Bakersfield, CA, USA. Conversations and previous steps have been taking place since 2016, and these last years delegations from the coastal Lapurdi city visited the city in California and vice versa. Coinciding with this new phase, Donibane Lohizune (St. Jean de Luz) and Bakersfield are going to carry out youth exchange programs providing stays to facilitate getting to know and learn in another city, thanks to the cultural connection, specifically those that link young people, one of the first measures that will promote the sister-city relationship.
Bakersfield, located an hour and a half northeast of Los Angeles is a city that since its beginnings in the 19th century, has had a significant Basque presence. It Euskal Etxea, the Kern County Basque Club is celebrating this year its 75th anniversary. Its clubhouse includes a fronton, a park area, parking. This celebration also coincided with the club hosting last May the 2019 annual NABO convention.
Other sister-city relationships in the US with the Basque Country include Donibane Garazi (St Jean Pie de Port) and South San Francisco, CA; Donostia-San Sebastian, and Reno, NV; Gernika and Boise, ID; and Vitoria-Gasteiz and Anaheim, CA.
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