposed to do with my baby not breathing? got ready for work, called the cab so I can go to work. I didn't make it to work because um, the cab driver took me to the hospital because I was so pale and I lost so much blood. And, um, so I stayed in the hospital and later on, um, medical staff was there. and, you know, the cops were there and I was arrested, I was sentenced to 25 years to life, for the death of my son.    I was 24 when I sat in the holding cell of California's biggest women's prison sitting there thinking, this is what. Life is going to be like for me. What is life going to be like for me? How did I get here, you know, and I was, I was in so much denial. You know, I was in so much denial I don't even know where to start. Because at that time, sitting there at that holding cell, I was still in a victim mode. You know, I knew I was responsible for the death of my son, but the extent of it, I couldn't even grasp the severity of how much harm I've caused. And for 14 years, I immersed myself in self help groups to make sure that I understood what happened that night, what happened at that time, you know, 25 years, there's no amount of punishment that I think would, would equate because I give that punishment to myself every single day. There's not a day that goes by that I don't think like, okay, today he would have been 19 years old. I wondered if he was playing basketball, would I take him to football games? Would I take him to baseball games? Like, what would it be like for him? You know, when my parents came to visit, Those were questions like my dad would want it to know, my mom would want it to know, and it's the big elephant in the room, we don't talk about it. But today, um, I hold, I am, you know, I hold responsibility, accountability for all my actions that led to that dreadful night. You know, when, when I went to board and I was found suitable, you know, one of the, one of the programs that, really helped me was, um, We're just to life, you know, forgiveness I have to find forgiveness in myself for what I've done for my past decisions in order for me to move on and make a difference in, you know, for people. If I wanted to help people, how am I supposed to help people if I can't even start healing within me? you know, took all the self help groups so I could have that understanding of where do I need to start in order for me to have a future and so that people around me, I wouldn't hurt anymore the people, those people that are around me. My family, my friends, even people that I don't know that when they see me, they wouldn't get scared of the person that they knew came from prison. You know, that was sentenced to 25 to life for killing her own son. I don't want to be that person. So. I took advantage of all the groups that, you know, were, were offered to us and I earned that second chance. when I went to board and to really deep, look deep in, deep down and where was that anger coming from? You know, why was it so hard for me to ask for help? And the biggest part that I learned was stepping out of denial, acknowledging that the rape happened, that it wasn't my fault, that I could overcome that and, I could take control back, you know, take that back and turn my life around and use that. You know, motivate myself to, find healing and forgiveness.    Today I'm a re-entry consultant for APSC. I help folks that are coming home from jails, from prisons, from detention centers. I help them navigate, you know, in their re entry. You know, coming home from detention, so after I, you after I paroled from CCWF, I knew that I would be, I had an ice hold and I would be detained and ICE came and picked me up in CCWF in 2019. You know, the first day of being free, I was welcomed with shackles, with handcuffs and a waist chain around my waist chain. And, I was walking, you know, into a white van and I drove off to the Holding cell, the ice holding cell, and I was on the road for 72 hours back and forth because they, they have nowhere to, put me, all the ice facility detention centers were, I guess, they were packed and they have no room for me. So they finally made room for me and I was in the Delanto where I stayed for 11 months. And. You know, when I was there, I'm just like Bun said, once they get you there, they ask you sign the paperwork, you deport, or you want to fight your case. And I've met Anoop, Anoop prepared me, you know, for when that day comes, like I just needed to let them know that, no, you're fighting because you have people, the community, the family here fighting alongside you. And that's what I told them. I said, no, I'm not. signing, I will go through the process and it was very, it was a very different experience, you know, with being sentenced to 25 years to life than being told, you have to sign this paper because I'm deporting you back to your country because you're not a citizen. You know, they don't see the changed person. They only see the person that was not born here in the United States. They don't see the person that has a family in the community waiting outside that building. They only see a convicted felon that has an aggravated felony that's not a U.S. citizen that needs to get deported back to the country where they were born. So knowing that every day, and I've always said it, you know, every moment in detention center is like a cliffhanger moment. You'll never know when your day is going to be when you don't come back to the dorm and you get shipped off and get sent to a plane. And then next thing you know, the next phone call your family gets is that you're in a country where you don't know where you're going. So that's what it was like in the detention center.    You know, it was the onset of COVID when I was able to file, a writ because of my medical condition. And by the grace of God, you know, with the community behind me, Anoop too, was very instrumental. I was released Friday when everybody was telling me that you're not going to get released. You know, the cutoff date, the cutoff time is six o'clock and you're not going to get released and you're not going to get a bond hearing. You're not going to you're not going to get released from here. There's just no hope for you. You know, that's what they tell us in, in detention, you know, there's the chances of us being released from detention. Once ICE has a hold of you is very, very slim. So for us, that's. small hope is really just a teeny tiny window for us. But it takes a community, you know, to work together to get us all out. And I have that support with Anoop, with APSC. So at six o'clock on a Friday, when they said that the judge is not going to rule today, you're going to have to wait. And the last, The last process already for people that were getting released were already done. There's, you're, that's it. You're not gonna get it. But 6:30 came. It was after count time. All the tablets in the detention center was ringing and it was a phone call for me and all I saw was my grandma on the other line saying that, she was crying, crying, hysterically crying. And so my heart dropped because I thought, okay, this is it. I'm getting deported, what I didn't know, was Anoop and my grandma were constantly in communication trying to get me out and the judge made a decision a little after six that before five o'clock Saturday morning, they are to release me. And, it took the community, you know, to get, to make that happen. And on April of 2019, I was released from Adelanto and I was released to Los Angeles. I couldn't, parole to San Francisco, to the Bay area because, um, of COVID shelter in place.    Ayame Keane-Lee: [00:23:30] You are listening to 94.1 KPFA and 89.3 KPFB in Berkeley, 88.1 KFCF in Fresno, 97.5 K248BR in Santa Cruz, 94.3 K232FZ in Monterey, and online worldwide at kpfa.org. We'll be right back to Maria's story after we listen to “7,000 Miles” by Ruby Ibarra featuring Ann One.   MUSIC   That was “7,000 Miles” by Ruby Ibarra, featuring Anne One. You are listening to Apex Express. Now let's get back to Maria Legarda ‘s story.   Phillip Winnick: [00:28:19] Um, Maria, how long did you know Anoop throughout this process when you were in the detention center? Um, and how did you manage to get to San Francisco?    Maria Legarda: [00:28:31] So I've known Anoop since 2015, end of 2015, beginning of 2016, right before board. I needed to seek his advice about, you know, my ICE detainer and how long. Like what the process is going to be, if I choose to fight it, if I don't fight it. And around that time, you know, we just had a new president in the Philippines and what would it look like for me if I don't win my case? Like, what are the chances, you know? So that's how we started corresponding, 2015, I prepped for board and then, um, when I got out in 2019, Prior to that, 2018, we started, corresponding frequently, more frequently because, My board date, um, is coming up, and, you know, when they ask me about questions about immigration, like, what do I say, Anoop, like, because the board wants to know everything, just like Bun mentioned before. They want to see the big picture. If we grant you parole, what are you going to do? So when it comes to immigration, like, what are your plans? So I have to have a realistic, it needs to be realistic for me. You know, there's no ifs and buts. I have to like, Anoop, what do I do? And if it's not possible, then I have to have a plan B, you know? So that's how we started corresponding and Anoop guided me in a lot of my preparation. and before I went to Adelanto, he prepped me step by steps on what it It's gonna look like for me once ICE picks me up and everything was on point, you know, they came and got me an R& R, I left around nine o'clock, the white van came and picked me up, I went to Fresno holding cell from there, they're gonna, assign me a, facility, you know, so that's how it started. And then when I ended up in Adelanto after 72 hours, they finally were able to locate me just like, when, you know, Anoop has a way of, you know, it's like a, you know, We have a GPS within us and Anoop just knows where to find us. So finally, you know, my grandma was telling me that Anoop told her that I was in Adelanto and, you know, later on I'm going to be in the system. And so, when I got there, everything that Anoop told me to, like, when you get there and they ask you for your signature, you tell them that, you're fighting your case, this is what's happening. You give them my number and, you know, so that's the step by step process.    And, that's, that's how Anoop got me, situated when I got to Adelanto and in preparing for my, my hearing, he walked me through it too. from the Bay Area, I was all the way to like, what, San Bernardino County in Adelanto and he was guiding me every step of the way. He had some, The Advancing Justice LA kind of like helped me, you know, with representing. Um, so I have extra help, and then preparing for CAT hearing, preparing for, just, you know, the whole time that I was in Adelanto, I was in constant communication with Anoop. Sometimes it's not even about legal support, just emotional support. Like, okay. Anoop you have to, you have to just tell me. Tell me what I'm looking at. Tell me what I need to do. What are my next steps? What are my chances? And that really helped a lot, you know, stepping out of denial. That was my life story or, you know, I'm always in denial. And so this time, like, no, Anoop I need to know, like, what am I looking at? and so when. when it wasn't going, it didn't look well, you know, for me, as far as my hearing, it gave me all my probabilities, And I know what I need to do. So that's how we, I've always, um, until today, I still seek Anoop's advice about everything. you know, not being able to get my ID, like Anoop would be my next step, not being able to get, I said, some paperwork, some documents. So every step of the way in this whole journey, he's always been our, You know, emotional support, legal support, in everything.   Anoop Prasad: [00:32:40] I think what's really amazing and special at APSC is I met most of the staff at APSC when they were incarcerated. And most of the APSC staff first met each other in prison, often when they were just kids. And I think that makes APSC just like such a special place. Um, and I met Maria through Nia Norn, who's our co director and met Maria at CCW Afton prison. Um, and I'd been writing Nia about her ICE hold and her deportation when she was serving a life sentence. and then she over mail introduced me to Maria and I started writing with Maria. and there's this ripple effect of hope and freedom from every person who gets out and Maria has helped so many other people and she got out, get out of prison and out of ICE and same with Bun.That's helped so many other folks in San Quentin and throughout the entire prison system get out. And so it's really amazing seeing folks come home and then come back to get other folks out.    Phillip Winnick: [00:33:33] Yeah, it's incredible. Um, Maria, why don't you tell us about some of the experiences you had, um, helping people out with the APSC?   Maria Legarda: [00:33:41] Oh, where do I start?    Phillip Winnick: [00:33:43] Most memorable, I guess.    Maria Legarda: [00:33:44] Yeah, the most memorable. you know, I've been sober for 20 plus years now and, one of my clients, um, when I introduced myself to her, I always introduced myself as a formerly incarcerated individual because I don't want them to feel that I'm, you know, most of my clients have had traumas and have been judged for a very long time. And I don't want them to think that I'm law enforcement or anything like that. And so I always tell them, oh, hi, my name is Maria and I'm formerly incarcerated. I served 14, 15 years and they're like, what? And so that opens up, you know the, the door and it becomes an easy conversation to have. And so when one of my clients, she told me that Maria, I'm 20 months sober. I was like, Oh, I'm so happy for you. And she's like, really? It's like, yes. Don't you know that it's an accomplishment? It's like, why? It's like, Oh my God, you just give me one day. I'd be the happiest person. And she said, why? Because I'm 20 years sober, 20 plus years sober. You're 20 months. You're going to get to where I'm at. And so that started that conversation and that just bond between us. She's, you know, she, she's worked hard and she needed some help in different aspects of, you know, her trying to get her life together. Like Maria, I need to get my kids. Um, I'm in the process. What do I do? It's like, okay, don't worry. We're going to find you some resources. We're going to find you some, help with the law clinics and see who can take your case. And we'll start from that. It's like, okay. she needs housing. We signed her up for a housing and, it didn't work out for her because she already participated in a similar program. So what we did was, okay, maybe we should start, you know, asking your CPS and this is what we're going to do. So having case plan goals in order for her to see what would best suit her, what she wants to do in life and what she wants for her kids. we worked on that, you know. and her desire to be a substance abuse counselor.​​ The team, actually, I had talked to [unintelligible]. We need to help her get enrolled and she doesn't have, financially, she's struggling. She has three kids on coming back to her. You know, she's getting her custody, her three kids custody back. So, you know, her hands are gonna be full. we need to help her. What do we do? He's like Maria, enroll her. Like, I can? Like, yes, enroll her. I was like, really? I can enroll her? And to me, when my boss said I can enroll her, I was like, oh my god, that's like, you know, you're giving something. Like, that's a gift. It, it doesn't cost a lot, but that's her future. That's the kid's future. And her having, you know, a career after that. She's been on drugs for as long as she remembers, right? So that's the greatest achievement for her at that time to be a substance abuse counselor. And just like, Maria, can you please help me find a class and to be able to do that? That's why I'm doing the work that I do because if I can make a difference, even just by enrolling them, you know, what other programs do that? I don't know if they do that, out of their organization's pocket to sponsor somebody, you know, for higher education. So that was one of my memorable moments helping one of my clients get her classes to become a substance abuse counselor. Thank you.    You know, and then the other one, we had one of our clients struggling with substance abuse and, his wife called me and she's not actually our client, but you know, we're all about family reunification. So if the wife, if the kids are having trouble and they have my phone number, they can reach out to us and we'll help them. Right. And she reached out and she felt really this burden of guilt because. Like Maria, I don't want to turn him in, but like he was drunk and being a, being a domestic violence survivor, right? I told her like, look, the first, that's the best, like, he's not going to be mad at you because you put your daughter's care and your care in your life first before anything and because I know he's a good father to her and a good man to you, besides that, you know, addiction, it creeps up on you and it crept up on him. And I said, you did the right thing. You did the right thing for him, because when the time comes, you were his accountable, accountability partner. So, you guys are both responsible for your daughter, and you did the right thing. And just walking her through that, because the guilt that was eating her up, because the whole family's mad at her because she put him there, she shouldn't have to go through that alone. You know, so, just taking the time, throughout the week and checking up on her. Do you need food? I can, we have pantry available for you. like, do you need diapers formula for the kid, for your daughter? Like, we have somewhere, a place that you can go to, to get some help in these trying times. And she's like, okay, Maria, I'm going. So other than the emotional support and you know, the, other things that she needs, just getting her through that toughest time, there's just no, there's no, amount of like, there's no satisfaction other than seeing a mother and the daughter being together and then now reunited with, you know, them reunited as a family.    Phillip Winnick: [00:39:19] The feeling of you helping people who feel alone in a situation that you are similar to, and that you felt alone in, what is that feeling of being able to give these, these people somebody to talk to who have been through what, what they've been through?   Maria Legarda: [00:39:38] You know, it feels good is not even like amount to it because, um, I always wondered what if somebody, you know, what if somebody took their time, you to ask me, like, Maria, is everything okay? I felt like that could have. You know, that could have made a difference. Maybe not, but I wouldn't know, right. Because of what I went through, but I don't want that to be me. So when people come my way, I, I encounter people and, you know, I get a sense of like, what's going on, you know, like what's going on in your life. Like, you know, to have a conversation and just get to know them just a little bit, Then that's when I know, you know, like, okay, this is what they're going through. So let me just walk them through it. Why? Because some people don't even know that they need that at that moment, at that time. You know, I, I didn't know that maybe, you know, if one of the lifer OGs, you know, and in the beginning of my time, if she didn't make an effort and say like, baby, you know, you can be more than just this around you. There's hope out there for you. And that, gave me that small window of hope that maybe there is a chance for me to get out of this place and see myself outside these walls, right? So when I encounter people and I know that they've been in situations, I don't know exactly what it is, I'll just give some time and just get to know, talk to them just a little bit. Just a little bit to see, like, what is it that you need? Maybe that's, you know, a few seconds would make a difference, right? So if that's what it needs, if that's what somebody needs, a few seconds of my time to deter them from making that one major, decision in their life that's gonna alter the course, right, of their life and go down that path that I went down on, like, that I've gone through, if I can prevent them from that. Then I did my job for that day, not my job, but I did what I'm supposed to do, you know, I felt like I went through all these obstacles in life because I have a purpose now, you know, and it's not about saving everybody, but just being there for that person at that moment when it counts.   Ayame Keane-Lee: [00:42:01] We'll be right back after the next song, “GRLGNG” by Rocky Rivera.   MUSIC   You are listening to Apex Express. That was “GRLGNG” by Rocky Rivera. Thanks again to the HHREC podcast for allowing us to re-air a portion of their show. Let's get back to it.   Phillip Winnick: [00:46:22] That's incredible. And I'm so happy for you that you found that for yourself. Why don't you, you were, you were talking about the support groups a little bit earlier. Why don't you, uh, tell me more about that?    Maria Legarda: [00:46:33] Oh, so APSC, created, me and my director created, community and, re entry empowerment, which stands for CARE. It's APSC's first women's support group for formerly incarcerated women and transgender folks here in the Bay Area. And. You know, after years of incarceration, you know, navigating in, society, right, coming back home, transitioning into society, there's a lot of overwhelming experiences and obstacles that we all go through. And so I know a lot of people. Women need that support, but where do we get that support? So we've been in a lot of re entry groups, support groups, and men have it, like they have it it's, you know, it's available for them, but what about the women? And so when we started it, um, we started with 24 people, asking is this something that you're interested in? And majority of them said, yes, like, we need this because women wear many hats, you know, some are daughters, sisters, mothers, grandmothers, and there's a lot in their lives that they go through. and as formerly incarcerated, not everybody understands what it's like. So for us, you know, it's, we live right next to each other, right? If I need help and I need support, I'm going to knock on the door like, Hey, you got a few minutes. Like, cause I need to talk right now. Like, okay, come on. We'll walk down the yard, walk down and hash it out, talk and, you know, what's going on with you. It's like, I'm going through it. We can just talk. But now being out here, some live in the Bay area, some live in Antioch, some live in Pittsburgh, some live in Dinuba, some live up the mountains, like how do you find that support? Right? Some are tech challenged. They don't know how to zoom. They don't know how to FaceTime. So how do you do that? So we. made it possible for them, you know, to find, to have that space where we can meet every month and check in and see what's happening with it, with each other. You know, what's going on? What kind of support do you need? What resources do you need? Who do you need to get connected with? And, you know, being in that support group for six months, it's like I never left my sisters inside. You know, the bond that we formed, and I know Bun can, you know, relate to this, the bond that we formed, you know, in those walls, it just continued in that Zoom space, you know, and it, recharged, that motivation, that encouragement that we've always looked out for each other when we were inside. So now that we're out here, like, no, it doesn't mean that just because we're all out that we have to stop. So that space being created for us, we were able to reconnect and help each other out and playing phone tag and have text thread messages and emails. And so it just needed to get started. Like, no, this is what we're going to do. This is how we can be there for each other. And so the program was a success. You know, we graduated in December. We started with 24, but due to work conflicts, we graduated with 19 women, who participated and completed the program. We had three in person events. Their whole family came with us with a graduation. And the one thing we wanted for our graduates, our participants, is that to spend a weekend with their family without having to worry about, Oh my God, we're going to have to travel. It's going to cost us money. No. We wanted them to spend time with each other as a unit, as a family, because of all those years that they were separated. Right. And not only that, be in the same space with the sisters that they've left, that they've been celebrating Christmases for two decades that's how much time these women have spent with each other. And now that they're out, they just needed to find a place to, you know, have a reunion. But at the same time, continue what we have when we were inside. Cause it doesn't mean it has to stop. So now with the success of the program, We're getting emails and we're getting, you know, when can we start the next group? When can I participate? When can I come over? Am I going to be able to come to the Bay Area reunion? So there's that hope, you know, that they're not alone because, like we know now it's, you know, these are challenging and difficult times and we're here, you know, we we just. Don't leave any of our sisters behind we just come on we got you just like we've always had each other's backs.   Ayame Keane-Lee: [00:51:18] You can learn more about Maria's story in the zine we was girls together by Trần Châu Hà. It portrays the story that you just heard along with more details. Maria's story is one of many. She's a survivor of gender based violence, forced to migrate to the United States due to the economic consequences of Western imperialism in the Philippines. Migrant women like Maria experience the compounding forces of colonialism, border exclusion, and economic exploitation in the United States, making them even more vulnerable to abusive relationships. In their attempts to survive, these women are usually met with criminal punishment rather than support or care. An estimated 94 percent of those in women's facilities are abuse survivors. In the absence of state sanctioned support, these women turn to one another, building their own networks of care and advocacy for each other's freedom. These networks illuminate the nature in which feminist care work is inherently a practice of racial solidarity between Black, Brown, Indigenous, and API women. The zine we was girls together, seeks to honor Maria's story alongside that of her community of incarcerated women, documenting their solidarity campaigns, mutual aid projects, and life affirming relationships to one another. Thank you so much for joining us. We hope you will have the opportunity to join the live event on February 28th and to take action in support of the APSC4. You can also find out more about Maria and the APSC4 in the Asian American Histories of Resistance Timeline that is both online and in augmented reality form in the gallery. This timeline spans from 1873 to present day. We have interviewed scholar Helen Zia on Apex Express multiple times. She talks about moments that are MIH, or missing in history. In the timeline, Acre, Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality, presents moments of our Asian American story that are MIH. One of those stories is about Maria. Apex Express is a proud member of ACRE, Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality. We are committed to fighting for a more just and equitable world. As Grace Lee Boggs said, We are the leaders we've been waiting for.   Miko Lee: [00:53:26] Please check out our website, kpfa.org. To find out more about our show tonight. We thank all of you listeners out there. Keep resisting, keep organizing, keep creating and sharing your visions with the world because your voices are important. APEX Express is created by Miko Lee, Jalena Keane-Lee, Preeti Mangala Shekar, Anuj Vaidya, Swati Rayasam, Aisa Villarosa, Estella Owoimaha-Church, Gabriel Tangloao, Cheryl Truong and Ayame Keane-Lee.    The post APEX Express – 2.13.25 – Arriving APSC4 Maria's Story appeared first on KPFA.

