Tag: Basques in the US
Guides to Discover the History of the Basque Sheepherders Out West
The Moab, Utah Canyon Country Zephyr is published in one of those places we're dying to visit because of the important Basque presence there,...
A Key Piece of Basque History in the US has Closed:...
Quite saddening news: the Noriega Hotel Restaurant in Bakersfield, California has closed its doors for the last time, after over 120 years. This is yet...
Amaia Gabantxo. Video-poems by Basque poets translated into English (3 &...
A few days ago, we were commenting how Amaia Gabantxo has dived into a new and very interesting artistic project to pass the lockdown: turning...
Amaia Gabantxo. Video-poems by Basque poets translated into English #BasqueVideoPoems
Amaia Gabantxo has become a regular visitor to the blog. We've had the pleasure of speaking about her both for her work teaching Basque...
Jaialdi 2020 is going to become Jaialdi 2021
The team in charge of organizing the 2020 Jaialdi has just announced they're postponing it until 2021. It is now to be held from July...
The Basque Lands of Mexico and the US, and Arizona’s Basque...
This isn't the first time we've brought up the very well founded theory that the name of the 48th US state, Arizona, comes from the...
The Persistence of the Basque Community Spirit in the US
Vince J. Juaristi is an old friend to the blog and our regular readers. Thanks to him, we have two of the articles we most...
The Historical Society of San Juan Capistrano is studying the local...
San Juan Capistrano was founded as one of the missions dotting the California coastline up to San Francisco back in the 17th century, when...
The 73rd Annual Basque Festival in Ontario, Oregon is Being Held
We've mentioned the Basque community of Ontario, Oregon several times before, especially for their traditional Ontario Basque Charity Dinner, which celebrated its 73rd edition this...
The Mariners who Served in the US Merchant Marines to Be...
Thanks to Pedro J. Oiarzabal and the Sancho de Beurko Association for the news!
The US is going to give the Congressional Gold Medal (one...