NABO: Basque Culture on Display

Nancy Zubiri is the editor of Euskal Kazeta Newspaper and author of "A Travel Guide to Basque America." She takes us to the 2008 North American Basque Organizations festival in Chino, California. The annual event showcases Basque culture through food, dancing, music and other activities. Each year, thousands of people descend on the NABO festival, held in different Basque American communities. Chino is home to the Chino Basque Club and a very active Basque-American community. More information can be found in Zubiri's book, published the University of Nevada Press' Basque Book Series.

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[gabal1996]

im basque and i dont know how to speak basque

[as26266]

I am Basque and it is really amazing to see how my culture is going on in the United States. I really didn´t know that american basques had their culture in such a great position. GORA EUSKADI! GORA JAOUNGOIKUA TA LAGI ZARRAK!

[CrazyNative4]

how the basques look different from other europeans?

[breizhcatalonia1993]

@txurrumuski they are american of basque ancestry, i thinke they consider themselves american with basque ancestry and tat why hey don't go to basque country, oh yeah, and maye becuse they hate spain like us :)

[breizhcatalonia1993]

@Ainamol im Ctalan and there is a catalan american community ( americns of catalan ancestry) in USA, as far as i know, they can learn euskarain centres of basque associations of the basques comunity

[txurrumuski]

zazpiak bat??? why do they not return to the "zazpiak bat"? they should "fight" in euskal herria,they don´t help celebrating parties in the usa....

[paulitaberasain]

ZORIONAK!

I'm from Argentina, and we also have similar celebrations. It's really exciting to watch that video and know there are Basque people all over the world. keep celebrating and keeping the Basque culture.

Muxu haundi bat!

[Ainamol]

I can't belive what i'm seeing right now,I've always known that basques all arround the world haven't forget where they come from,but this is so fucking amazing!!!Do you know if there's any chance for americans to learn euskera there? anyway I can't find enough words to express how thankful I am,so i'll just say ESKERRIK ASKO ANAIAK!!!

[JeanEtchepare]

Nancy Zubiri,

Eskerrik asko ta ZORIONAK

[JeanEtchepare]

It's very moving and exciting to know that the Basque diaspora throughout the world is keeping the tradictions of our country alive. Congratulations from a Basque from Baigorry