House, funk, soul, amapiano, disco, reggae, hip hop, UKG, drum & bass and all manner of beats for open-minded listeners, fresh releases and classic gems, presented by DJ D'Francisco. New episode each week Catch the pod live every Friday afternoon on www.musicboxradio.co.uk 3-5 UK time, as a podcast or at www.mixcloud.com/francisco Contact: fdisco@hotmail.com / @frankiedisco54 Tracklist Som SistemK.O.G & Disraeli - Noni OnakoCommon - Time Travellin'. (A Tribute to Fella)Thee Sacred Souls - Live For YouNgina Fayola -Distant LoveLinda Lewis - Sideway ShuffleRuby Ibarra - BakunawaMissy Elliott - Sock it to MeMassive Attack - Any Love (fr. Daddy Gee & Carlton)Basic Bastard - Break AwayAlkalino - That's RightThe Fatback Band - Double DutchWagz - BittersweetMako - The Need In MeHeavyweight - Untitled 6Last Nubian - Intertwined Cultures (dub version)El-B - When is Fall In LoveAnonymous - Groovement (Digital Manipulation Edit)Tyree - Hardcore Hip HouseThe Younger Generation - We Rap More MellowPearson Sound, Or:laSlyde - Deep InsideSentinel - Drag BeatFlorence Adooni - Vocalise My LoveDiron Animal - Don't StopBuraka Som Sistem - A Morte Do Sonic cShy FX ft. Gappy Ranks - Warning (Bullet Tooth Bootleg)

This episode the guys talk about Ruby Ibarra's "Bakunawa" inspiration, turning filipino ice cream flavours to love quotes and Garcia relating to women. We also do quick news, They answer questions from the live chat, Raf does Pareoke and they talk Filipino Pro Wrestling.

