Chino Y Chicano

Eugene Tagawa
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The Chino Y Chicano podcast began on December 22, 2022 with co-hosts Matt Chan (The Chino) and Enrique Cerna (The Chicano). Chan and Cerna spent their careers making television. Chan was the creator of the cable television series Hoarders. Cerna was a Seattle broadcast journalist who somehow was never fired during his 43 year career. Their podcast mission was to dish on the good, bad and ugly that  people of color face in America. They took up the complexities of race, and sought out people far more interesting than they could ever be.  On March 30, 2024, Matt Chan passed away after battling kidney cancer. Enrique Cerna made a commitment to continue the podcast in his honor.  The Chino Y Chicano podcast partners with Converge Media to present UNFILTERED, a no holds barred conversation featuring Cerna, former Seattle City Council member Deborah Juarez and Converge Media founder Omari Salisbury. Take a listen to all the episodes presented. The content might piss you off, but you might also learn something. 

  1. May 12

    Ep 165 Never Again Is Now: Art, Memory, and Controversy at Bellevue College with Artist Erin Shigaki.

    Send us Fan Mail Seattle artist Erin Shigaki joins Chino y Chicano to discuss her mural Never Again Is Now, created for Bellevue College in 2020. The artwork depicts two Japanese American children in World War II incarceration camps and originally included an informational panel about businessman Miller Freeman and his role in promoting anti-Japanese sentiment in the Pacific Northwest. After the mural’s unveiling, Bellevue College removed the reference to Freeman, triggering public backlash and ultimately contributing to the resignations of then-president Jerry Weber and vice president Gayle Colston Barge. Now, as the mural is set for rededication six years later, controversy has resurfaced following a racist voicemail and renewed questions about why the college was slow to publicly address it. In this episode, Shigaki reflects on art, historical memory, institutional accountability, and why these conversations remain urgent today. Read: https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/07/22/masked-men-are-detaining-people-when-will-washingtons-leaders-protect-us Read: https://nieman.harvard.edu/mark-trahant-wins-the-2025-i-f-stone-medal-for-journalistic-independence/ Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-go Read:https://www.amazon.com/Harbingers-January-Charlottesville-American-Democracy/dp/1586424017 Read: https://www.mapresearch.org/2024-dei-report "Dismantling DEI: A Coordinated Attack on American Values" https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/01/07/these-companies-have-rolled-back-dei-policies-mcdonalds-is-latest-to-abandon-diversity-standards/ https://www.chronicle.com/package/the-assault-on-dei  Chronicle of Higher Education https://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate_trial_courts/supreme/bios/?fa=scbios.display_file&fileID=gonzalez Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/chinatown-international-district-activist-matt-chan-dead-at-71/ Hear Rick Shenkman on the BBC Radio Program Sideways: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001xdg0 Read: https://www.thedailybeast.com/i-stuck-with-nixon-heres-why-science-said-i-did-it Read: https://www.washcog.org/in-the-news/your-right-to-know Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-legislatures-sunshine-committee-has-fallen-into-darkness/ Read: https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2024/feb/2...

    29 min

  2. May 5

    Ep 164 Cinco de Mayo with Mexican Primo Manolo: History, Culture, and Real Talk

    Send us Fan Mail Chino Y Chicano host Enrique is joined by his cousin Manuel “Manolo” Serna, from Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico for a candid conversation about Cinco de Mayo. From the true history behind the holiday to how it’s celebrated on both sides of the border, Manolo brings insight and lived perspective. They also get into some real talk on politics, including how many Mexicans view U.S. involvement in Mexican politics, crackdowns on cartels, immigration and thoughts on Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.  Read: https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/07/22/masked-men-are-detaining-people-when-will-washingtons-leaders-protect-us Read: https://nieman.harvard.edu/mark-trahant-wins-the-2025-i-f-stone-medal-for-journalistic-independence/ Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-go Read:https://www.amazon.com/Harbingers-January-Charlottesville-American-Democracy/dp/1586424017 Read: https://www.mapresearch.org/2024-dei-report "Dismantling DEI: A Coordinated Attack on American Values" https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/01/07/these-companies-have-rolled-back-dei-policies-mcdonalds-is-latest-to-abandon-diversity-standards/ https://www.chronicle.com/package/the-assault-on-dei  Chronicle of Higher Education https://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate_trial_courts/supreme/bios/?fa=scbios.display_file&fileID=gonzalez Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/chinatown-international-district-activist-matt-chan-dead-at-71/ Hear Rick Shenkman on the BBC Radio Program Sideways: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001xdg0 Read: https://www.thedailybeast.com/i-stuck-with-nixon-heres-why-science-said-i-did-it Read: https://www.washcog.org/in-the-news/your-right-to-know Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-legislatures-sunshine-committee-has-fallen-into-darkness/ Read: https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2024/feb/2...

