Jenn Chávez
@jennchavez.bsky.social
Host & producer of The Evergreen at @opb.org // Newscaster Emeritus // Proud member of @opbkmhdcreators.bsky.social // Reppin’ community radio // HMU: jchavez at opb dot org // 🇲🇽
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‘The Evergreen’: Unearthing the buried history of Eastern Oregon’s Chinese cowboys
Most of the cowboys portrayed in movies and pop culture are white — but real history tells a different story. Archaeologists and community historians are reclaiming the histories of Chinese cowboys in...
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Today on @opb.org's The Evergreen:
The cowboy's an iconic symbol of the West — but real history tells a deeper story than Hollywood westerns. For one, there were Chinese cowboys! Chinese Americans have been linked to 30+ historic ranches in Eastern Oregon. We visit one in Grant County to learn more:
The cowboy's an iconic symbol of the West — but real history tells a deeper story than Hollywood westerns. For one, there were Chinese cowboys! Chinese Americans have been linked to 30+ historic ranches in Eastern Oregon. We visit one in Grant County to learn more:
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ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai...
January 24, 2026 at 12:29 AM
ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai...
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The Dalles city officials issued a public statement criticizing my investigation into data centers, Google and water. My editors and I have poured over every sentence. Here are the facts underpinning that story, and why we stand by it.
www.opb.org/article/2026...
www.opb.org/article/2026...
The Dalles’ mayor called OPB’s data center story inaccurate. Here are the facts
Officials in The Dalles issued a public statement criticizing an OPB investigation into data centers, Google and water. Here are the facts underpinning that story, and why OPB stands by this reporting...
www.opb.org
January 23, 2026 at 11:03 PM
The Dalles city officials issued a public statement criticizing my investigation into data centers, Google and water. My editors and I have poured over every sentence. Here are the facts underpinning that story, and why we stand by it.
www.opb.org/article/2026...
www.opb.org/article/2026...
General strike in Minnesota:
Minnesota residents took to the streets of downtown Minneapolis to protest the federal government's immigration campaign in the state, after weeks of sustained resistance in their communities. Businesses across the region closed in solidarity.
Minnesotans turn out in the frigid cold to protest Trump's immigration crackdown
Minnesota residents took to the streets of downtown Minneapolis to protest the federal government's immigration campaign in the state, after weeks of sustained resistance in their communities. Businesses across the region closed in solidarity.
n.pr
January 23, 2026 at 11:04 PM
General strike in Minnesota:
This happened at Portland Adventist Health, "the same place where just a week before this family was detained, two people — Luis David Nino-Moncada and Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras — were shot by federal officers. Zambrano-Contreras was seeking medical care at the health center on Jan. 8."
Second-grader Diana Crespo likes to paint and play with friends. She and her parents were detained last week as they tried to see a doctor. She's now being held at the same Texas detention center as 5-year-old Liam Ramos from Minnesota.
www.opb.org/article/2026...
www.opb.org/article/2026...
Gresham family seeking medical care for their 7-year-old detained by immigration officers
The family’s detainment marks the first confirmed detainment of an entire family in Oregon, advocates say.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:32 PM
This happened at Portland Adventist Health, "the same place where just a week before this family was detained, two people — Luis David Nino-Moncada and Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras — were shot by federal officers. Zambrano-Contreras was seeking medical care at the health center on Jan. 8."
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Second-grader Diana Crespo likes to paint and play with friends. She and her parents were detained last week as they tried to see a doctor. She's now being held at the same Texas detention center as 5-year-old Liam Ramos from Minnesota.
www.opb.org/article/2026...
www.opb.org/article/2026...
Gresham family seeking medical care for their 7-year-old detained by immigration officers
The family’s detainment marks the first confirmed detainment of an entire family in Oregon, advocates say.
www.opb.org
January 23, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Second-grader Diana Crespo likes to paint and play with friends. She and her parents were detained last week as they tried to see a doctor. She's now being held at the same Texas detention center as 5-year-old Liam Ramos from Minnesota.
www.opb.org/article/2026...
www.opb.org/article/2026...
They were seeking care & detained early in the morning on Friday Jan 16th. "Her father told the family this week that the girl had a fever over the weekend and a doctor at the detention facility didn’t attend to her until Wednesday."