Continuing our series of Island Woman Rise episodes, the TFAL crew has a conversation with the uber talented multi-hyphenated artist who inspired the theme of the show, Ruby Ibarra. Ruby shares her journey joining the Beatrock Music family, her growth as an artist, and drops surprising news to us in the episode! If you haven’t...

We're celebrating CAAMFest (Center for Asian American Media) 2024 with two films about young women athletes!Home Court is a documentary that follows Ashley Chea, a basketball prodigy and first generation Cambodian-American, as she navigates recruitment, injury, and generational trauma. We are joined by director Erica Tanamachi and producer Jenn Lee Smith who share their excitement in telling a story about Asian American sport leagues, showing a positive relationship between a player and her coach, prioritizing people on and off camera, and working with two Bitch Talk favorites, Lisa Ling and Ruby Ibarra.The documentary Ashima follows a year in the life of 13 year-old Ashima Shiraishi, one of the world's youngest elite rock climbers, as she travels with her father/coach from New York to South Africa in the hopes of becoming the youngest climber to conquer a V14 boulder (in the climbing world, this is an elite ranked climb). Director Kenji Tsukamoto and producer Minji Chang share their decade long journey into getting this film made, Kenji's intimate filmmaking experience that involved living with the family, and Ashima's reaction to watching the film ten years later.Follow Home Court on IGFollow director Erica Tanamachi on IGFollow producer Jenn Lee Smith on IGFollow Ashima on IGFollow director Kenji Tsukamoto on IGFollow producer Minji Chang on IGSupport the Show.Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 11 years, recorded 800+ episodes, and won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 and 2023 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM

This episode the guys are live at 4E Sydney Hip Hop Conference with special guest Ruby Ibarra. They talk about the start of Bolo Music Group, her inspirations for her music and more. They also speak about her favourite karaoke songs, her sneaker collection and she tries vegemite!Filmed by FIlmotion ProductionLive at Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts CentreThank you to Vyva Entertainment for the opportunity to be apart of 4E Sydney Hip Hop Conference.Check out Ruby Ibarra:@rubyibarrahttps://www.youtube.com/@rubyibarraCheck out 4E Sydney:@4ESydney @VyvaEnt https://www.4ESydney.com Follow our patreon for our latest "Un-Tuli" Episode : https://patreon.com/thecheatcodersCheck out our merch, previous episodes and more on our website: https://thecheatcoders.comFollow us on all social media: @thecheatcoders

Full show: https://kNOwBETTERHIPHOP.com Artists Played: O_Super, MegaRan, conshus, M Slago, MidaZ The Beast, DJ Spiderman, Loving, President Zik, DJ Teck-Zilla, Moonchild, Murs, Wiardon, Joel Culpepper, Stik Figa, The Expert, John Carroll Kirby, Free Daps, Wrekonize, Emee., dada Joaozinho, Paradox, DJ Sean P, Vursatyl, Jelani Malik, Tamara Monk, King Kashmere, Alecs DeLarge, Serebii, Ruby Ibarra, LASI, OutKast, GOODie MOb, IMAKEMADBEATS

We're 10 years old, bitches! We breakdown Bitch Talk's origin story, including the John Stamos Minute and our Moments of Pleasure, on location at Harry's Bar in San Francisco - where it all began. And then learn why we call ourselves the Golden Girls of podcasting as we reflect on some of our favorite interviews and moments throughout the years. Thank you for voting us Best of the Bay Best Podcast for the second year in a row! (tied for first place with The Black Landscape)Also, it's time to celebrate! Join us on Sunday, October 15th at Casements Bar in San Francisco from 3-6pm. More details +  RSVP to the free event here!Quick links to our favorite interviews referenced in this episode:Erin at the LA Podcast Festival 2015Jonathan GoldIke BarinholtzJohn C. ReillyLisa LingDanny StrongJessimae PelusoW. Kamau BellDaveed DiggsGayle McLaughlinRuby IbarraPepa (of Salt-N-Pepa)H.P. Mendoza part 1 part 2Helen ChoLaurie WooleverAnthony Bourdain Crawl Part 1 part 2Betsy West and Julie CohenBill and Turner RossJeff HillerEverything Everywhere All At OnceThe Blindspotting Collection:Blindspotting with Daveed Diggs and Rafael CasalAlanna BrownRafael CasalCandace Nicholas-LippmanBenjamin Earl TurnerApril AbsynthJess Wu CalderBlindspotting LA Premiere PartyBlindspotting Season 1 Finale PartyBlindspotting Season 2 Premiere Party at SXSW--Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 10 years, 700 episodes or Best of The Bay Best Podcast without your help! --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal.--SUPPORT US HERE!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM 

This is the first #BasicBitch that we've recorded since March, and clearly we have a lot of shit to catch up on!We talk major changes in the Bitch Talk universe (including celebrating our 10 year anniversary!), highlights from CAAMFest (the Center for Asian American Media Film Festival), our favorite movies of the summer, fancy dinners, live music/art, dicks and menopause, our favorite guests of the summer, and a chaotic pub crawl that included a dirty twist. This episode is loaded and bloated just like us...enjoy!Bitch Talk Recommendations (as referenced in the episode)Restaurant:Old Skool CafeBooks:Wannabe: Reckonings With The Pop Culture That Shapes Meanything by Samantha IrbyFilm:JoyrideJeanette Lee Vs.Fanny: The Right To RockArt/Science:Kehinde Wiley exhibit @ the de Young MuseumThe ExploratoriumMusic:The Lost ChurchFleetwood MacrameStern Grove Festival--Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 10 years, 700 episodes or Best of The Bay Best Podcast without your help! --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal.--SUPPORT US HERE!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM 

Episode 342 - S13 E08 Ruby Ibarra #OAGOT

Welcome to CAAMFEST ( Center For Asian American Media) 2023! We're kicking off the festival (May 11-21st) by bringing you a fun conversation with the Festival and Exhibitions Director, Thúy Trần. Thúy is a ball of energy and a force to be reckoned with! She shares her upbringing as a Vietnamese immigrant, why she felt called to the Bay Area, how she landed her role at CAAM, and what exciting events and films we have to look forward to. We also discuss the evolution of Asian American representation, how she takes her role as a gatekeeper very seriously, and the importance of community. We are so excited about this year's CAAMFEST lineup of events, and hope to see you there! Bitch Talk is a proud Community Partner of the following two CAAMFEST events, we hope to see you there!Jeanette Lee VSDirections in Sound: Fanny and FriendsFor other exciting events and tickets, click hereFollow Thúy Trần on IGFollow CAAMFEST on IG & FB & Twitter--Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 10 years, 700 episodes or Best of The Bay Best Podcast without your help! --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal.--SUPPORT US HERE!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Productions 

syncriffs ep 6EP 6: INTERVIEW WITH DEREK BASCO, ELLA JAY BASCO & CASEY DUNMORE #musicindustry #aapivoices  This week on SyncRiffs, Charles interviews Derek Basco, Ellay Jay Basco & Casey Dunmore for AAPI Heritage Month.  In part 1 of this exclusive interview, the guests discuss their journeys in the entertainment industry, reflect on their "start" in Hollywood and music, and share what they've learned along the way.  Derek Basco: actor/director IG: @derek_basco "The Fabulous Filipino Brothers," "Obi-wan Kenobi," "Mayor of Kingstown"  Ella Jay Basco: actress/musician/filmmaker IG:@ellajaybasco "Birds of Prey," "A Friend of the Family," "Grey's Anatomy" Music: "Gold" with Ruby Ibarra, "Bubble Tea," & "Eye to Eye"  Casey Dunmore: producer & composer IG:@schpilkas NBA Toronto Raptors, Tyler Perry's Acrimony, Glass, Get Out, Watchmen Support the Show.

Host Peter J. Kim will get into sinigang, adobo, lechon, and all that good stuff, but we'll also explore the interplay of names, language, menus, and the immigrant experience with chef and author Dale Talde, filmmaker and educator Evelyn Obamos, and hip-hop artist Ruby Ibarra, whose bangin' album Circa91 will be the soundtrack to this episode. For bonus tracks from Filipino and Filipino-American artists, check out Counterjam on Spotify.

Episode Notes Ruby Ibarra kicked off the Deeper Learning 2023 conference with a blistering set featuring members of her band, the Balikbayans. Ruby Ibarra's album, Circa 91, on Bandcamp

OPM, an acronym for Original Pilipino Music or Original Pinoy Music, is a term once used to describe pop ballads and other popular music styles originating from the Philippines starting in the late '70s. Since then, OPM has become a catchall phrase for music of any genre produced by Filipinos from around the world. And it's a subject Eduardo Daza Taylor IV (aka, ET IV) knows a lot about, as a Fil-Am DJ and visual artist whose creativity is often fueled by the sights and sounds from the Philippines and the diasporas. Eduardo is the founder of ASTIG Sound, an independent label and collective that hosts events and releases celebrating vintage and current OPM. He also DJs for Ruby Ibarra and the Balikbayans, and he's a key crew member of The Stacks record shop in Hayward. Listen to Eduardo take us through the past, present and future of OPM in five songs that hold special meaning for him. ET IV's Selections: 1. My Sweet Lord - The Grandells 2. Unforgettable Love - Pilita Corrales 3. Balikbayan - Dale Adriatico 4. Minamahal Kita - Ngaw 5. Manila - Jason Dhakal Dig these some custom OPM mixtapes from ET IV & ASTIG Sound: ISIP by ET IV A Tribute to OPM

Racism is a very complicated topic to broach. It can intimidate, trigger, and overwhelm so many so easily because of how pervasive and personal it gets, on top of how exhausted so many feel. Sometimes it feels like we've made some tiny headway towards a baseline respect, maybe even a bit of progress towards equity. Sometimes it feels like we've regressed or have come to a complete standstill. Meanwhile, the nuance of who gets put under the social microscope has evolved and includes more communities than ever before. In this episode, Minji sits down with her friend Sami Jayne to get as real as possible about racism within the Asian American/Asian diaspora. Together they discuss their own painful experiences between different Asian ethnicities, discovering the different roots of their prejudice, understanding intergenerational trauma from war and colonization, colorism, racial purity, and where they care to move the conversation. They also share their thoughts on how representation, especially in their shared world of entertainment and media, plays out to different levels of success and what work they believe is yet to be done.  Follow Our Guest Sami Jayne:https://www.instagram.com/The.Sami.Jayne/Follow Minji On:Instagram (@minjeezy)Facebook (/christineminjichang)▫️ Music featured in this episode include "Uzutrap" by Uzuhan and “A Thousand Cuts" by Ruby Ibarra feat. Ann One▫️ Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter and support our Patreon▫️ This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast CollectiveAudio Engineer @marvinyuehProducer @AnnaSun(New) Producer! @PriksaMusicSocial Media Manager @JulianaDeer

On this episode of Chica with Monica, I got to speak with the iconic Ruby Ibarra! I have adored her and her music for so long so this interview was so special. We talk about her journey, her inspirations, and her hopes for the future of her music. If you want to support Ruby, don't just follower on all her socials @RubyIbarra, but make sure to stream her music as well. Thank you so much for listening and Mabuhay!