    19 min

  3. May 1

    Ep 163 Journalist Marcus Harrison Green on Minneapolis: From George Floyd to ICE Crackdown

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Chino y Chicano, Enrique Cerna speaks with journalist and founder of the South Seattle Emerald, Marcus Harrison Green, about his recent reporting trip to Minneapolis—a city once again at the center of national attention. What he found was a community shaped by its past and bracing for its future. In early 2026, Minneapolis became a focal point of a nationwide immigration crackdown. That escalation turned deadly, with the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents—incidents now at the heart of legal battles and growing demands for accountability. But this is not the first time Minneapolis has faced the weight of national scrutiny. The city’s response to the 2020 killing of George Floyd helped forge networks of activism, community defense, and political awareness that continue to shape how residents respond today. Marcus Harrison Green joins us to explore how that history prepared Minneapolis for this moment—and what the rest of the country can learn from a city navigating grief, resistance, and resilience in real time. Read: https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/07/22/masked-men-are-detaining-people-when-will-washingtons-leaders-protect-us Read: https://nieman.harvard.edu/mark-trahant-wins-the-2025-i-f-stone-medal-for-journalistic-independence/ Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-go Read:https://www.amazon.com/Harbingers-January-Charlottesville-American-Democracy/dp/1586424017 Read: https://www.mapresearch.org/2024-dei-report "Dismantling DEI: A Coordinated Attack on American Values" https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/01/07/these-companies-have-rolled-back-dei-policies-mcdonalds-is-latest-to-abandon-diversity-standards/ https://www.chronicle.com/package/the-assault-on-dei  Chronicle of Higher Education https://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate_trial_courts/supreme/bios/?fa=scbios.display_file&fileID=gonzalez Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/chinatown-international-district-activist-matt-chan-dead-at-71/ Hear Rick Shenkman on the BBC Radio Program Sideways: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001xdg0 Read: https://www.thedailybeast.com/i-stuck-with-nixon-heres-why-science-said-i-did-it Read: https://www.washcog.org/in-the-news/your-right-to-know Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-legislatures-sunshine-committee-has-fallen-into-darkness/ Read: https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2024/feb/2...

    29 min

  4. Mar 22

    Ep 162 Reckoning with a Legacy: Accusations Against Cesar Chavez

    Send us Fan Mail Washington state senator Rebecca Saldaña, who represents Washington’s 37th legislative district, says she was shocked and dismayed to learn of troubling allegations involving farmworker icon Cesar Chavez. Saldaña, who previously worked with the United Farm Workers and has supported legislation to improve conditions for farmworkers, says she received a heads-up from the union’s national office that difficult news was about to break. That news came in the form of a groundbreaking investigation by The New York Times, challenging Chavez’s long-held legacy. The report details serious allegations of grooming and sexual abuse involving young women within the union movement—claims that are now reverberating across generations of activists. In a stunning development, fellow United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta, now 95, says she too experienced sexual abuse, became pregnant by Chavez and gave birth to two children, keeping it secret for decades to protect the movement she helped build. As these revelations surface, they are prompting difficult questions about accountability, and the future of a movement rooted in justice. We speak with Saldaña about the impact of these allegations—and what comes next for those carrying the movement forward. Read: https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/07/22/masked-men-are-detaining-people-when-will-washingtons-leaders-protect-us Read: https://nieman.harvard.edu/mark-trahant-wins-the-2025-i-f-stone-medal-for-journalistic-independence/ Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-go Read:https://www.amazon.com/Harbingers-January-Charlottesville-American-Democracy/dp/1586424017 Read: https://www.mapresearch.org/2024-dei-report "Dismantling DEI: A Coordinated Attack on American Values" https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/01/07/these-companies-have-rolled-back-dei-policies-mcdonalds-is-latest-to-abandon-diversity-standards/ https://www.chronicle.com/package/the-assault-on-dei  Chronicle of Higher Education https://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate_trial_courts/supreme/bios/?fa=scbios.display_file&fileID=gonzalez Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/chinatown-international-district-activist-matt-chan-dead-at-71/ Hear Rick Shenkman on the BBC Radio Program Sideways: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001xdg0 Read: https://www.thedailybeast.com/i-stuck-with-nixon-heres-why-science-said-i-did-it Read: https://www.washcog.org/in-the-news/your-right-to-know Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-legislatures-sunshine-committee-has-fallen-into-darkness/ Read: https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2024/feb/2...

