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Dear fellow Estonians and friends! We are right to wonder if the meaning of February 24 has changed forever. While waiting for this day last year, we thought about the birthday of the Republic of Estonia and the history associated with it. It was a day when we thought about...
The activities of academic studies of Estonian language and culture abroad (Eesti keele ja kultuuri akadeemiline välisõpe, hereinafter EKKAV) is a continuous teaching of the Estonian language and culture in universities outside Estonia, including its support activities in Estonia and elsewhere. The EKKAV programme framework provides study material, scholarships and...
Kristjan Prikk, Estonia's ambassador to the United States, made a return visit to the Bay Area on December 7 and 8. The highlight of the trip was a public panel at Stanford University, “Russia’s War in Ukraine: What’s at stake and what we should do about it” with Ambassador Prikk...
For the eighth year, Bay Area Baltic organizations held the annual Baltic Christmas Fair on Saturday, December 3 at the Latvian Lutheran Church Hall in San Francisco. Nearly twenty vendors from the Baltic communities offered a wide variety of Baltic gifts, crafts, and treats for sale. This year's event had...
Dear leaders of Estonian communities all over the world! It is our pleasure to greet you from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia. We are trying to make our communication more active and to enhance the cooperation between Estonia and Estonians living abroad; so, please allow me to share...
I believe that Awareness is the number-one ingredient for a healthy and happy body and life. I am therefore spelling it with a capital A. Health is so much more than the absence of disease. It means bursting with vitality, being full of life force, radiating positive vibrations and having...
Karl Altau / JBANC The 2022 midterm elections in the United States are in the books. But the counting will continue into December. The election headlines are that the Senate will remain in the hands of Democrats, and Republicans held on to flip the House . Despite the victory, House...
From: We can’t wait to see you – It’s been too long!To: It was so great to see you – It was so much fun! Kati and I are home at Karu mets, reflecting on the amazing journey it was to LEP2022. We travelled many miles to find the perfect...
Vaba Eesti Sõna has served the Estonian-American community for 73 years. Born during the period of post-war Estonian emigration to the US, it has served as a unifying voice for Estonian-Americans, wherever they might live. It is the chronicle for our activities in this country, and it is the only...
Screamfest LA 2022 is screening the "Melchior the Apothecary" on Sunday, October 16, at 1:30PM at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood. The film is actually the first part of a trilogy. The second part of the trilogy just premiered in Estonia on August 15, and the third part...
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