If you can’t make it out to Los Angeles for the BANANA 2 conference, you can watch it online. The conference is slated to go live from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. today. A most wanted list of Asian Pacific Islander American bloggers from across the country will participate on the back lot of CBS Studios in Studio City, CA. Here’s the schedule (in PST):

8:45am Welcoming Remarks
9:00am Building Online Communities
10:00am Bananas, Twinkies, Coconuts & a lot more: The rainbow of the AAPI blogosphere
11:30am Breakout Sessions
1st session: Blogging 101
2nd session: Blogger Showcase
1:00pm Awards Luncheon
2:00pm Uncovering the Activist in You/Social Media for Social Change
3:00pm Fixated: Covering Niche Communities (Topic-specific Blogging)
4:15pm Blogging and Pop Culture
5:15pm Communications Connections: Building Bridges Between Bloggers, Corporations and
Agencies
6:00pm Official Reception/Party on the CBS lot “New York Street” set of CSI:NY*

BANANA 2 Live

Recently, some of the people behind channelAPA.com were interviewed by journalist Nicki Sun. She sat down with Kevin Hsieh and Steve Nguyen to talk about our movement, how the site started, how we connected, and future plans for ChannelAPA. It’s a rare chance to see the people behind the scenes. Shout out to Nicki Sun for doing the interview.

If you’re in the Los Angeles are this weekend, join channelAPA.com and Nicki Sun at the BANANA 2 Conference.

channelAPA.com interviewed by Nicki Sun