    30 min

  5. Mar 19

    Ep 161 Fred Rivera on Baseball, The Front Office and Leadership.

    Send us Fan Mail In 2025, Fred Rivera left a top job with the Seattle Mariners to found the Rivera Group, a sports business advisory firm. In this episode, the former Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Seattle Mariners shares how his early days as a high school and college baseball player helped shape the mindset that carried him through law school, into top law firms. Now the CEO of the Rivera Group, Rivera is focused on creating opportunities in sports design and giving back to the Latino community he’s proud to represent.  Read: https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/07/22/masked-men-are-detaining-people-when-will-washingtons-leaders-protect-us Read: https://nieman.harvard.edu/mark-trahant-wins-the-2025-i-f-stone-medal-for-journalistic-independence/ Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-go Read:https://www.amazon.com/Harbingers-January-Charlottesville-American-Democracy/dp/1586424017 Read: https://www.mapresearch.org/2024-dei-report "Dismantling DEI: A Coordinated Attack on American Values" https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/01/07/these-companies-have-rolled-back-dei-policies-mcdonalds-is-latest-to-abandon-diversity-standards/ https://www.chronicle.com/package/the-assault-on-dei  Chronicle of Higher Education https://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate_trial_courts/supreme/bios/?fa=scbios.display_file&fileID=gonzalez Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/chinatown-international-district-activist-matt-chan-dead-at-71/ Hear Rick Shenkman on the BBC Radio Program Sideways: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001xdg0 Read: https://www.thedailybeast.com/i-stuck-with-nixon-heres-why-science-said-i-did-it Read: https://www.washcog.org/in-the-news/your-right-to-know Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-legislatures-sunshine-committee-has-fallen-into-darkness/ Read: https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2024/feb/2...

    35 min

  6. Mar 7

    Ep 160 Seattle Civil Rights Activist Nate Miles remembers Reverend Jesse Jackson

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Seattle civil rights leader Nate Miles  reflects on the life and legacy of the iconic civil rights champion Jesse Jackson. Miles shares how his admiration for Jackson turned into a genuine friendship over the years. During Jackson’s visits to Seattle, Miles became known for memorizing some of Jackson’s most powerful speeches and delivering them in a spot-on imitation of Jackson’s unmistakable cadence and style. Jackson enjoyed it so much that he would often ask Miles to perform when they saw each other. Beyond the stories and laughter, Miles also reflects on Jackson’s profound political and social impact—from his work alongside Martin Luther King Jr. to his national campaigns that pushed issues of racial and economic justice into the political mainstream. Miles reminds us that Jackson’s message of equality, opportunity, and justice is far from finished—and that the work to build a more equitable America must continue. Read: https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/07/22/masked-men-are-detaining-people-when-will-washingtons-leaders-protect-us Read: https://nieman.harvard.edu/mark-trahant-wins-the-2025-i-f-stone-medal-for-journalistic-independence/ Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-go Read:https://www.amazon.com/Harbingers-January-Charlottesville-American-Democracy/dp/1586424017 Read: https://www.mapresearch.org/2024-dei-report "Dismantling DEI: A Coordinated Attack on American Values" https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/01/07/these-companies-have-rolled-back-dei-policies-mcdonalds-is-latest-to-abandon-diversity-standards/ https://www.chronicle.com/package/the-assault-on-dei  Chronicle of Higher Education https://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate_trial_courts/supreme/bios/?fa=scbios.display_file&fileID=gonzalez Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/chinatown-international-district-activist-matt-chan-dead-at-71/ Hear Rick Shenkman on the BBC Radio Program Sideways: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001xdg0 Read: https://www.thedailybeast.com/i-stuck-with-nixon-heres-why-science-said-i-did-it Read: https://www.washcog.org/in-the-news/your-right-to-know Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-legislatures-sunshine-committee-has-fallen-into-darkness/ Read: https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2024/feb/2...

