Basque Immigration to the Philippines

Basque Immigration to the Philippines

This week on the Hella Basque YouTube channel, I’m continuing a series of videos about Basque immigration around the world.This is the fifth video in the series and it gets into some of the history of Basque immigration to the Philippines. How and why did Basques end up there? What did they do when they got there? I attempt to answer these questions. Discover how Basques first arrived in the Philippines in 1521 and why there are no Basque Centers there.

New Basque Walking Tour in San Francisco

New Basque Walking Tour in San Francisco

This past Mother’s Day, the family was sitting around the kitchen table after a filling lunch at the Basque Cultural Center. Aita with his digestif, the rest of us with teas and coffees. Mom snuck away for a few moments and came back with the 40th anniversary booklet...
Kern County Basque Club Picnic in Bakersfield (2019 PHOTOS)

Kern County Basque Club Picnic in Bakersfield (2019 PHOTOS)

If you’ve been following Hella Basque on social media this weekend, you would have seen some footage from the 47th annual Kern County Basque Club picnic / North American Basque Organizations’ Convention in Bakersfield, California. I just got back home yesterday night so I haven’t had much of a chance to process or write anything about the event. But I wanted at the very least to share with you today some of the photos I took over the weekend.

Basque Immigration to Australia

Basque Immigration to Australia

This post contains affiliate links, meaning if you click through and make a purchase, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Basque Immigration to Australia This week on the Hella Basque YouTube channel, I’m continuing a series of videos about...