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Experience the captivating journey of Yasmyn (Sinencia Jasmine Kass), a visionary artist whose roots span Dominican and Estonian heritage, a fusion that reflects her unique perspective in a world still discovering diversity. Yasmyn’s daring, experimental music carved a niche and won her a devoted following. However, when the pandemic brought...

The San Francisco Estonian Society annual meeting will be held in person this year at 10 AM on Saturday morning, October 21, at Paradise Beach Park, 3450 Paradise Drive, in Tiburon, followed by a casual potluck picnic. Free entry and parking. Note that parking is limited, so we recommend carpooling...

Back in the day, when young folks grew up, they had a sense of adventure and wanted to see the world. They signed up to work on a cargo ship and set sail for where the winds would take them. Why not try a modified version of that today, and...

DID YOU KNOW? September 2024 will mark the 80th anniversary of the Suurpõgenemine (mass flight to the West in 1944), when 80,000 Estonian citizens, including our parents and grandparents, were forced to flee ahead of the 2nd Russian occupation. To remain would have meant deportation to Siberia or certain death....

By Mary Germain I attended the “Celebrating Estonian Folk Craft and Music” event in June 2023, hosted by the Estonian Cultural Society of Chicago and the NGO Estonian Folk Art and Craft Union, and sponsored by the Estonian American National Council, Estonian Relief Committee USA and cultural organizations in Estonia....

Cleveland area Estonians participated in the One World Day Festival on August 27 in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens. The Parade of Flags opened the event and thirteen Estonians represented our group. Overall, 56 ethnic groups were represented by a total of 1,500 marchers. The beautiful weather drew a crowd, estimated...

Siim Sööt, Honorary Consul of Estonia in Chicago This is the first of three articles that explore where people of Estonian ancestry live in the United States. This article focuses on the number of individuals of Estonian ancestry (hereafter called US Estonians) and the recent change in that number. The...

The always beautiful and head-turning actress, who has for 30 years brought theatergoers into the Estonian Drama Theater, now brings the stories of her life to the audience quite openly and freely. The evening's program is not bound by any text or remarks written by the playwright, which the actress...

Karl Altau / JBANC On August 1, 2023, the Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) hosted a visit and briefing in the United States Congress for rising high-school seniors from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The three dozen students had completed a three-week program in Maine under the auspices of the...

June 26 – July 2, 2025Stockholm-Narva-Tallinn The 2025 Global Estonian Cultural Festival, ESTO, will be hosted in Stockholm, Tallinn, and Narva from June 26 to July 2, 2025. The ESTO Festival has brought together Estonians from around the world since 1972 to celebrate their shared culture, heritage, and achievements –...