10 music mondays down, many to go! This week I discuss Harry Styles new album 'Harrys House' which i shockingly found to be quite good, but you need to hear it for yourselves too! Biggie Smalls estate release a "New" song with Ty Dolla $ign & Bella Artubo. Logic drops Vinyl Days single with DJ Premier & a very good cover of a classic 2000s rap song! SIT BACK, RELAX & PRAISE THE LORS! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

From writing original music for FOX's hit show The Cleaning Lady to appearing in a national campaign alongside SZA on-stage is where Filipino-American rapper Ruby Ibarra's star shines bright. But behind the music is a cult following and sharp scientist who spends her days in a lab researching a cure for covid.  MORE: https://www. rubyibarra.com 

Episode 19 Creator and Executive Producer Miranda Kwok talks with us about The Cleaning Lady!  Fox's #1-Rated drama features a Cambodian/Filipina lead character whose strength, intelligence, and sheer determination are a force to be reckoned with. Hear Miranda talk about some of the subtle but very deliberate choices she made to maintain as much authenticity as possible.  Everything from the soundtrack, the language, to the Jollibee fried chicken work to create a world we haven't seen on network television before. It has an engaging story that will suck you in from the first episode.  The Cleaning Lady airs on Fox, Mondays at 9 PM also Saturdays at 9 PM or on Fox.com. We highly recommend it!   Thanks to Melanie for co-hosting with me and Intern Madison for editing the show.   Music Clip: “Us” by Ruby Ibarra. CIRCA91 (2017 Beatrock Music) now available on iTunes and elsewhere   Have you watched The Cleaning Lady? Write to us and let us know what you think, at Infatuasianpodcast@gmail.com  Please, please, please give us a review/rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!  Give us a follow @theinfatuasianpodcast on Instagram or Facebook.   #thecleaninglady #foxtv #asianpodcast #repsentationmatters #asian #asianamerican #asianpodcaster #infatuasian #infatuasianpodcast #filipina #pinay 

We're back after a brief hiatus! On this episode, we speak with undergraduate student and poet Gabriela Portillo Alvarado about their Quaker faith, their research, and their poetry. Gabriela also shares a brand new poem, written for our conversation! Episode 43 features music by Ruby Ibarra and Cambiowashere.The Soul Force Ones theme song was produced by OJ the Producer.Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and check out soulforceones.com for more information. 

AirGo is sharing the Aux and spreading the love to some of Chicago's best DJs on Cottage Groove! Each month, a different guest DJ will share an original mix featuring a combo of artists from the city and sounds from across the globe, right here on AirGo. This mix is from DJ LOkari, aka Elgin Bokari Smith. Elgin is a Chicago based DJ, Activist, Visual and Performing Artist from St. Louis, Missouri. He has shared stages with the likes of Bone Thugs and Harmony, Ruby Ibarra, The Terra Godz, Saba, Da Brat, Clark Airlines, Mega Ran, Bop Alloy, No Name Gypsy, DJ Esco, Young Chop, Lil Crazed, Rebel Diaz, Twista, and Chingy… just to name a few. Elgin also gives back to his community as a Teaching Artist, Program Director of Free Write Arts & Literacy, and President of the activist and artist collective, Elephant Rebellion. Elgin also is the co creator of Pocket Con the comic book convention that celebrates characters of color. Learn more about Elgin: https://www.elginbokari.com/ Follow Elgin on IG: https://www.instagram.com/djlokari/ Hear all of the Cottage Groove Mixes: https://soundcloud.com/airgoradio/sets/cottage-groove-mixes TRACK LIST 1. Ariel - Chai Tulani Feat Calid B 2. Say - Daryn Alexus 3. Whine For Me - Superboy Da Viper 4. 2 STEP (Clean) [feat. Masego & Rhymefest] - DJ Jazzy Jeff 5. Hang Loose (feat. Chuck D, Sam Veren & Lucas G) - Ric Wilson 6. Brother Feat Add 2 - Sam Trump 7. Chance The Rapper & Knox Fortune - All Night (Kaytranada Extended Joint) 8. Walkin On The Moon (Feat. Kanye West) - The Dream 9. I Want You (Kaytranada Edition) -Common 10. We Broke - Cole DeGenova 11. WCKFA [Sample] - Erthe St. James 12. OCTAVIA - Jamila Woods 13. So and So - Saba 14. Houdini - Ace Da Vinci 15. I hate humans (feat. Mic Terror) - MEL 16. CLOUDZ - Mother Nature, BoatHouse & Sir Michael Rocks 17. Uchiha Seji [prod. GODS HAND] - Säge, The 64th Wonder 18. Pokemon TRILL VERSIONI {カリウ} TGBI SPROUT TOWER, HM02, FLYI Prod. By ChakraVartin The Creator - Khalil Halim/Okugawa Jr 19. Mr. Socko - Joseph Chilliams 20. Slice Em Up - Kabashi 21. Floatin - Gem Tree 22. Free the Watoto (feat. Julian Harris) - Calid B 23. Y.G.M.F.U. (feat. Adam Ness) - Ridley Victoria 24. The Libation - Boukhepra. 25. Luggage (Remix) [feat. Sam Trump] - Sidewalk Chalk 26. Self Care Ft. Sayon Yoeun, Kahala Elizabeth - L O Kari 27. You_re Enough - Mykele Deville 28. Have a Good Time (feat. Jamila Woods) - Adam Ness 29. Reality Check (ft. Eryn Allen Kane & Akenya) - No Name 30. HEAVEN ALL AROUND ME - Saba

Welcome to Flash Back Friday! With 600+ episodes, we're excited to revisit some of our favorites with our new listeners (and maybe new to our regular listeners).To cap off Filipino American History Month (October), we're flashing back to some of our favorite interviews with Filipino artists from the past year! We were blown away by not only the amount of Filipino stories, but also the diversity of stories that we've covered in just the past 12 months. We laugh at the quirkiness of the short film Learning Tagalog with Kayla (with writer/director/star Kayla Galang), we discuss the power of Filipino cuisine in the superhero film Lumpia With a Vengeance (with writer/director Patricio Ginelsa and stars April Absynth and Katrina Dimaranan), some tears are shed while discussing death and family obligation in the narrative drama Islands (with writer/director Martin Edralin), and we celebrate A Thousand Cuts, a documentary on Filipino-American journalist and 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa (with director Ramona Diaz and Bay Area Hip-Hop activist Ruby Ibarra). Happy Filipino American History Month, we can't wait to see what kind of stories 2022 will bring!Due to time constraints, we couldn't include every Filipino artist interview in this episode, but if you're thirsty for more, check out our coverage of the film The Fabulous Filipino Brothers with  writer/director/star Dante Basco, and his sister, co-writer and star Arianna (Boss Bitch) Basco.You can follow director/writer/actor Kayla Galang on Instagram  and on her websiteYou can follow director Patricio Ginelsa on IG & FB & TwitterYou can follow actor April Absynth on IG & FB & TwitterYou can follow actor Katrina Dimaranan on IG & TwitterYou can follow Islands the film on TwitterYou can follow director Ramona Diaz on Twitter & IGYou can follow Hip-Hop activist Ruby Ibarra on Twitter & IG & FBYou can follow Filipino-American journalist and author Maria Ressa on Twitter & IGThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 600 episodes without your help! --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and thank you for being vaxxed!--SUPPORT US HERE!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every other Thursday 9:30 - 10 am on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Productions 

Host Peter J. Kim will get into sinigang, adobo, lechon, and all that good stuff, but we'll also explore the interplay of names, language, menus, and the immigrant experience with chef and author Dale Talde, filmmaker and educator Evelyn Obamos, and hip-hop artist Ruby Ibarra, whose bangin' album Circa91 will be the soundtrack to this episode. For bonus tracks from Filipino and Filipino-American artists, check out Counterjam on Spotify.

Asian-American rappers Jason Chu and Alan Z are on Knew Amsterdam Radio this week to discuss their proactive collaboration, Face Value. The rap album, featuring appearances from Dante Basco, Ruby Ibarra, Ronny Chieng and more goes in-depth about the Asian and Asian-American experience. Learn more about their project at https://www.facevalue.world/. KnewAmsterdam.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/knewamsterdam/support

Welcome back to Season 3 of Gold & Great, featuring bite size conversations with APIDA creatives and community leaders empowering you with action steps to get involved and engaged through entertainment. We kick off with Josh interviewing Jason Chu, rapper and activist, about his new multimedia project, Face Value, an album that delves deep into APIDA history with a diverse lineup of guests including Kollab SF alums Chow Mane and Ruby Ibarra. In this present moment of activism, how can we reflect and learn from our past? Please take 2-3 minutes to fill out a quick survey to better your podcast listening experience! Send questions, comments, and episode ideas to goldandgreat@kollaboration.org. Follow Jason Chu: Stream Face Value on all platforms Instagram: @jasonchumusic Twitter: @jasonchumusic Facebook: @jasonchumusic Follow Kollab SF: Twitter: @kollabsf Instagram: @kollabsf Twitch: @kollabsf Facebook: www.facebook.com/kollab.sf Website: www.kollabsf.org/podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gold-and-great/message

“I'm Brown & I'm Proud!” When you grew up, how were you taught to cherish and celebrate your natural skin? As a young brown Filipina girl, I remember thinking my brown skin was something that would be “prettier” if it was lighter. I sometimes used whitening soaps and stayed out of the sun. I never […]

The filmmaking dynamic duo of Leslie Alejandro and Dani de Jesus joins the Changing Directions interview series to discuss their latest project called Gold, a music video featuring Ella Jay Basco and Ruby Ibarra. The video was part of the 2021 CAAMFest programming and is receiving critical acclaim from media outlets all across the country. Changing Directions is a podcast interview series focused on diverse and emerging filmmakers who are pushing the boundaries of what's possible for women and minorities while creating amazing films.

May is #AsianPacificAmericanHeritageMonth. There will be four special episodes of GREEN BUBBLE TEA during this month.The first is dedicated entirely to Asian women musicians. From K-Pop superstars BLACKPINK to indie rock songwriter Mitski to Japanese dance-punk group CHAI to jazz pianist Connie Han to electronic producer Yaeji to Filipina rapper Ruby Ibarra

Film and television composer Denise Santos chats with BAO about her musical upbringing in Manilla, her unplanned decision to stay in the US, and her career as a touring musician and composer. We discuss her work on Ella Jay Basco's music video "Gold" featuring Ruby Ibarra and its topic of skin lighteners, beauty standards, and self-acceptance. We also explore the sluggish acceptance of women of color in the entertainment industry and how her experience as a woman channels in the music she has composed for productions such as "Surviving Jeffrey Epstein." Learn more about Denise Santos at https://www.bleedingfingersmusic.com/denise-santos/reel/ Coffee with BAO is a series of casual conversations with Vietnamese American songwriter and music producer Bao Vo. The show explores the cultural identity, creative process, and personal growth of diverse guests from the creative and business world. Coffee with BAO is available as a Youtube video series and audio podcast. Your financial support is super appreciated. You can donate to help create this content at http://coffeewithbao.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/baovomusic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/baovomusic/support

Yo A-Brigade! Young and rising hip-hop star Alex Bruce join's this week's POP!corn to talk about her journey as one of the Philippines' youngest rappers, behind the scenes of her music and music video, fan girl stories over SB19 and Ruby Ibarra, and more!   Stream Alex Bruce's music on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3u3C4Or  

A conversation with rapper Ruby Ibarra about writing the Filipina American experience into her lyrics, finding her (multilingual) voice in hip-hop, and her day job as a scientist fighting COVID-19. Guest photo by Donna Ibarra.

