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Send us Fan Mail Gary Locke is a former two term Governor of Washington state and the former U.S. Ambassador to China in the Obama Administration. He weighs in on the Trump Administration tariffs that sparked the current trade war between the U.S. and China. Locke also talks about a potential constitutional crisis over birthright citizenship along with the Trump Administration's deportations,...

Send us Fan Mail   UFW President Teresa Romero speaks out on the need to support farm workers in a time of mass deportations and political upheaval. Romero has been the United Farm Workers President since 2018. She is the first woman to hold the UFW's top post and the first immigrant woman in the United States to head a national labor union. In 2024, President Joe Biden honored her with the P...

Send us Fan Mail Laura Longinotti is worried and angry about the Trump Administration’s chainsaw approach to cutting federal funding and the federal government workforce. As a widow and single mother with a young child with special needs, she is fearful the cuts will harm her family. Laura has decided to speak out and encourages other moms with similar fears to join her. Read: https://southseattle...

Send us Fan Mail Elaine and Chaz McEwan are two of the thousands to lose their home to the Los Angeles wildfires in January. They had some 20 minutes to gather belongings as the fire surrounded their Pacific Palisades home. On this episode, the McEwans share their story of panic, grief, and loss. They keep in mind the insightful words of Elaine's Japanese mother as they figure out their futur...

Send us Fan Mail Malou Chavez is the Executive Director of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. She talks with Chino Y Chicano host Enrique Cerna about the Trump Administration's crackdown on undocumented immigrants and the importance of knowing your rights in this tense time for the immigrant community.  Read: https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/07/22/masked-men-are-detaining-peop...

Send us Fan Mail At the age of 72, Major League Baseball broadcaster Dave Sims is starting a new job as the New York Yankees radio play-by-play voice. He replaces the legendary John Sterling who retired at the end of the 2024 season after 36 years calling Yankee games.  Sims talks about how he landed the Yankee job, what it means to be a part of the historic franchise, along with his memories of h...

Send us Fan Mail On the morning of Donald Trump’s second Inauguration Day, Tim Heaphy learned President Joe Biden issued a preemptive pardon for his role as the Chief Investigative Counsel of the House of Representatives Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. Heaphy tells “Chino Y Chicano” host Enrique Cerna he did not want the pardon because he did no...

Send us Fan Mail Jaime Mendez says fear of mass deportations promised by the Trump Administration has the Spanish speaking immigrant community on edge in Washington state. Mendez hosts a nightly online Spanish language newscast where talk of ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) sightings are the main topic of his coverage these days. He joins Chino Y Chicano host Enrique Cerna to talk about t...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Karen Thomas Brown is the Dean of Washington State University's College of Education. In an insightful conversation with Chino Y Chicano host Enrique Cerna, Dr. Thomas Brown says DEI is not dead, but under political attack. She says the demonization of DEI has gained traction because of a targeted campaign by conservative lawmakers and activists, and a lack of public unde...

Send us Fan Mail Former WSU football great Jack Thompson talks about his phone conversation with now former WSU Head Football Coach Jake Dickert about his decision to leave for a new head coaching job at Wake Forrest University. Dickert's departure stunned Coug fans as it came a week and half before WSU was scheduled to play Syracuse in the Holiday Bowl in San Diego. Dickert's leaves two...

Send us Fan Mail Uncertainty and Anxiety. That is what many are feeling as Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House. Add to that unpredictability, a hallmark of the first Trump administration. We are seeing that now with the people nominated for top governmental posts. All of this adds to the uncertainty and anxiety. So how do we handle it? For advice, Chino Y Chicano host Enrique Cerna...

Send us Fan Mail Phillip Bobo works in Hollywood as a writer, director and producer. His journey to working in the entertainment field is compelling and definitely worth a listen.  As he tells Chino Y Chicano host Enrique Cerna, it's a journey that began at Washington State University where Bobo was a standout wide receiver in th early 90s. After deciding to leave WSU after his junior year fo...

