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Rafael Anchia, a Democrat of Basque origin in the Texas legislature

Rafael Anchia. Miembro de la Legislatura de Texas
Rafael Anchia, a Democrat of Basque origin in the Texas legislatureRafael «Rafa» Anchia is the son of a Basque pelota player from Markina and...

The New England Basque Club is taking the Basque language to...

Clases de euskera en Harvard, organizadas por el New England Basque Club
We've blogged about the New England Basque Club on other occasions.  It's a group of Basques and friends of Basques that is active and imaginative. ...

National Geographic explores the “Basque soul” of Idaho

National Geographic vascos en Idaho PHOTOGRAPH BY SOFIA JARAMILLO, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
National Geographic has dedicated many articles to the Basques over its more than a century of publishing.  We've collected a few of them on...

Blaine County, where the Basques watched sheep and carved their story...

The Oinkari Basque dancers of Boise Express photo by Roland Lane
This article was translated by John R. Bopp In the past few days, we've found a lot of references to Basques in southern Idaho, specifically those...

Alberto Uranga: the son of Mutriku fishermen is the last Basque...

Alberto Uranga, el último pastor vasco de Sun valley
This article was translated by John R. Bopp We've blogged about Sun Valley in southern Idaho many times on the blog.  It's a place that is...

On the 20th, Dan Ansotegui will receive the highest award for...

This article was translated by John R. Bopp As we mentioned last July, Basque-Idahoan musician Dan Ansotegui is going to receive the 2019 National Heritage Fellowship, which is...

Amaia Gabantxo: Word Warrior

Izadora Angel y Amaia Gabantxo en una presentacion en la libreria City Lit Books de Chicago
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Amaia Gabantxo is from Bermeo (like our Basque language editor, Leire Madariaga), and really, we shouldn't have to...

Cider has been “protecting” Basque sailors for centuries

Basque galleons ride at anchor in Red Bay, Labrador (historimuseum.ca)
This article was translated by John R. Bopp BlitzLift is a website that collects "info pills" about history, science, and curiosities.  We could spend hours discovering...

Dan Ansotegui. Another Basque artist (we’re up to six) wins...

Dan Ansotegui premiado con el NATIONAL HERITAGE FELLOWSHIPS 2019
This article was translated by John R. Bopp The National Heritage Fellowship (NEA) is an award given since 1982 to traditional artists in the US by...

Basque Museum: “From Euzkadi to Idaho”. Remembering People

«Desde Euzkadi hasta Idaho». Recordando a las personas. Un proyecto del Basque Museum de Boise
This article was translated by John R. Bopp The Basque Museum and Cultural Center of Boise has just published an online article telling us the most...