A conversation with rapper Ruby Ibarra about writing the Filipina American experience into her lyrics, finding her (multilingual) voice in hip-hop, and her day job as a scientist fighting COVID-19. Guest photo by Donna Ibarra.

Bay Area, REP-RE-SENT! We're so excited to bring you our chat with the writer/director/star of The Fabulous Filipino Brothers, Dante Basco. We get into his process of writing the film, starring alongside  his real life family, and what it feels like to bring his film back home to the Bay. We discuss our shared love for Hip Hop activist Ruby Ibarra, and he gives us some insight on his 30+ years in the entertainment industry. As kids watching him on shows like Moesha and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, this was a really full circle interview, and we're so glad we had people like Dante to pave the way for more Asian American representation. You can follow Dante Basco on IG & Twitter & FB--Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and thank you for wearing a mask. --Buy us a cup of coffee!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every other Thursday 9:30 - 10 am on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Productions 

At the Los Angeles Times, tech journalist Johana Bhuiyan writes about privacy, surveillance, and how the actions of companies like Google and Amazon impact real people. And just like the rest of us, she's trying to avoid getting even more addicted to her phone. "I have not allowed myself to download TikTok except for once," she says. "And it was like a three-day binge." On today's episode of Follow Friday, Johana talks with Eric Johnson about her trusted source for funny TikToks that ensures she never needs to download the app again; a talented young rapper who's also working on COVID vaccines; and why she's "going to be a reporter til I die." Follow us: - Johana is @JMBooyah on https://twitter.com/JMBooyah (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/jmbooyah/ (Instagram) - This show is @followfridaypod on https://twitter.com/followfridaypod (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/followfridaypod/ (Instagram) - Eric is https://twitter.com/heyheyesj (@heyheyesj) on Twitter Who Johana follows: - https://www.instagram.com/aminatou/ (Aminatou Sow) - https://www.instagram.com/rubyibarra/ (Ruby Ibarra) - https://twitter.com/kashhill (Kashmir Hill) - https://twitter.com/radbrowndads (Ahmed Ali Akbar) Rate Follow Friday: https://lovethepodcast.com/FollowFriday (LoveThePodcast.com/FollowFriday) Check out our sponsor, OnMail: http://onmail.followfridaypodcast.com/ (onmail.followfridaypodcast.com) Theme song written by Eric Johnson, and performed by https://www.fiverr.com/yonamarie (Yona Marie). Show art by https://www.fiverr.com/dodiihr (Dodi Hermawan). Additional music by Katherine Chang, https://starfrosch.com/ (starfrosch), and https://www.purple-planet.com/ (Purple Planet Music).

Welcome to Flash Back Friday! With 500+ episodes, we're excited to revisit some of our favorites with our new listeners (and maybe new to our regular listeners). We're headed back to Park City for a Sundance Film Festival 2020 conversation with director Ramona Diaz and musician Ruby Ibarra from the documentary A Thousand Cuts.A Thousand Cuts is an important and timely documentary about the trials and tribulations of Maria Ressa, prominent journalist and founder of Rappler, the top online news site in the Philippines. Her criticism of the government, particularly under President Duterte's rule, has led to death threats, time in prison, and in June 2020 she was found guilty of cyber libel in the Philippines.  Her tenacity and fearless journalism is one of the reasons she was named Time Magazine's person of the year in 2018.  Director Ramona Diaz discusses the importance of this documentary, and the parallels between attacks on freedom of the press in both the Philippines and the US. Bay Area lyricist Ruby Ibarra  created an original song for the doc, and shares her thoughts on the importance of activism in this moment. This is a scary time. Watch this documentary, stay informed, and support freedom of the press. Not all heroes wear capes.A Thousand Cuts will premiere tonight, Friday, January 8 on your local PBS network.Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, and thank you for wearing a mask. --Buy us a cup of coffee!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every other Thursday 9:30 - 10 am on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Productions    

Content Warning: This will contain language, beliefs, references and information that may offend listeners. Channel Zero Network shoutout to Coffee With Comrades. tracks: Run The Town - Casanova (2020) The Bigger Picture - Lil Baby (2020) MOTHER'S MILK - staHHr (prod. Crazy DJ Bazarro) (2020) A New Beginning - Dead Prez (2012) Earthseed - Octavia Butler Signing Off - Bambu (prod. Fatgums) (2020)  Interlude The Autobiography of Malcolm X As Told To Alex Haley, Narrated By Laurence Fishburne THE GET BACK (RIOT) - Kemba (prod. Comp Keyz) (2020) Dem A Fall - Tiye Phoenix (prod. DJStatic) (2020)  MaroonCast - Ep. 3 "Mutual Aid & Intentional Community No More Prisons - Faith Santilla (prod. Fatgums and Spon) (2020) ANTIFA - Lee Reed, Kay the Aquanaut & Mother Tareka (prod. I Khan) (2020) This Is America #129: Post-Election Analysis As The Trumpian State Calls On The Far Right For Support (feat. This Week In Fascism) Dittybop - Bambu (feat. Rocky G, Kiwi, & Ruby Ibarra) (prod. Mister REY) (2020) Outro MaroonCast cont... support this podcast and get bonus content by going to patreon.com/ransomnotes this podcast is a proud member of the Channel Zero Network.

November 17, 2020 All Out with Rico, Karla, & Ruby Ibarra

Ruby Ibarra is a rapper and spoken word artist from the Bay Area, CA.Ruby released her debut album, CIRCA91 at the end of 2017 and has since toured across the United States at universities, empowerment conferences, music venues, and spaces such as - the National Mall in DC, The Getty Center, and the De Young Museum.Ruby has been featured on notable publications such as NPR, Huffington Post, South China Morning Post, Buzzfeed, XXL Magazine and was featured in a Grammys/MasterCard commercial and campaign with R&B singer SZA.Ruby's music is available on all digital platforms and can be heard in several museum exhibits, films and television features. Ruby is also a KUMU ambassador with weekly shows that empowers music, life and inspiring people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whoa. We made it to episode 501! Thanks to the listeners, followers, family, and friends who made our 500th virtual episode a success!  Shout out to our special guests - Frangela, Frankie Quinones, Ruby Ibarra, Aireene Espiritu, Marina Stankov-Hodge, Laura Kirkeby, and Tony Tabora for showing out and to the incredible all women production team who brought the show together - videographer/editor Evelyn Obamos and show producer Dara Kosberg. In episode 501, we also talk a bit about the new Netflix film 40-Year-Old Version and about our favorite doc. from 2020 - Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (cause we just can't get enough.)Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, and thank you for wearing a mask.--Buy us a cup of coffee!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every other Thursday 9:30 - 10 am on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Productions  

Welcome to our 500th episode! We're thrilled to celebrate the occasion with Frances Callier and Angela V. Shelton, aka comedy duo FRANGELA. We get into the unsettling events of this year, the upcoming election, and our theories on the future of our country. We were dealing with heavy topics, but these ladies have a way of channeling our anger and anxiety into laughter, something we all can use a little more of these days. They're smart, thoughtful, unforgiving in their beliefs, and above all, best friends. For Bitch Talk, this interview was a match made in heaven. Seven years ago, we never could have imagined we'd find ourselves here, and we thank you (as always) for listening.Don't forget we're celebrating virtually tonight (10/21) at 8pm PDT with some of our favorite past guests!  We're bringing you music, dance, and a special "Friends versus Friends" game with FRANGELA to see which set of friends knows each other best. It's donation based, and a portion of the proceeds will go towards the ACLU. You won't want to miss this! GET INFO & PURCHASE TICKETS TO OUR 500th VIRTUAL PARTY HEREFor Tickets to Frangela's appearance on The Sexy Liberal Virtual Tour on Saturday Oct 24 - CLICK HEREBe well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, and thank you for wearing a mask.--Buy us a cup of coffee!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every other Thursday 9:30 - 10 am on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Productions 

We have a special episode of Usapan Retro with Fil-Am MC Ruby Ibarra! We're going to be discussing our favorite Funko Pop figures as well her favorite nerdy tings!!! About Usapan Retro: Boomer nerd podcast from the Philippines. Catch the livestream on the Kumu App Saturday's at 3pm Manila Time. Podcast out Wednesdays! Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/usapanretro/

The gang gets together for a little Friday fun to catch up after dropping our 499th episode, and to fill everyone in on what we've got planned in the coming weeks--let's just say planning our 500th event has been peak 2020. We also drop a few nuggets of info for our upcoming milestone episode event happening later in  the month,  so stay tuned for more announcements! Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, and thank you for wearing a mask.--Buy us a cup of coffee!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every other Thursday 9:30 - 10 am on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Productions 

This week, in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, we are revisiting 2019's Black August Mixtape. Celebrating Black liberation and global solidarity movements, DJ Gabriel Teodros curates this powerful mix featuring stand-out tracks from Salaam Remi & Black Thought, Shafiq Husayn, DAM, Tobe Nwigwe, Klassy & Ruby Ibarra, Georgia Anne Muldrow & Dudley Perkins, Sampa the Great, Jamila Woods and more.   1. S.O.U.L. Purpose - In Flight Movie: Dr. Goodlungs (feat. Zubz, Skyzoo & Pharoahe Monch) 2. OCnotes - Radio Nat Turner 3. DAM - Hada Yid'ie Sitna 4. Salaam Remi - Bad To The Bone (feat. Black Thought & Reek Ruffin) 5. Klassy - Power Trip (feat. Ruby Ibarra) 6. Tobe Nwigwe - Against The Grain / Shine (feat. Madeline Edwards) 7. Jamila Woods - BALDWIN (feat. Nico Segal) 8. Shafiq Husayn - My-Story of Love / Starring You 9. G&D - Where I'm From 10. Suff Daddy - Magic (feat. Ill Camille & J.Lamotta) 11. K!MMORTAL - Ice Palaces 12. Sampa the Great - Final Form Gabriel Teodros hosts a Variety Mix every Friday night/Saturday morning from 1-6am PT on KEXP.org or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Watch Georgia Anne Muldrow & Declaime (G&D) perform Live on KEXP Read about K!MMORTAL's new track, "Breathe," on KEXP's Song of the Day feature Listen to Sampa the Great's mix for KEXP's Midnight in a Perfect World series

Welcome to part 1 of our 2 part interview with  our dear friend of the show Evelyn Obamos! In this first episode, she shares her most recent adventures filming a trip to the Philippines with hip-hop rising star Ruby Ibarra, meeting the CEO of Rappler (the NPR of the Philippines) and all around badass, Maria Ressa, living in a shipping container with her family in Guam, and her adventures as a (semi) child celebrity. Thank you Evelyn for being open about both the struggles and the beauty of growing up poor, and what you learned about yourself in your most recent trip to the motherland. This interview was so good we didn't want it to end! Be on the lookout for part 2 which takes a completely different turn when her boyfriend Jeremiah joins in on the fun...Enjoy!Be well, stay safe, and thank you for staying home.Subscribe to our NEW channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!--Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Let us know how we're doing: therealbtpod@gmail.comVisit our BRAND NEW website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen in every Monday from 6:00 - 6:30 AM on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Productions   

United in Song: Ruby Ibarra, "Someday"

This week on Heavy Rotation we start with a few big announcements: 1. We are a few weeks closer to launching myxRADIO on Dashradio.com. If you haven't heard the news Heavy Rotation will be one of the anchor shows on myxRADIO. It's an online station that features R&B, Hip Hop, Pop and Dance music from established and up-and-coming artists from around the world. 2. This Monday, Heavy Rotation will be at the Clipper's game in LA for Filipino Heritage Night. R&B Pop artist Jules Aurora will be singing the National Anthem, Inigo Pascual will be holding down the halftime show, and after the game, you can catch us ball up with P-LO, Kiana V, DJ Icy Ice, DJ Eman, Manila Killa, Dante Basco and more. This episode features brand new music from Apostol from London, United Kingdom, along with the fam Russ Coson from San Jose, California, and Mistah Lefty from Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines. For your Heavy Rotation World Premiere, hear new music by 2 of the baddest women in the game right now, Nadine Lustre and Ruby Ibarra.