They're arresting kids who need medical care in Oregon.
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
www.oregonlive.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:28 PM
They were seeking care & detained early in the morning on Friday Jan 16th. "Her father told the family this week that the girl had a fever over the weekend and a doctor at the detention facility didn’t attend to her until Wednesday."
This list of businesses that have announced they are closing and/or making “significant donations to local organizations“ has hundreds of businesses on it. I started counting & got to 100 before the end of the B’s.
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
January 23, 2026 at 3:27 PM
This list of businesses that have announced they are closing and/or making “significant donations to local organizations“ has hundreds of businesses on it. I started counting & got to 100 before the end of the B’s.
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
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But GOOD NEWS ALERT: @leahsottile.bsky.social and I will continue to work together on a new project that is entirely owned by the journalists doing the work. We'll have more to say on that soon and I hope you'll join us in supporting that work when it happens.
January 22, 2026 at 8:56 PM
But GOOD NEWS ALERT: @leahsottile.bsky.social and I will continue to work together on a new project that is entirely owned by the journalists doing the work. We'll have more to say on that soon and I hope you'll join us in supporting that work when it happens.
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New from me on states' rights in the zeitgeist (gift link): www.theverge.com/policy/86588...
The state AGs are as mad as you are
“We have to fight.”
www.theverge.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM
New from me on states' rights in the zeitgeist (gift link): www.theverge.com/policy/86588...
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“the agent took the child out of the still-running car, led him to the door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home, essentially using a 5-year-old as bait.”
Agents later took the father and child away in a vehicle and sent them to Texas
Agents later took the father and child away in a vehicle and sent them to Texas
The Columbia Heights school district says ICE detained four of its students, including a 5-year-old boy, as "bait" to draw out family members.
ICE detains 5-year old Minnesota boy; lawyer says agents used him as ‘bait’
The Columbia Heights school district says federal agents have detained four children in their district. School officials and a lawyer for the family say agents used 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramo as “bai...
www.mprnews.org
January 22, 2026 at 3:15 AM
“the agent took the child out of the still-running car, led him to the door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home, essentially using a 5-year-old as bait.”
Agents later took the father and child away in a vehicle and sent them to Texas
Agents later took the father and child away in a vehicle and sent them to Texas
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“Liam’s older brother, a middle schooler, came home 20 minutes later to find his father and brother missing”
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy as he came home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:54 AM
“Liam’s older brother, a middle schooler, came home 20 minutes later to find his father and brother missing”
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Talk about stepping up for a community!
Univision left Portland in late 2024. Antonio decided to fill the void with his own daily Spanish-language newscast. It’s all him, and he’s worked his ass off on this project for a year now.
Univision left Portland in late 2024. Antonio decided to fill the void with his own daily Spanish-language newscast. It’s all him, and he’s worked his ass off on this project for a year now.
Former Univision anchor keeps Spanish-speaking Oregonians informed with DIY newscast
Antonio Sánchez launched "Noticias Noroeste" on Inauguration Day in 2025. The daily Spanish newscast on YouTube has evolved into a source of news during a time of great fear and upheaval for Oregon’s ...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Talk about stepping up for a community!
Univision left Portland in late 2024. Antonio decided to fill the void with his own daily Spanish-language newscast. It’s all him, and he’s worked his ass off on this project for a year now.
Univision left Portland in late 2024. Antonio decided to fill the void with his own daily Spanish-language newscast. It’s all him, and he’s worked his ass off on this project for a year now.
In case you were out enjoying the holiday sunshine yesterday instead of listening to podcasts, check out this week's episode! I think it's really neat!
Today on @opb.org's The Evergreen:
The cowboy's an iconic symbol of the West — but real history tells a deeper story than Hollywood westerns. For one, there were Chinese cowboys! Chinese Americans have been linked to 30+ historic ranches in Eastern Oregon. We visit one in Grant County to learn more:
The cowboy's an iconic symbol of the West — but real history tells a deeper story than Hollywood westerns. For one, there were Chinese cowboys! Chinese Americans have been linked to 30+ historic ranches in Eastern Oregon. We visit one in Grant County to learn more:
‘The Evergreen’: Unearthing the buried history of Eastern Oregon’s Chinese cowboys
Most of the cowboys portrayed in movies and pop culture are white — but real history tells a different story. Archaeologists and community historians are reclaiming the histories of Chinese cowboys in...
www.opb.org
January 20, 2026 at 9:27 PM
In case you were out enjoying the holiday sunshine yesterday instead of listening to podcasts, check out this week's episode! I think it's really neat!