    31 min

  7. Feb 11

    Ep 159 Super Bowl 2026 : Judge Veronica Galvan on Football, Fandom, and Representation

    Send us Fan Mail Enrique Cerna talks Super Bowl 2026 with King County Superior Court Judge  Galvan. It's a conversation that blends sports, culture, and personal passion in a way you don’t often hear. Judge Galvan shares how she  found herself at the Super Bowl, and the excitement of watching the Seattle Seahawks win the title. We talk about her reaction to Bad Bunny’s performance, and what it meant to her—personally and culturally—as a Latina seeing that level of representation on one of the world’s biggest stages.    Read: https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/07/22/masked-men-are-detaining-people-when-will-washingtons-leaders-protect-us Read: https://nieman.harvard.edu/mark-trahant-wins-the-2025-i-f-stone-medal-for-journalistic-independence/ Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-go Read:https://www.amazon.com/Harbingers-January-Charlottesville-American-Democracy/dp/1586424017 Read: https://www.mapresearch.org/2024-dei-report "Dismantling DEI: A Coordinated Attack on American Values" https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/01/07/these-companies-have-rolled-back-dei-policies-mcdonalds-is-latest-to-abandon-diversity-standards/ https://www.chronicle.com/package/the-assault-on-dei  Chronicle of Higher Education https://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate_trial_courts/supreme/bios/?fa=scbios.display_file&fileID=gonzalez Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/chinatown-international-district-activist-matt-chan-dead-at-71/ Hear Rick Shenkman on the BBC Radio Program Sideways: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001xdg0 Read: https://www.thedailybeast.com/i-stuck-with-nixon-heres-why-science-said-i-did-it Read: https://www.washcog.org/in-the-news/your-right-to-know Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-legislatures-sunshine-committee-has-fallen-into-darkness/ Read: https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2024/feb/2...

    20 min

  8. Jan 9

    Ep 158 Remembering Lenny Wilkens

    Send us Fan Mail On November 9, 2025, the basketball world and the city of Seattle lost one of its most cherished figures: Lenny Wilkens, passed away at the age of 88. Wilkens was a legendary NBA player and coach, a three-time inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and one of the most respected ambassadors of the game.   This episode of Chino Y Chicano with Enrique Cerna revisits a candid 2000 interview with Wilkens on the Seattle public television program KCTS 9 Connects (hosted by Enrique Cerna), recorded shortly after he published his autobiography, UNGUARDED: My 40 Years Surviving in the NBA. The conversation reveals not just his reflections on basketball but the humility, insight, and personal poise that defined both his playing and coaching careers.  Read: https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/07/22/masked-men-are-detaining-people-when-will-washingtons-leaders-protect-us Read: https://nieman.harvard.edu/mark-trahant-wins-the-2025-i-f-stone-medal-for-journalistic-independence/ Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-go Read:https://www.amazon.com/Harbingers-January-Charlottesville-American-Democracy/dp/1586424017 Read: https://www.mapresearch.org/2024-dei-report "Dismantling DEI: A Coordinated Attack on American Values" https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/01/07/these-companies-have-rolled-back-dei-policies-mcdonalds-is-latest-to-abandon-diversity-standards/ https://www.chronicle.com/package/the-assault-on-dei  Chronicle of Higher Education https://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate_trial_courts/supreme/bios/?fa=scbios.display_file&fileID=gonzalez Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/chinatown-international-district-activist-matt-chan-dead-at-71/ Hear Rick Shenkman on the BBC Radio Program Sideways: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001xdg0 Read: https://www.thedailybeast.com/i-stuck-with-nixon-heres-why-science-said-i-did-it Read: https://www.washcog.org/in-the-news/your-right-to-know Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-legislatures-sunshine-committee-has-fallen-into-darkness/ Read: https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2024/feb/2...

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The Chino Y Chicano podcast began on December 22, 2022 with co-hosts Matt Chan (The Chino) and Enrique Cerna (The Chicano). Chan and Cerna spent their careers making television. Chan was the creator of the cable television series Hoarders. Cerna was a Seattle broadcast journalist who somehow was never fired during his 43 year career. Their podcast mission was to dish on the good, bad and ugly that  people of color face in America. They took up the complexities of race, and sought out people far more interesting than they could ever be.  On March 30, 2024, Matt Chan passed away after battling kidney cancer. Enrique Cerna made a commitment to continue the podcast in his honor.  The Chino Y Chicano podcast partners with Converge Media to present UNFILTERED, a no holds barred conversation featuring Cerna, former Seattle City Council member Deborah Juarez and Converge Media founder Omari Salisbury. Take a listen to all the episodes presented. The content might piss you off, but you might also learn something. 

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  • Creator
    Eugene Tagawa
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    166
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Chino Y Chicano
  • Show Website
    Chino Y Chicano

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