Euskal Kazeta will be following Isabel Zialcita regularly on her challenging journey to learn the language of her ancestors. Isabel, a Basque Filipina living in Los Angeles, is plugging along in her efforts to learn Euskera. She works mostly on her own, online. She is using the Basque government’s BOGA method. This method is great for most people in the [...]

By Evelyne Etcharren The NABO pelota team of Esther Ciganda and Maite Iribarren-Gorrindo has been playing hard at the 2009 World Pilota Council Tournament being held in Argentina. Ciganda and Iribarren-Gorrindo, who hail from Boise, played a tough match Thursday morning Oct. 29 against the team from Euskadi. The two NABO women gave it their best, but they ended up [...]

The venerable Oinkari Basque Dancers are hoping to re-unite current and former members for a special performance

Euskal Kazeta will be following Isabel Zialcita regularly on her challenging journey to learn the language of her ancestors. Isabel Zialcita, a Basque Filipina living in Los Angeles, recently decided she wanted to learn Euskera. She created a blog, EuskoCat, to track her progress in the difficult language. Euskera is her fourth language, since she already speaks English, Spanish and [...]

Renowned Basque chef Gerald Hirigoyen will talk about his newest cookbook, “Pintxos,” during a book signing and tasting that will kick off a day dedicated to Basque books and authors at the Basque Cultural Center in South San Francisco. The event — “Basque Culture Day” — will be presented by the Basque Educational Organization on Saturday, November 7. Two other [...]

Connoisseurs of fine Basque wine and aficionados of great Basque music won’t want to miss the Santa Rosa Basque Club‘s dinner party this Saturday Oct. 17 at the Winnemucca Convention Center. Amuma Says No and Jean Flesher will be belting out the dance tunes during the 6th-annual Fall Gathering of Friends. The event will feature wines from the Basque Country [...]

Bill Clinton, seen in this video by EITB News, thanked his hosts at the Basque Cultural Center in South San Francisco, saying they made him feel welcome. The former president led an upbeat rally Oct. 6 in support of California Lt. Gov. John Garamendi’s campaign for Congress. Addressing the audience, Clinton recalled a visit to the Basque Country with Hillary [...]

By Xabier Berrueta and Nancy Zubiri California Lt. Gov. John Garamendi received a high-profile boost in his campaign for Congress,

Former President Bill Clinton and California Lt. Gov. John Garamendi will appear tomorrow Oct. 6 at the Basque Cultural Center in South San Francisco.