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Korp! Vironia USA welcomes the Consulate of Estonia in San Francisco, Consul General Ann Hänni and Consul Kairi Pirik-Vatunen, along with Enterprise Estonia Investor Consultant in the USA Maris Prii and SF Estonian Society President Mai-Liis Bartling, to its 2021 family gathering (aiapidu) and Planning Meeting in Orinda, CA at...

All life on our planet Earth originated in the waters of the primordial oceans, and water continues to play an essential role in our lives today. We can go for a month without food, but we can live for only two or three days without water. Water carries nutrients and...

“Whole foods” is a contemporary term that was unnecessary in the days of our great-grandmothers. Back then, before the advent of industrial food processing, all food was naturally whole. Today we need to differentiate between whole and processed foods as a matter of survival. Whole foods are grains, legumes, vegetables,...

With the arrival of fall we say goodbye to the warmth of summer and move into the cooler months of the year. Transitions like this can be stressful on the body and it is a good idea to lighten its load by letting go of stored toxins and compromising eating...

Small peoples (take for example my own Estonian identity group) face some issues that set them somewhat apart from the matters that concern larger nations. Not only do we have less people who attain prominence internationally, but often our great sons and daughters are little known to the rest of...

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas was in Washington, DC on July 13th and 14th for meetings with Members of Congress to discuss the Baltic Security Initiative and other issues relating to U.S.-Estonia security cooperation.   Karin Shuey, Estonian American National Council (EANC) Washington, DC Director, and her colleagues at the...

Jaak Rakfeldt, Ph.D. Enel ran down the stairs to the basement, where Kristi and I were sleeping on mattresses on the floor. She was out of breath, panting, but finally was able to stammer out that there was a coup d’état happening in Moscow. She turned on the television and...

Three weeks have passed since President Biden’s trip to Europe and analysis among think tanks and pundits continues. The Estonian American National Council (EANC) has been sorting through it to glean information most relevant to Estonia’s security and U.S.-Estonia relations, particularly regarding the outcomes of the NATO summit and Biden’s...

It was with great sadness I learned that one of the most courageous Estonian freedom fighters Tiit Madisson had died on June 21. He left the Earth on the longest day of the year, Summer Solstice. Tiit Madisson.  Photo Kristjan Järv It was even more disturbing that the Estonian media or...

On June 27, the Estonian community of Cleveland Ohio gathered at the Estonian Cultural Garden for the annual commemoration of Estonia's final victory of the war of independence, June 21, 1919 and jaanipäev.   We had a special guest, former mayor of Cleveland and eight term Congressman, Dennis Kucinich, who...