Ep 101 Opera Singer Jose Iñiguez
from Chino Y Chicano Hosted by Enrique Cerna-Matt Chan
Send us Fan Mail Growing up in a farmworker family in Mattawa, Washington, Jose Iñiguez became enamored with opera. He dreamed of one day becoming an opera singer in spite of his father’s misgivings. Today he is living his dream and heading up Encanto Arts, a non-profit that promotes the arts in underserved rural communities. Iñiguez joins the Chino Y Chicano to talk about his unconventional approach to become an opera singer and teaching artist with the Seattle Opera as well as earning his father’s praise. Learn more about Encanto Arts at encantoarts.org. Find out more about Jose Iñiguez at joseiñiguez.com and watch his performances on YouTube at Jose Iñiguez. Video version of podcast: https://youtu.be/GdOFoxR2-o8?feature=shared Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/a-quiet-ice-surge-that-unfolded-everywhere-all-at-once-this-summer/?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=mobile-app&utm_campaign=ios Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/ice-transfers-hundreds-from-tacoma-detention-center-out-of-state/ Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/wa-ice-arrests-reach-new-high-just-released-data-shows/ Read: ICE arrests contractor in the middle of West Seattle construction job Source: The Seattle Times https://share.google/rLKczFNcCPTLxuytn 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=scbio...
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Send us Fan Mail Growing up in a farmworker family in Mattawa, Washington, Jose Iñiguez became enamored with opera. He dreamed of one day becoming an opera singer in spite of his father’s misgivings. Today he is living his dream and heading up Encanto Arts, a non-profit that promotes the arts in underserved rural communities. Iñiguez joins the Chino Y Chicano to talk about his unconventional approach to become an opera singer and teaching artist with the Seattle Opera as well as earning his f...
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