Chino Y Chicano

Send us Fan Mail In 2009, the reality series “Hoarders” premiered on A&E. It was created by the Chino, Matt Chan. Today, the series continues under the direction of Courtney Lemarco, Seattle-based executive producer of color, actor and entrepreneur. On this episode of Chino Y Chicano, we find out how Matt came up with the idea for “Hoarders” and how he and Courtney connected to keep the iconic...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, the Chino Y Chicano talk with Emmy award winning journalist Maria Hinojosa about her fascinating career and her new book Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America. The book details her journey from Mexico to Chicago and into the broadcast journalism industry. As woman of color, she encountered plenty of challenges as she made her mark covering La...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Chino Y Chicano, we talk with Kert Lin who is still dealing with the fallout from a racist verbal attack that happened last May.  As Lin pulled into a south Seattle Home Depot, a driver in a pick-up truck cut him off, proceeded to call him a racist slur, and told Lin to "Go back to China". That began a long ordeal for the Seattle schoolteacher who chal...

Send us Fan Mail Michael Charles is one of the few political consultants of color in Seattle and Washington state. He is the managing partner of Upper Left Strategies, a public affairs and political consulting firm. He guided the successful election campaigns of state Senator Joe Nguyen and King County Council member Girmay Zahilay. On this episode of Chino Y Chicano, he talks about his journey in...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Chino Y Chino, we talk with former NBA player and Seattle Supersonic James Donaldson about why he is running for Seattle mayor. Running for office is not new to Donaldson who ran for Seattle mayor in 2009. He says he is running this time to revive the city's downtown core that has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and homelessness. We find out his plan...

Send us Fan Mail Once again, violent attacks on Asian-Americans are on the rise. Some are hate crimes.  Some are not. Too often, the victims are elderly unable to defend themselves. On this episode, the Chino Y Chicano talk with community organizer Henry Liu who shares with us the impact of the violence on Seattle's Chinatown-International District seniors. We also talk with attorney Ami Nguy...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, The Chino Y Chicano talk with University of Washington political science professor Christopher Sebastian Parker about the MAGA (Make America Great Again) Movement, who they are and what they want.  Parker and Rachel Blum of the University of Oklahoma have co-authored a study ( https://sites.uw.edu/magastudy ) about the MAGA followers. In a lively, unfiltered, and...

Send us Fan Mail A year ago, Michael Flor became ill.  By early March, the Seattle native was in an Issaquah hospital where he was diagnosed with Covid-19. He spent the next two months fighting for his life. At one point, doctors told his wife and children to say goodbye because they didn't think he would live much longer. Afterwards, his wife spent the night holding the phone waiting for the...

Send us Fan Mail We publish this episode on February 19 to mark the 2021 Day of Remembrance.  On this day in 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, leading to the forced incarceration of some 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast into concentration camps scattered in remote regions of the country.  On this episode, the Chino and Chicano talk with...

Send us Fan Mail Colleen Echohawk wants to be the next Seattle mayor. If elected, she would be Seattle’s first indigenous mayor. Echohawk is the executive director of the Chief Seattle Club a native-led human service agency and day center. On this episode, Echohawk joins the Chino Y Chicano to explain why she is running for Seattle's top city post and how she would handle the numerous challen...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, the Chino schools the Chicano on the importance of the Lunar New Year celebration in the Asian community.  Matt shares memories of celebrating with his family, the good food, superstitions, plus passing on the cultural experience to his children and grandchildren.  Gung hay fat choy y feliz año lunar! Read: https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/07/22/masked-...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Dr. Ben Danielson, former Medical Director at Odessa Brown Clinic, joins the Chino Y Chicano for a candid conversation about his decision to resign from what he called his "dream job" in November. Odessa Brown Clinic is owned and operated by Seattle Children's Hospital.  Dr. Danielson says he decided to step down when Seattle Children's failed...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, the Chino Y Chicano talk with Jessica Esparza, a registered nurse at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee, Washington. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, she has been working in the Intensive Care Unit. For Jessica, the past year has been an emotional rollercoaster. She has been dealing with life and death in the ICU while wondering if her status as...

Send us Fan Mail The Chino Y Chicano are pissed about special access for Covid-19 vaccine shots, extreme right-wing Republicans, domestic terrorists, and people who refuse to wear their masks properly. Listen as they vent.  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-w...

Send us Fan Mail Connie Thompson worked for 46 years in the newsroom at KOMO Television in Seattle. She began as a production assistant in the mid-70s and went on to become an award-winning consumer affairs reporter.  Her presence on Seattle television led the way for other women of color to work in the market. On this episode, the Chino, Matt Chan and the Chicano, Enrique Cerna talk with Connie a...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Julian Perez joins the Chino Y Chicano with the compelling story of his journey on the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic. The doctor is a  family physician with Sea Mar Community Health Center working in a Seattle area clinic where the majority of his patients are Latino. He has seen how the deadly pandemic has hit the community and knows firsthand the force of the coronavi...

Send us Fan Mail The Chino Y Chicano speak out about the about the ugly, deadly, outrageous mob violence at the U. S Capitol on Wednesday, January 6th. They have plenty of questions and concerns about the domestic terrorism incited by a sitting president and the dangerous white male privilege that shocked the nation and threatens America's democracy.  Read: https://southseattleemerald.org/voi...

Send us Fan Mail Our first episode of Chino Y Chicano features a fun, fascinating and sometimes serious conversation with retired KING 5 News anchor Lori Matsukawa. The Chino, Matt Chan and the Chicano, Enrique Cerna talk with Lori about her journey from Hawaii to the anchor desk at the Seattle NBC affiliate where Lori spent 36 years reporting and presenting the news, becoming a popular and respec...

Send us Fan Mail A couple of retired guys that spent their careers making television dish on the good, bad and ridiculousness of life for people of color in America. They tear apart the news of the week, explore the complexities of race, and talk to people far more interesting than they will ever be.  The Chino is Matt Chan, who made his mark in the cable television industry by creating the hit re...