This week on Heavy Rotation, hear new music from one of the baddest MCs on the planet, Ruby Ibarra from San Lorenzo, California, Angelo from Manila Philippines, and Jehzan Exclusive from Honolulu, Hawaii. Hip Hop duo Flipgang from New Zealand debuts as this week's Heavy Rotation World Premiere.

Last week, Heavy Rotation was in Sacramento, California for Filipino Roots Night at the Kings vs. Wizards game. Shouts to Roslynn, myxRADIO, myxTV, Kollective Hustle and ABS-CBN for making it all happen. Filipino artists Ruby Ibarra, One Voice, MBNel, Swagpitt, and P-Lo performed throughout the game, and on this episode , you'll hear the songs performed at the event. Also on the show you'll hear new music from SACBxY from Sacramento, our bro Hydroponikz from New York City, New York, and a beautiful song by Annie Lux from Manila, Philippines. Plus, we'll bring you another Heavy Rotation World Premiere by Ru AREYOU from Los Angeles, California.

Welcome to Heavy Rotation's Top Ten Countdown for October 2019. We're counting down the bangers of the month based on your votes and requests through our website heavyrotationshow.com and phones 502-501-HVRN. Last month Ruby Ibarra took the number one spot, and today we have a new number 1, but who is it? Listen to the show to find out. Plus, your Heavy Rotation World Premiere is by Junior vs. DJ Pleez from the Bay to LA.

Talking the talk with an old college, homie! Here his endeavors through college, and his successes with Super Soul Bros and performing regularly with Ruby Ibarra. Find Monz... Twitter @Monz97 IG @ Monzzzzz

We're back! After a long break, we are rebooted and have brought some comrades along for the ride. Alekx, Eilex, and Savanah join the group, and for this episode we each discuss what it is like to be a non-man in a leftist space. Strap in, it's a spicy one. Intro and outro music is "Dance (The Movement)" by Ruby Ibarra and Bambu

Ruby Ibarra. Ruby Ibarra. Ruby Ibarra. We're making sure you know her name in case you didn't know. Bitch Talk first met Ruby (a Filipina Hip-Hop artist and DNA scientist) at San Francisco's CAAMFest a couple of years ago when we hosted the Q&A for her documentary "Nothing on Us" . We haven't forgotten her name or the impression she made on us since then.It took a couple of years and the Sundance Film Festival to make it happen but we were able to catch up with Ruby and finally get the interview we've been waiting for. Please enjoy our second interview segment from the Sundance Film Festival and follow Ruby. She's the future of Hip-Hop. Let us know how we're doing: therealbtpod@gmail.comVisit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen in every Monday from 6:00 - 6:30 AM on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Productions    

Patreon drove the ship towards an album review of Circa91 by Ruby Ibarra. This is The "Classic" Quest Podcast episode 96, where we break down albums track by track and see why people love them. Holden Stephan Roy (HSR) and Your Lady Friend Bonnie are here with our ideas and look forward to yours in the comments below. 04:35 General chit chat about Ruby Ibarra09:10 Brown Out18:34 Here24:35 Someday33:58 The Other Side, Welcome (Ft. Ann One)42:50 Roll Call (Interlude)49:20 Taking Names (Ft. Nump Trump, Bambu)58:08 Playbill$01:02:38 Curtain Call01:06:34 Voices I (Interlude)01:09:19 Skies01:15:36 Background (Ft. Ann One)01:21:30 Broken Mirrors01:28:51 Descent (Interlude)01:33:44 Us (Ft. Rocky Rivera, Klassy, Faith Santilla)01:39:23 The Realness01:42:49 Voices II (Interlude)01:46:27 7000 MilesBonus Track: Yah - Circa91 album review grade reveal Check out Ruby Ibarra - Circa91 on Spotify and do your own review:https://open.spotify.com/album/5L6ETkYF4PeD1pSrAGKuNf?si=kntKeecZSn-0ac2WcRq1Pw Join the request pool on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BehindThatSuit Check out HSR's music:https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ZtYJhikrhYuf0xhL4wqTn?si=JVEtxjpXTsiMBjR_Lg0Fjghttps://hsr514.bandcamp.com/ Join the Behind That Suit Discord Server:https://discord.gg/nzn6xqu Comment below and feel free to keep in touch: FB: https://www.facebook.com/behindthatsuit/@BehindThatSuit HSR:FB: https://www.facebook.com/HSR514/Twitter/IG: @HSR514Musical Endeavours:https://youtube.com/hsrisnothiphophttps://youtube.com/hsr514 Your Lady Friend Bonnie:Twitter: @ylfbonnie #BehindThatSuitReviews #RubyIbarra #Circa91 

First generation Filipino/white woman, Marriage and Family Therapist in Washington State, and enneagram nerd Marjory Ware immigrated to America at 16 years old. Marjory shares the complexities of assimilating as a mestiza, how she finds validation in her practice as a therapist, and encourages our listeners to find "your people" - the ones that will accept you for who you are.  Connect with Marjory Ware on Instagram @mkwcounseling or listen to her new podcast Therapeutic Bullshit at https://www.therapeuticbullshit.com/podcast  (https://www.therapeuticbullshit.com/podcast ) It's Filipino American History Month and this month's theme is... Pinay Visionaries: Celebrating Filipina American Women! Learn more at http://fanhs-national.org/filam/about/ Give a shout out to the Pinay Visionary in your life! Reach out to us with any of the options below!  In celebration of Filipino American History Month, we feature Ruby Ibarra as this episode's Pinay Visionary! Learn more about Ruby at https://www.rubyibarra.com/ or follow her on Instagram @rubyibarra. Special thanks to @annadidathing from Instagram for the recommendation!  -- Receive the latest stories and life lessons from our community by subscribing to our newsletter: http://bit.ly/tfawproject-newsletter%C2%A0 (http://bit.ly/tfawproject-newsletter ) This show wouldn't be possible without our sponsors. Learn more about our active sponsors at https://linktr.ee/tfawproject.sponsors (https://linktr.ee/tfawproject.sponsors) Co-hosted by Jen Amos & Nani Dominguez. Connect with them on Instagram @thejenamos @notesbynani Engage with us on Instagram @thefilipinoamericanwoman