Reposted by Jenn Chávez
Most of the cowboys portrayed in movies and pop culture are white — but real history tells a different story. Archaeologists and community historians are reclaiming the histories of Chinese cowboys in Eastern Oregon, where Chinese Americans have been linked to more than 30 historic ranches.
‘The Evergreen’: Unearthing the buried history of Eastern Oregon’s Chinese cowboys
OPB is kicking off a special series in collaboration with OPB’s “Oregon Experience,” the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology and Jefferson Public Radio about unearthing Oregon history — the real stuff.
www.opb.org
January 19, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Most of the cowboys portrayed in movies and pop culture are white — but real history tells a different story. Archaeologists and community historians are reclaiming the histories of Chinese cowboys in Eastern Oregon, where Chinese Americans have been linked to more than 30 historic ranches.
Reposted by Jenn Chávez
January 6th riot participant (and Oregon Capitol stormer!) David Medina appeared on Benny Johnson's show this morning to announce he wants to run for governor of Oregon as a Republican.
Trump pardoned Medina for his actions on J6.
Trump pardoned Medina for his actions on J6.
January 19, 2026 at 4:18 PM
January 6th riot participant (and Oregon Capitol stormer!) David Medina appeared on Benny Johnson's show this morning to announce he wants to run for governor of Oregon as a Republican.
Trump pardoned Medina for his actions on J6.
Trump pardoned Medina for his actions on J6.
Today on @opb.org's The Evergreen:
The cowboy's an iconic symbol of the West — but real history tells a deeper story than Hollywood westerns. For one, there were Chinese cowboys! Chinese Americans have been linked to 30+ historic ranches in Eastern Oregon. We visit one in Grant County to learn more:
The cowboy's an iconic symbol of the West — but real history tells a deeper story than Hollywood westerns. For one, there were Chinese cowboys! Chinese Americans have been linked to 30+ historic ranches in Eastern Oregon. We visit one in Grant County to learn more:
‘The Evergreen’: Unearthing the buried history of Eastern Oregon’s Chinese cowboys
Most of the cowboys portrayed in movies and pop culture are white — but real history tells a different story. Archaeologists and community historians are reclaiming the histories of Chinese cowboys in...
www.opb.org
January 19, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Today on @opb.org's The Evergreen:
The cowboy's an iconic symbol of the West — but real history tells a deeper story than Hollywood westerns. For one, there were Chinese cowboys! Chinese Americans have been linked to 30+ historic ranches in Eastern Oregon. We visit one in Grant County to learn more:
The cowboy's an iconic symbol of the West — but real history tells a deeper story than Hollywood westerns. For one, there were Chinese cowboys! Chinese Americans have been linked to 30+ historic ranches in Eastern Oregon. We visit one in Grant County to learn more:
Cannon presented evidence in court that “his convictions were based on 2 kinds of forensic evidence that had been debunked“… The FBI’s preeminent expert on bullet lead analysis & related forensic science stated… comparative bullet lead analysis “had been proven unreliable and repudiated by the FBI.”
A man wrongfully convicted of murdering three people decades ago in Salem has received a certificate of innocence and compensation for his wrongful incarceration.
Oregon gives 2nd certificate of innocence to wrongfully convicted man
A man wrongfully convicted of murdering three people decades ago in Salem has received a certificate of innocence and compensation for his wrongful incarceration.
www.opb.org
January 17, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Cannon presented evidence in court that “his convictions were based on 2 kinds of forensic evidence that had been debunked“… The FBI’s preeminent expert on bullet lead analysis & related forensic science stated… comparative bullet lead analysis “had been proven unreliable and repudiated by the FBI.”
