Back to Bizkaia: A Basque-American Memoir by Vince J. Jauristi

The Basque Museum welcomes Vince Jaurisi who will give a presentation on the journey he made to the Basque Country with his father, Joe, who had not returned to his homeland in sixty years and discuss the book he wrote after his return. 

Back to Bizkaia is part travel book, part memoir of two men exploring their mutual roots and their unique father-son bond. The narrative intertwines an engaging account of the contemporary Basque Country with Joe's experiences as an immigrant making his way in a new country and Vince's memories of growing up in a close Basque-American community in the American West. This is a book about Basques and their American families, but on another level it is every immigrant's story of return to a beloved homeland.

Public is welcome to attend.  FREE ADMISSION