Send us Fan Mail On October 22nd, Los Angeles Dodger great Fernando Valenzuela passed away at the age of 63. Known as El Toro, the hefty left handed pitcher created Fernando Mania in the early 80s when he joined the Dodgers, becoming a fan favorite and a hero in L.A.'s Mexican community. Seattle based Chicano Artist and Dodger fan Jake Prendez spent his younger years growing up in the Los Ang...

Send us Fan Mail As we recover from the 2024 Election, Enrique Cerna shares some thoughts about  what has happened and what is to come.  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.24thstree...

Send us Fan Mail The UNFILTERED trio of Debora Juarez, Omari Salisbury and Enrique Cerna discuss the shocking indictment earlier this month of a Seattle anti-violence advocate and her family members for allegedly being a part of a multi-state fentanyl drug trafficking organization. Among the 14 people indicted, Marty Jackson, the executive director of the SE Network Safety Net, a community group t...

Send us Fan Mail The UNFILTERED trio is back. Segment 1 00:50 to 15:08 Former Seattle City Council member Debora Juarez, Converge Media's Omari Salisbury and Chino Y Chicano host Enrique Cerna talk about the eighth anniversary of Converge Media, the National Day of Remembrance for Homicide Victims, and training of Native women to run for political office. Segment 2 at 15:12 Proposed cuts that...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Maria Chavez is the chair of the political science department at Pacific Lutheran University where she specializes in American government, public policy, Latino as well as racial and ethnic policies. She has published four books about Latinos in America. Chavez shares her insights on the Latino vote in the 2024 Presidential Election.  Recent polling by NBC News and Telemundo f...

Send us Fan Mail King County is experiencing a surge in juvenile crime and in particular serious violent crimes involving guns. More young people have been shot and killed so far this year in King County than all of 2023 . Judge Veronica Galvan of King County's Juvenile Court talks about the challenges youth crime is posing for the juvenile system from the courts, to detention to the efforts...

Send us Fan Mail Historian and author Rick Shenkman breaks down Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for taking over the federal government if Donald Trump is elected again to the presidency. 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-f...

Send us Fan Mail Another UNFILTERED conversation with former Seattle City Council member Debora Juarez, Converge Media founder Omari Salisbury and Chino Y Chicano host Enrique Cerna. The trio takes up the Harris/Trump race; young people and why they should vote; and the efforts to crackdown on gun violence.  UNFILTERED is a co-production of the Chino Y Chicano Podcast and Converge Media.  Read: ht...

Send us Fan Mail Chino Y Chicano host Enrique Cerna talks with Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven González about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on Presidential immunity, ethical questions involving justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, declining public trust of the court, and President Biden's proposed reforms for the high court. González updates the efforts of the Was...

Send us Fan Mail This episode was recorded the day after former Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz appeared on the Jason Rantz radio show where he denied accusations of misconduct from female staff members.  In the interview, Diaz also came out as gay. We break down the interview and reaction to it. Also, we discuss the aftermath of the deadly shooting at Garfield High School that took the life of 1...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Chino Y Chicano host Enrique Cerna talks with author/ activist Luis Miranda, Jr. about his new memoir,  RELENTLESS: My Story of the Latino Spirit That Is Transforming America .  He may be known as the father of Broadway star Lin-Manual Miranda, but before his son became famous, Luis Miranda, Jr.  made his mark as an activist, political strategist and advocate for...

Send us Fan Mail Chino Y Chicano/ Converge Media present another episode of UNFILTERED with former Seattle City Council member Debora Juarez and Converge Media founder Omari Salisbury. They joined Chino Y Chicano host Enrique Cerna to examine the impact of the protests over the Israel-Hamas War. Do these protests make a difference? Are outsiders hijacking the purpose of the protests?  Plus, what h...

Send us Fan Mail Seattle lost a great storyteller and community activist. Matt Chan passed away from kidney cancer on Saturday, March 30. He was 71 years old. After appearing on the first UNFILTERED, Matt knew his declining health would not let him continue.  He told his Chino Y Chicano podcast partner, Enrique Cerna that he wanted UNFILTERED to continue because he believed it was an important and...