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“Aita”. Following in the footsteps of a ‘gudari’, from Lima to...

José y Chema Salcedo
This article was translated by John R. Bopp A while back, we announced the debut of the documentary "Aita", which tells the story of a family,...

The “indigenous Basques” celebrate a grand festival in New London, Connecticut

The Gauden Bat dance group from Chino, Calif., performs during the Basque Fest on Parade Plaza in New London Saturday, June 23, 2018. The festival was hosted by the New England Basque Club. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
This article was translated by John R. Bopp We are firm believers in the idea that belonging to the Basque community, at home or abroad, is...

Euskaletxeak.net: 40,000 photographs of the Basque Diaspora, catalogued and available

La web Euskaletxeak tiene archivadas decenas de miles de imágenes fotográficas que nos ayudan a conocer mejor la vida y la historia de los vascos repartidos por el mundo
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Euskaletxeak.net is a a must-visit website to get to know everything the Basque diaspora has done around the...

Trikitixa and a defense for equality in a Basque wedding in...

Emigrantes vascos en Wyoming. fotografía del libro Buffalotarrak de David Romtvedt
This article was translated by John R. Bopp David Romtvedt is a university professor, poet, musician, and writer.  He’s from Wyoming, and lives in Buffalo, in...

1954 Basque Festival in Mar del Plata (film courtesy of the...

Imágenes de la sexta Semana Vasca de Mar del Plata (1954)
This article was translated by John R. Bopp To celebrate the new year, the Argentine National General Archive has shared, on Facebook and Twitter, a small...

From Cambridge: “When I’m in the Basque Country, I’m at home”

Traditional dancing at a Basque festival WIKIPEDIA
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Sofia Weiss, born in Chile to a Swiss-British father and a mother whose last name was Goitiandia, but...

Basques are “invisible” even to themselves.  In memoriam: Daniel “the Indian”...

In Memorian: Daniel Barandiaran
This article was translated by John R. Bopp In our daily search for news from around the world that mentions the Basques, we found an article...

Iribarren, the “Crazy Basque” who built a monument in Mexico to...

El Monumento a Fleming que el vasco Iribarren le erigió en México (fotografía: Héctor García)
This article was translated by John R. Bopp The Mexican daily La Vanguardia on Saturday published an extensive and well-researched report by Jesús Peña dedicated to...

Folklife Festival 2016: When Basque Culture Took Over the American Capital

This article was translated by John R. Bopp Our regular readers will already know that between June 29 and July 10, the heart of the American...

Olarticoechea: a book protagonist, Argentine, footballer, national team selector, and Basque.

Julio Jorge Olarticoechea, seleccionador del equipo olímpico de futbol de Argentina en las Olimpiadas 2016
  This article was translated by John R. Bopp A month ago, on this blog we talked about a biography about an Argentine footballer who was known...