The Smithsonian Folklife Festival: Another Voyage in Basques’ New Age of Exploration
When the Smithsonian Folklife Festival begins June 29 in Washington, D.C., it will be the biggest stage Basques have ever had in the United States….
Articles by Mark Bieter
Beyond the Friendly, Two Immigration Stories
The July 18 friendly between Athletic Club de Bilbao and Club Tijuana in Boise, Idaho was an imagined thing, drawn up years ago on a…
My Life Under Franco
This is how I remember it: One night at dinner when I was six, Dad announced that we were going to Spain for a year….
Basques and the American Indians
I read an article that described Basques as the Indians of Europe. I’d never thought about it that way before. Was there something to it?…
An Essential Basque History, Written by a Non-Basque
One of the challenges of being Basque can be figuring out exactly what a Basque is. Is it somebody who speaks Basque? There are a…