Hi Basques –
American Basque Joe Guerricabeitia, of the Seattle Basque Club, has written to remind fellow US citizens to correctly complete the forthcoming census, making sure to specify ‘Basque’ in the ‘Hispanic other’ section to help give a true picture of the current population.
While we’re on the subject, a new book Diasporas in the New Media Age looks into how modern immigrant communities use communication technology to keep in touch with their families and maintain their cultures. The book was written by Andoni Alonso and Pedro J. Oiarzabal, two Basque scholars, and published by the University of Nevada.
Meanwhile, just before we break for the long weekend, this year’s “Ocean’s Initiative” organized by the Surfrider Foundation, has kicked off with beach cleans being run in San Sebastian and Iparralde. Why not find out where there’s one going on near you.
That’s all for now.
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Good afternoon Basques-
It’s nearly the weekend here as we look forward to San José on Friday…
Meanwhile, there’s been some interesting posts on our Basque People Around the World wall. It turns out that even as far back as 1960 an American – keen on Jai Alai – was determined to produce a Basque-English dictionary. Strangely enough, he was a White House police official!
Our Irish readers will be interested to know that the second edition of the Royal Basque Language Academy’s cultural magazine Erlea includes a special feature on Ireland, its history and literature, thanks to the collaboration of writer-journalist Paddy Woodworth.
Taking a break from rebuilding the kitchen at his famous Mugaritz restaurant, Basque chef Andoni Aduriz turned up in Australia yesterday to promote his restaurant at the Melbourne Food & Wine festival.
Also out in Australia is Zarautz’s Aritz Aranburu, who got to the third round of the Drug Aware Pro Championship in Margaret River. Compatriot Eneko Acero wasn’t so fortunate.
Lastly, for events coming up in the Basque Country: tickets have gone on sale for the Urban Dance competition Break on Stage, held every year in Bilbao. Making an appearance at this year’s event is, among others, London’s DJ Renegade.
That’s the news for today – Ostegunarte!
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