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Last March, a group of students from Mondragon University traveled to California in hopes of getting to know the world of the Diaspora and strengthen ties with Basques in the American West.  During the trip they conducted several interviews with various members of the Basque community and now would like to convert those into a documentary to publicize the testimony of these Basques in California.  The work is entitled Enbaxadoreak (Ambassadors) which has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise the money necessary to carry out the project. 

Donostia-San Sebastian.   A group of students from Mondragon University is working on a documentary on Basques in the US entitled, Enbaxadoreak.  Among those interviews are prominent people in the Basque community in California; some are second or third generation Basque; others are youth who have recently moved for work reasons.

Among those interviewed are: Gratien Goyhenetche and Phillipe Acheritogaray from the San Francisco  Basque Cultural Center; Gerald Hirigoyen from the Piperade Restaurant, Pilotari John Falxa, Valerie Arrechea, NABO President; Aitor Iñarra, Basque teacher; workers at Stanford University like Ane Arruabarrena and Gotzone Garay, children, adults….A collage of the local Basque community.

Crowdfunding

The recording was made last March and now they are working on editing the material.  The group has launched a fundraising campaign through Karena.  The project needs to raise 6,000 Euros to cover editing costs and film promotion.  Anyone wishing to contribute click here.

Here is the trailer with some of the images of the interviews conducted.