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Dr. Oscar Alvarez Gila comes from the Universidad del Pais Vasco in Spain where he specializes in Basque migration to North and South America. He has just arrived at the University of Nevada at Reno, the only University with a Basque Studies program in the United States. He tells us that this is a mixed society – highly visible through their traditional dress and festivals, but mostly invisible to the larger American society. Their traditions are party old, partly new, partly Basque and partly American. Dr. Gila is now writing a book about Basque American migration, trying to fit personal stories into a very unique identity, both common to and different from the immigrant experience in this country. You can write to him at oscar.alvarez@ehu.es and get more information about him at http://ehu.academia.edu/OscarAlvarezGila. This episode features Basque musicians Jose Iturbi and Maurice Ravel. IMAGE www.pyrenees-basques.com, used under Creative Commons license A production of Septic Radio. -- http://septicradio.com/BenJenkins.php