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The San Francisco Bay Area Baltic community came together on June 4 to celebrate our friendship and our work together. The event was started in 2006 and includes traditional foods, kids' activities, sports, games, and folk dancing. Mai-Liis Bartling

Karl Altau / JBANC The NATO Summit will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania, from July 11 to 12, 2023. Depending on Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive against Russian occupiers, we will soon find out the possible path for Ukraine’s further integration with the West. Ukraine has already been offered an EU Membership...

On May 19, 2023, the Estonian American National Council (EANC) held a town hall for purposes of gathering input and ideas on the future of the beloved international Estonian festival known as ESTO. The event was held over Zoom, attended by approximately 75 Estonian Americans from across the USA, a...

New York, NY — The 6th Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns this November continuing its tradition of bringing the best new films from the Baltic region to New York audiences. Early Bird Passes are on sale beginning June...

When did you last visit the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago? When did you last enjoy the beauty of Estonian folk dress and music? June 2023 is just the right time to do this! As a historic first in North America, the Estonian Cultural Society of Chicago...

Last month we talked about the cyclical nature of life and how living in harmony with the seasons can bring wellbeing and harmony to our bodies and minds. Today I am going to expand on the topic and how it relates to our daily food. Ayurveda teaches us to live...

There are many excellent refugee memoirs. Jaak Treiman’s “Carried by a Magic Fan: Memoir of an Estonian Refugee Family” expands that tradition by offering three perspectives of one family’s refugee journey. He then carries the story forward by chronicling refugee political activities that followed their settlement into new homes. During...

Five years ago, a survey conducted among 2000 citizens by WCIOM, a Russian public opinion polling centre, offered results that could well be authentic. Since the subject matter was apolitical, respondents’ answers could be considered as genuine. The five most prevalent conspiracy theories in 2018, in reverse order by the...

Connecticut Estonian Society Estonian land (Eesti maa) spring cleanup (Talgud) day and Annual General Meeting will be held on June 10, 2023, 8:30 am. Starting at 8:30 AM – The Eesti Maa spring cleanup day will be on Saturday, June 10th (rain date June 11th) at the Eesti maa, 25...

The Estonian Language Board (Eesti keelenõukogu) suggested preparing proposals for the legal status of Seto and Võro and allowing Seto and Võro to be chosen as mother tongues in population and other registers. Birute Klaas-Lang, chair of the Estonian Language Board, forwarded eight proposals to the Ministry of Education and...