"Poetry gave me back a way to find my culture, my history,” says Jason Bayani while discussion his new book Locus (Omnidawn Publishing 2019), which blends memoir and poetry into a stunning exploration of fragmented identities and the Pilipinx-American experience. Drawing inspiration from hip-hop and delving into the knotted complexity of family history and relationships, Bayani is able to recover a migrant identity and experience that is often silenced and shape a confident declaration of selfhood in American culture. In my grandfather’s last days He wandered the rice fields alone. What was left of his mind bringing him back to what he spent his entire life building. We are the land—lupa ay buhay, land is living. When my father talks of his poverty, he presents a bowl of rice and says, ‘Your Inang would put one piece of fish on the table, and we would press our fingers against it for flavor.’ Mimicking his hand scooping rice out of the bowl. — fragment from “The Low Lands” Bayani’s recommended poets and artists from the podcast: Microchips for Millions by Janice Sapigao, This is for the Mostless by Jason Magabo Perez, Souvenir by Aimee Suzara, Circa 91 by Ruby Ibarra, Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay,  Insurrecto by Gina Apostol, and Anak Ko by Jay Som. Jason Bayani is an MFA graduate from Saint Mary's College, a Kundiman fellow, and works as the artistic director for the Kearny Street Workshop, the oldest multi-disciplinary Asian Pacific American arts organization in the country. His publishing credits include World Literature Today, Muzzle Magazine, and Lantern Review, among others. Jason performs regularly around the country and debuted his solo theater show "Locus of Control" in 2016 with theatrical runs in San Francisco, New York, and Austin. You can join New Books in Poetry in a discussion of this episode on Shuffle by joining here. Andrea Blythe bides her time waiting for the apocalypse by writing speculative poetry and fiction. She is the author of Your Molten Heart / A Seed to Hatch (2018) a collection of erasure poems created from the pages of Trader Joe’s Fearless Flyers, and coauthor of Every Girl Becomes the Wolf (Finishing Line Press, 2018), a collaborative chapbook written with Laura Madeline Wiseman. She is a cohost of the New Books in Poetry podcast and is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association and the Horror Writers Association. Learn more at:www.andreablythe.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Poetry gave me back a way to find my culture, my history,” says Jason Bayani while discussion his new book Locus (Omnidawn Publishing 2019), which blends memoir and poetry into a stunning exploration of fragmented identities and the Pilipinx-American experience. Drawing inspiration from hip-hop and delving into the knotted complexity of family history and relationships, Bayani is able to recover a migrant identity and experience that is often silenced and shape a confident declaration of selfhood in American culture. In my grandfather’s last days He wandered the rice fields alone. What was left of his mind bringing him back to what he spent his entire life building. We are the land—lupa ay buhay, land is living. When my father talks of his poverty, he presents a bowl of rice and says, ‘Your Inang would put one piece of fish on the table, and we would press our fingers against it for flavor.’ Mimicking his hand scooping rice out of the bowl. — fragment from “The Low Lands” Bayani’s recommended poets and artists from the podcast: Microchips for Millions by Janice Sapigao, This is for the Mostless by Jason Magabo Perez, Souvenir by Aimee Suzara, Circa 91 by Ruby Ibarra, Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay,  Insurrecto by Gina Apostol, and Anak Ko by Jay Som. Jason Bayani is an MFA graduate from Saint Mary's College, a Kundiman fellow, and works as the artistic director for the Kearny Street Workshop, the oldest multi-disciplinary Asian Pacific American arts organization in the country. His publishing credits include World Literature Today, Muzzle Magazine, and Lantern Review, among others. Jason performs regularly around the country and debuted his solo theater show "Locus of Control" in 2016 with theatrical runs in San Francisco, New York, and Austin. You can join New Books in Poetry in a discussion of this episode on Shuffle by joining here. Andrea Blythe bides her time waiting for the apocalypse by writing speculative poetry and fiction. She is the author of Your Molten Heart / A Seed to Hatch (2018) a collection of erasure poems created from the pages of Trader Joe’s Fearless Flyers, and coauthor of Every Girl Becomes the Wolf (Finishing Line Press, 2018), a collaborative chapbook written with Laura Madeline Wiseman. She is a cohost of the New Books in Poetry podcast and is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association and the Horror Writers Association. Learn more at:www.andreablythe.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Poetry gave me back a way to find my culture, my history,” says Jason Bayani while discussion his new book Locus (Omnidawn Publishing 2019), which blends memoir and poetry into a stunning exploration of fragmented identities and the Pilipinx-American experience. Drawing inspiration from hip-hop and delving into the knotted complexity of family history and relationships, Bayani is able to recover a migrant identity and experience that is often silenced and shape a confident declaration of selfhood in American culture. In my grandfather’s last days He wandered the rice fields alone. What was left of his mind bringing him back to what he spent his entire life building. We are the land—lupa ay buhay, land is living. When my father talks of his poverty, he presents a bowl of rice and says, ‘Your Inang would put one piece of fish on the table, and we would press our fingers against it for flavor.’ Mimicking his hand scooping rice out of the bowl. — fragment from “The Low Lands” Bayani’s recommended poets and artists from the podcast: Microchips for Millions by Janice Sapigao, This is for the Mostless by Jason Magabo Perez, Souvenir by Aimee Suzara, Circa 91 by Ruby Ibarra, Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay,  Insurrecto by Gina Apostol, and Anak Ko by Jay Som. Jason Bayani is an MFA graduate from Saint Mary's College, a Kundiman fellow, and works as the artistic director for the Kearny Street Workshop, the oldest multi-disciplinary Asian Pacific American arts organization in the country. His publishing credits include World Literature Today, Muzzle Magazine, and Lantern Review, among others. Jason performs regularly around the country and debuted his solo theater show "Locus of Control" in 2016 with theatrical runs in San Francisco, New York, and Austin. You can join New Books in Poetry in a discussion of this episode on Shuffle by joining here. Andrea Blythe bides her time waiting for the apocalypse by writing speculative poetry and fiction. She is the author of Your Molten Heart / A Seed to Hatch (2018) a collection of erasure poems created from the pages of Trader Joe’s Fearless Flyers, and coauthor of Every Girl Becomes the Wolf (Finishing Line Press, 2018), a collaborative chapbook written with Laura Madeline Wiseman. She is a cohost of the New Books in Poetry podcast and is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association and the Horror Writers Association. Learn more at:www.andreablythe.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Poetry gave me back a way to find my culture, my history,” says Jason Bayani while discussion his new book Locus (Omnidawn Publishing 2019), which blends memoir and poetry into a stunning exploration of fragmented identities and the Pilipinx-American experience. Drawing inspiration from hip-hop and delving into the knotted complexity of family history and relationships, Bayani is able to recover a migrant identity and experience that is often silenced and shape a confident declaration of selfhood in American culture. In my grandfather’s last days He wandered the rice fields alone. What was left of his mind bringing him back to what he spent his entire life building. We are the land—lupa ay buhay, land is living. When my father talks of his poverty, he presents a bowl of rice and says, ‘Your Inang would put one piece of fish on the table, and we would press our fingers against it for flavor.’ Mimicking his hand scooping rice out of the bowl. — fragment from “The Low Lands” Bayani’s recommended poets and artists from the podcast: Microchips for Millions by Janice Sapigao, This is for the Mostless by Jason Magabo Perez, Souvenir by Aimee Suzara, Circa 91 by Ruby Ibarra, Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay,  Insurrecto by Gina Apostol, and Anak Ko by Jay Som. Jason Bayani is an MFA graduate from Saint Mary's College, a Kundiman fellow, and works as the artistic director for the Kearny Street Workshop, the oldest multi-disciplinary Asian Pacific American arts organization in the country. His publishing credits include World Literature Today, Muzzle Magazine, and Lantern Review, among others. Jason performs regularly around the country and debuted his solo theater show "Locus of Control" in 2016 with theatrical runs in San Francisco, New York, and Austin. You can join New Books in Poetry in a discussion of this episode on Shuffle by joining here. Andrea Blythe bides her time waiting for the apocalypse by writing speculative poetry and fiction. She is the author of Your Molten Heart / A Seed to Hatch (2018) a collection of erasure poems created from the pages of Trader Joe’s Fearless Flyers, and coauthor of Every Girl Becomes the Wolf (Finishing Line Press, 2018), a collaborative chapbook written with Laura Madeline Wiseman. She is a cohost of the New Books in Poetry podcast and is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association and the Horror Writers Association. Learn more at:www.andreablythe.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Celebrating Black liberation and global solidarity movements, DJ Gabriel Teodros curates this powerful mix featuring stand-out tracks from Salaam Remi & Black Thought, Shafiq Husayn, DAM, Tobe Nwigwe, Klassy & Ruby Ibarra, Georgia Anne Muldrow & Dudley Perkins, Sampa the Great, Jamila Woods and more.   1. S.O.U.L. Purpose - In Flight Movie: Dr. Goodlungs (feat. Zubz, Skyzoo & Pharoahe Monch) 2. OCnotes - Radio Nat Turner 3. DAM - Hada Yid'ie Sitna 4. Salaam Remi - Bad To The Bone (feat. Black Thought & Reek Ruffin) 5. Klassy - Power Trip (feat. Ruby Ibarra) 6. Tobe Nwigwe - Against The Grain / Shine (feat. Madeline Edwards) 7. Jamila Woods - BALDWIN (feat. Nico Segal) 8. Shafiq Husayn - My-Story of Love / Starring You 9. G&D - Where I'm From 10. Suff Daddy - Magic (feat. Ill Camille & J.Lamotta) 11. K!MMORTAL - Ice Palaces 12. Sampa the Great - Final Form

Lil Crazed - First Aid ft Tommy C Lumino  - Hunnih Klassy ft Ruby Ibarra - Power Trip Hua Li - Mastery Kimmortal - Questions Kero One - 24 Hours (feat. Julia Wu) Andrew Huang - Living Shanghai Restoration Project -  Divided We Stand Osean - So-Good-Being-No-Good Lex the Lexicon Artist - Consider My Feelings This playlist is slammin' as usual...some classic Asian-sounds, with lyricism, nerdcore, summer vibes, and all dat! You know what I'm sayin'?

It wasn’t easy for Elton John to get producers to keep all the scenes in his new fantasy-biopic, “Rocketman.” He was determined that the Paramount film not gloss over his sexuality or past drug use. Despite his efforts, Russia’s version appears to be missing about five minutes-worth of footage. . Also, we meet the American singer who teaches Italian kids how to sing like Beyoncé; plus the story of how Lucia Lucas became the first transgender person to sing a lead part in a standard operatic work in the US; why Lincoln, Nebraska is a great place to hear traditional Yazidi music; and Filipina-American musician Ruby Ibarra tells her family story with rap. (Elton John (R) and David Furnish attend the "Rocketman" UK Premiere at Odeon Leicester Square in London, United Kingdom. Credit: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

Full show: http://kNOwBETTERHIPHOP.com Artists Played: Leisure Chief, conshus, Crescendo, Knaladeus, Dessa, Mark Ski, J57, Blame One, Ra Ra Riot, Ruby Ibarra, Santana, Sampa The Great, Sean Shakespeare, E-Turn, Steel Pulse, Anderson .Paak, Sonyae Elise, MEMBA, EVAN GIIA, Amerigo Gazaway, Okito, Marques Martin, Matt Martians, KINETIK, Mr. DJ, OutKast, Goodie MOb, IMAKEMADBEATS

Megan Lee - Open Arms (feat. Timothy Delaghetto)Kimmortal - PeaceShubzilla and Bill Beats - I Told You SoMona aka Sadgirl -  Fiction (feat. Tsugumi from Soulhead)Hopie - Sunshine ft. Viveca HawkinsRuby Ibarra - Curtain CallJhene Aiko -  Lyin KingPeggy Hogan -  Sure EnoughFranki Love - Notes (Zephure Remix)Conchita Campos - ChangesAlfa -  Bean Song (My Solace)

Mykho Magalong is a Filipino American drummer, musician, designer, and owner of the streetwear brand SFxDC. Born and raised in Quezon City, Philippines, he immigrated to the United States when he was around 14 years old. Entering Balboa High School, he was exposed to the hyphy movement in the Bay Area and eventually joined local music groups—Boondock Squad and Doble Bara. In the last few years, he launched his clothing brand SFxDC after making some clothes for friends, the Sorry Ser Crew. He's continually working on his brand, releasing new designs, and expanding his creative outlets—a community magazine is now in the works. Additionally, he continues to play the drums for a variety of music groups—most recently with Ruby Ibarra and the Balikbayans. In this episode, he plays some live drums, talks about his relationship to music, and his vision for SFxDC. Additionally, he shares reflections about working as a caregiver and the thoughts that experience has brought about, especially in terms of caring for family and his elders.

MOOSE is a multifaceted man from Las Vegas, NV. As an artist, he has released 3 albums and several EPs to date, with YOUNIVERSE as the latest release. As a songwriter and music producer, his credits range from international acts such as Ruby Ibarra, J.R. Aquino, Rocky Rivera, and Jeff Bernat to budding Sin City talents such as Zelly Vibes, POWMINDSET, Luna, and Trade Voorhees to name a few. As a DJ, he's a sought-after staple at many events in town, holding several residencies and serving as music director for countless events. He is also the host of the Courtside Nosebleeds podcast. Visit MOOSE online at: https://www.instagram.com/moosethecoolest/ http://smarturl.it/mooseyouniverse https://www.instagram.com/courtsidenosebleeds/

MOOSE is a multifaceted man from Las Vegas, NV. As an artist, he has released 3 albums and several EPs to date, with YOUNIVERSE as the latest release. As a songwriter and music producer, his credits range from international acts such as Ruby Ibarra, J.R. Aquino, Rocky Rivera, and Jeff Bernat to budding Sin City talents such as Zelly Vibes, POWMINDSET, Luna, and Trade Voorhees to name a few. As a DJ, he's a sought-after staple at many events in town, holding several residencies and serving as music director for countless events. He is also the host of the Courtside Nosebleeds podcast. Visit MOOSE online at: https://www.instagram.com/moosethecoolest/ http://smarturl.it/mooseyouniverse https://www.instagram.com/courtsidenosebleeds/

Stories about art, commerce and being unapologetically Filipino American. Featuring Ruby Ibarra, Genever bar in Los Angeles’ Historic Filipinotown, and H.P. Mendoza’s film "Bitter Melon." With a quick field trip to The Oinkster. Credits. Long Distance is written, mixed, hosted, and produced by Paola Mardo. Co-producer is Patrick Epino. Cover art by Celina Calma. Title design by Paola Mardo. Theme Song is "Comin' Along" by C. Light and the Prisms. Music in this episode is by Dee Yan Key, Dinah Dominguez, Francis Magalona, H.P. Mendoza, Lee Rosevere, Rosie Plaza, and Ruby Ibarra. Help us build the future of Long Distance and join the Long Distance Radio Club on Patreon. Learn more about Long Distance at longdistanceradio.com.

Stories about art, commerce and being unapologetically Filipino American. Featuring Ruby Ibarra, Genever bar in Los Angeles’ Historic Filipinotown, and H.P. Mendoza’s film "Bitter Melon." With a quick field trip to The Oinkster.Learn more at LongDistanceRadio.com.Support our work.CREDITS:Long Distance is written, mixed, hosted, and produced by Paola Mardo. Co-producer is Patrick Epino. Cover art by Celina Calma. Title design by Paola Mardo.Music in this episode is by Dee Yan Key, Dinah Dominguez, Francis Magalona, H.P. Mendoza, Lee Rosevere, Rosie Plaza, and Ruby Ibarra. Theme Song is "Comin' Along" by C. Light and the Prisms.

