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Tracy and Chris reflect on their experiences and learning from the 2023 La Chola Conference held in October, 2023, at Yakima Valley College.

Chris and Tracy talk with Drs. Yesenia Navarette Hunter, Gonzalo Guzmán, and Josué Estrada about Ethnic Studies, living and learning in the Yakima Valley, and the new unit they co-wrote on Latinx history in Washington State.

The WAESN Youth Advisory Board hosts their own, special podcast on the difference between youth voice and youth leadership as well as how adults can support youth agency. 

This is a continuation of a series of podcasts focused on identity. For Episode 11, we're joined by Brandi Waller-Pace, founder and Executive Director of Decolonizing the Music Room. Tracy, Chris, and Brandi discuss intersectionality - NOT multiplicity!

In our tenth episode, Chris and Tracy are joined by new WAESN board director, Oliver Miska. We discuss the importance of celebrating Pride Month with an intersectional lens and critique the white and capitalist washing of the Queer Rights Movement.

When asked, "Who is getting Ethnic Studies right?" our answer is Shoreline School District. In the northernmost part of King County, Dr. Tanisha Brandon-Felder and Amy McClellan are building the collective capacity needed in a system to build a sustainable K–12 Ethnic Studies program.

WAESN Board President and K–5 educator, Amanda Hubbard, joins Chris and Tracy for Episode 9 to discuss what Ethnic Studies looks like for "The Littles."

In this episode, Tracy and Chris unpack common misunderstandings of Critical Race Theory and Ethnic Studies that are often shared by far right, and oftentimes liberal, individuals. We aim to arm the listener against anti-CRT and ES advocates by helping to develop their talking points against the rhetoric espoused by these individuals. 

WAESN Youth Advisory Board members, Ainslie, Alex, Alexis, and Tara, join Tracy and Chris to talk about their scholarship contest and why breaking the rules is part of fighting for justice.