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Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities, observers say federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citizens and noncitizens alike. (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Fear factor: Intimidation becomes a calling card as Twin Cities ICE surge widens
Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, observers say there are signs that federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citiz...
www.mprnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities, observers say federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citizens and noncitizens alike. (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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If you’ve seen the phrase time immemorial used repeatedly in Indigenous affairs reporting, there are some compelling reasons why.
What does ‘time immemorial’ really mean? - High Country News
If you’ve seen the phrase time immemorial used repeatedly in Indigenous affairs reporting, there are some compelling reasons why.
buff.ly
January 12, 2026 at 2:54 PM
If you’ve seen the phrase time immemorial used repeatedly in Indigenous affairs reporting, there are some compelling reasons why.
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There are many terms to refer to a person’s sex: sex, birth sex, natal sex — and more contentiously, assigned sex at birth and biological sex.
Here's our expanded guidance for journalists interested in reporting accurately about trans and intersex people:
www.transjournalists.org/why-biologic...
Here's our expanded guidance for journalists interested in reporting accurately about trans and intersex people:
www.transjournalists.org/why-biologic...
Why “biological sex” may not mean what you think
There are a lot of terms to refer to a person’s sex: sex, birth sex, natal sex — and more contentiously, assigned sex at birth and biological sex.
The nuances and differences aren’t always important....
www.transjournalists.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:51 PM
There are many terms to refer to a person’s sex: sex, birth sex, natal sex — and more contentiously, assigned sex at birth and biological sex.
Here's our expanded guidance for journalists interested in reporting accurately about trans and intersex people:
www.transjournalists.org/why-biologic...
Here's our expanded guidance for journalists interested in reporting accurately about trans and intersex people:
www.transjournalists.org/why-biologic...
It's funny to me that people think journalists just make things up & publish whatever because my highly anxious cycle of triple checking minor details, spellings, pronunciations etc before a story comes out will legit keep me up at night. I heard it described once as "error terror" & yes... correct
January 16, 2026 at 6:29 AM
It's funny to me that people think journalists just make things up & publish whatever because my highly anxious cycle of triple checking minor details, spellings, pronunciations etc before a story comes out will legit keep me up at night. I heard it described once as "error terror" & yes... correct
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"NPR’s audience remains older and whiter than the country in general," writes @cchavez4.bsky.social. "Unless the network pivots, it will be further out of touch with the public it purports to serve." current.org/2026/01/opin...
Opinion: Lessons from NPR’s past efforts to reach minority listeners
Rather than working to maintain the status quo, this could be the moment for NPR to reimagine its mission by broadening its listener base beyond an elite few.
current.org
January 9, 2026 at 7:03 PM
"NPR’s audience remains older and whiter than the country in general," writes @cchavez4.bsky.social. "Unless the network pivots, it will be further out of touch with the public it purports to serve." current.org/2026/01/opin...
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Read your comment section, NYT.
January 15, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Read your comment section, NYT.
“The more they prolong this process, the more money it costs” 🗣️
@aprilehrlich.bsky.social shares for our “what our audience doesn’t know” series.
"Many of these managers make 6 figures, a salary that many of us may never reach, and OPB is paying for a negotiator. The more they prolong this process, the more money it costs." -April Ehrlich, OPB Reporter/Producer
"Many of these managers make 6 figures, a salary that many of us may never reach, and OPB is paying for a negotiator. The more they prolong this process, the more money it costs." -April Ehrlich, OPB Reporter/Producer
January 13, 2026 at 8:23 PM
“The more they prolong this process, the more money it costs” 🗣️
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On Jan. 2, 2016 a dozen armed men took over the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Eastern Oregon. Today we bring you an audio documentary OPB reporters made afterward, and reporter Conrad Wilson gives us an update from Harney County 10 years after the occupation.
‘The Evergreen’: 10 years after the armed occupation of Malheur Wildlife Refuge
If you’re curious to learn more about the people who took over the wildlife refuge and their philosophy, check out OPB’s “Bundyville” podcast, produced by Leah Sottile and Ryan Haas.
www.opb.org
January 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
On Jan. 2, 2016 a dozen armed men took over the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Eastern Oregon. Today we bring you an audio documentary OPB reporters made afterward, and reporter Conrad Wilson gives us an update from Harney County 10 years after the occupation.