Redneck Revolt was founded in 2016 as an anti-racist, anti-fascist community defense formation.  Mathias and Pooja from Redneck Revolt / John Brown Gun Club join Breht and Dr. Bones (from The Conjure House, Gods and Radicals, and The Guillotine) to discuss counter-recruitment, leftist gun culture, building feminism into the fabric of an organization, arming and training marginalized people, and much more!  Find, learn more about, and support Redneck Revolt here: https://www.redneckrevolt.org In-Show Music includes: "Us" by Ruby Ibarra featuring: Rocky Rivera, Klassy, and Faith Santilla https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUfNeCozJBw "Save the Day" by Atmosphere Find and support them here: https://rhymesayers.com/artists/atmosphere Outro Song: "On Ballots and Barricades" by Ramshackle Glory. Find and support them here: https://ramshackleglory.bandcamp.com

Redneck Revolt was founded in 2016 as an anti-racist, anti-fascist community defense formation.  Mathias and Pooja from Redneck Revolt / John Brown Gun Club join Breht and Dr. Bones (from The Conjure House, Gods and Radicals, and The Guillotine) to discuss counter-recruitment, leftist gun culture, building feminism into the fabric of an organization, arming and training marginalized people, and much more!  Find, learn more about, and support Redneck Revolt here: https://www.redneckrevolt.org In-Show Music includes: "Us" by Ruby Ibarra featuring: Rocky Rivera, Klassy, and Faith Santilla https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUfNeCozJBw "Save the Day" by Atmosphere Find and support them here: https://rhymesayers.com/artists/atmosphere Outro Song: "On Ballots and Barricades" by Ramshackle Glory. Find and support them here: https://ramshackleglory.bandcamp.com ------------- NEW LOGO from BARB, a communist graphic design collective! You can find them on twitter or insta @Barbaradical. Please reach out to them if you are in need of any graphic design work for your leftist projects!  Intro music by Captain Planet. You can find and support his wonderful music here:  https://djcaptainplanet.bandcamp.com Make a one time donation to our PayPal at: PayPal.me/RevLeft Please Rate and Review our show on iTunes or whatever podcast app you use. This dramatically helps increase our reach. Support the Show and get access to bonus content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center. Join the SRA here: https://www.socialistra.org/ Our official spin-off podcasts are Black Banner Magic and Hammer & Camera. Find them on twitter, Patreon, Libsyn, and anywhere else where quality podcasts are hosted!  

Its been a while but we are back and better then ever! This time i'm joined by my homie Twizzie Ramos. Twizzie has been killing it all over western Canada and recently set fire to the east coast as well. This man is climbing fast. If you need proof, check out his most recent release "Flowtaku" Vol. 1-2. Masterful lyrics, old school vibes mixed with summer banger's, 100% unique style. This is just the beginning. Watch out Canada, your hip-hop scene is about to be terraformed. Huge Thank You to Twizzie! @twizzie_ramos Podcast Recommendation: Verbal Violence "comedy roast battle show hosted by Brian Moses and Coach T" Shout out: Zhe the Free @zhethefree Rubix @rubixhiphop Ruby Ibarra @rubyibarra

Members of the Indigenous Anarchist Federation (Federación Anarquista Indígena) join Breht to discuss Settler Colonialism and Decolonization. Follow and support the IAF on twitter @IAF__FAI   Music in the show, in order of appearance:  La Migra by War of Icaza: https://waroficaza.bandcamp.com Black Snakes by Prolific the Rapper: https://prolifictherapper.com An Act of Liberation by Klee Benally: http://kleebenally.com Punch a Nazi by War of Icaza: https://waroficaza.bandcamp.com Indigenous Lyricist by dio ganhdih: https://soundcloud.com/dio Dance by Ruby Ibarra ft. Bambu: https://www.rubyibarra.com Please check out and support all of these amazing artists!   For the show notes:  Books: Surviving Canada – Kiera Ladner & Myra Tait Seven Fallen Feathers – Tanya Talaga  1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus – Charles C Mann Indigenous Writes - Chelsea Vowel The Inconvenient Indian Thomas King An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States -  Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America - Andrés Reséndez  Colonial Genocide in Indigenous North America - Andrew Woolford, Jeff Benvenuto, Alexander Laban Hinton, Theodore Fontaine Compañeras: Zapatista Women's Stories - Hilary Klein Our Word is Our Weapon: Selected Writings - Subcomandante Marcos   Indigenous Anarchist Federation on Twitter @IAF__FAI   Other Indigenous Anarchists:  @cricketcrocker @The_Green_City @BadSalishGirl @e_insurgent @eelk @zig_zag48 (warriorpublications.wordpress.com) @media_action (www.indigenousaction.org) ----------- NEW LOGO from BARB, a communist graphic design collective! You can find them on twitter or insta @Barbaradical. Please reach out to them if you are in need of any graphic design work for your leftist projects!  Intro music by Captain Planet. You can find and support his wonderful music here:  https://djcaptainplanet.bandcamp.com Please Rate and Review our show on iTunes or whatever podcast app you use. This dramatically helps increase our reach. Support the Show and get access to bonus content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center. Join the SRA here: https://www.socialistra.org/

Erin and Ange sit down with hip-hop journalist, Joy Ng and discuss why representation matters, navigating cultural appropriation, b-boys, Lauryn Hill, Filipina rising star, Ruby Ibarra, and the golden era of female emcees.  In the end, she schools us old ladies on new hip-hop and R&B artists to follow. Thanks for the heads up, Joy! Check out her website for more thoughtful content on Asian Americans in the hip-hop community. Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter...  

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. On Apex Express, PowerLeeGirls Hosts, Jalena Keane-Lee and Miko Lee talk with Artists featured in the 17th annual APAture festival. The theme is HOME. We   interview filmmaker Evelyn Obamos, Hip Hop artist Ruby Ibarra, showcase performing artists: Jyun Jyun and MissTANGQ, and Animator, Grace Villaroman. The post APEX Express – October 11, 2018 API Artists & Home appeared first on KPFA.

On Apex Express, PowerLeeGirls, Jalena Keane-Lee and Miko Lee talk with Artists featured in the 17th annual APAture festival including filmmaker Evelyn Obamos, Hip Hop artist Ruby Ibarra, showcase performing artists: Jyun Jyun and MissTANGQ, and Animator, Grace Villaroman. All … Continue reading →

We interview RUBY IBARRA, the undeniable rapper, spoken word artist, music producer, director, & scientist! We discuss the challenges of balancing full-time work and music, her journey in between the Lost in Translation mixtape to the current album CIRCA91, the inspiration behind the song "Here", and the must hear story of how she ended up on three huge billboards in New York on a campaign w/ SZA! PLUS #RubyIbarra gives an exclusive in-studio performance of "Here"!​​Also, on this week’s show, we feature new music from #JAGMAC & #AnikKhan ​​+ tracks from #GYamazawa ft #Miyachi #PabloBlasta#JheneAiko #Anuhea #VidyaVox #Hyolyn#GRAY #HERmusic #RockyRivera #IrieEyez#HopieSpitshard #MilaJ & #IV ​​.

Pulling from all the best greens in his garden, DJ Gabriel Teodros is bringing you a mix that's good for what ails you from Be Steadwell, Zaki Ibrahim, Calina Lawrence, and Sa-Roc. This episode is dedicated to the loving memory of Nia Wilson. 1. Be Steadwell - Greens2. Akua Naru - (Love) Right Now3. Astu - Roots4. Calina Lawrence - Songbird5. Meklit - Supernova (Xenia Rubinos Remix)6. Ruby Ibarra feat. Ann One - 7000 Miles7. Rebel Diaz feat. Ana Tijoux - Y Va Caer8. Tunde Olaniran - Symbol9. Zaki Ibrahim - Dangerous10. Lorine Chia - Destiny's Child11. Sa-Roc - Forever12. Coco Peila feat. D.yanna - Perfect Love13. Otieno Terry & Francesca Simone - Self Love (Live Blue Jay Session)14. Vitamin D feat. THC & Carlos Overall - Don't Cry

Jenna, Tabitha, and Jake talk about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Discussions includes a history of the International Hotel in San Francisco, feature on Grace Lee Boggs, Geena Rocero, and a brief overview of what the month is all about. Music/Spoken Word "Hate" by Ruby Ibarra "We are the children" by Yellow Pearl "Wire Ties" - @chopsmusic

Join in as Erin and Captain Party moderate the "Nothing on US: Pinays Rising" Q&A with director/MC Ruby Ibarra, co-director Evelyn Obamos, spoken-word artist Faith Santillo, and creative director Dale Keano. It was a powerful conversation about being immigrant women, the power of mothers, and what it means to be Pinay. Whether you are brown, tan, black, white, or anything in between, our Q&A will open your eyes to this movement and why Ruby Ibarra is leading it.    Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter...    

It's face mask time! In this episode of Mask for Mask, J.R. and Sonny celebrate International Working Women's Day with shoutouts to important women in their lives, get frustrated by Rupaul's comments on Trans Drag Queens, and try to care about the Oscars. ***Optional drinking game: take a shot/sip every time J.R. says: LET'S BE REAL*** (Intro song: "US" by Ruby Ibarra)

Full show: http://kNOwBETTERHIPHOP.com Artists Played: E-Turn, Dilla, conshus, Sincere Vega, Nicole Atkins, Mega Ran, Knxwledge, Bingx, Dessa, Big K.R.I.T., LOrange, Del The Funky Homosapien, Emancipator, Table For Three, CunninLynguists, Open Mike Eagle, Ruby Ibarra, Nump Trump, Bambu, Project Pablo, MyGrane McNastee, iLLism, Kasbo, Nea, Young RJ, Guilty Simpson, Drey Skonie, Adrian Younge, OutKast, GOODie MOb, IMAKEMADBEATS

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Tonight DJ Baagi joins us to spin music of resistance and solidarity from the Asian Diaspora worldwide, with a slight focus on South Asian musicians. We have sounds of the Asian underground and anti-racist solidarity between Asian and Afro Caribbeans in the U.K., our friend Kiwi Illafonte with Native Guns, radical immigrant stories from Ruby Ibarra, music from the African diaspora in the Sri Lanka… and more. Community Calendar If you hadn't heard, San Francisco has made city college FREE to residents. On Friday, April 21 from 9 to noon, CCSF hosts an open house where you can learn how to apply for admissions.  And on Sunday, from 11 to 5, Angela Angel hosts an eight-week folk and herbal remedy series at Ancestral Apothocary.  Classes include working on our physical and energetic body systems with: Philippine Herbal Medicine, Medicinal Foods and Healthy Traditional Cooking, Ancestral Healing, and Massage and Chiropractic Care. We all know and love Bay Area Solidarity Summer, a a political action camp for budding South Asian activists. On Saturday, April 29 at El Rio, there's a fundraiser for BASS featuring Doctors and Engineers, a Los Angeles based South Asian garage punk band; Kohinoorgasm, an experimental pop music project; Faluda Islam, an artist of mixed Pakistani and Lebanese descent who uses drag to speak through issues of religion, sexuality and identity.   The post APEX Express – DJ Baagi and Music of Resistance appeared first on KPFA.

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