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The Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) is holding its Baltic Advocacy Days during the first week of May this year. This is the second time the event will be held entirely virtually. While the average turnout in previous years, for both virtual and in-person events, has been around 50-60...
The Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC) hosts a few interns during the year. Today, we profile Sophie May, who is working with the organization remotely – and intensively – during her university studies. She has been focusing on raising awareness about Russia’s war against Ukraine, and in helping...
General Elections for EANC´s XXIII Council take place this year. consider running for Council – To share your experience, represent your fellow Estonian Americans, and make a difference consider a run for council! Council work offers many opportunities to work on committees and special projects related to your interests. Council...
10th of April 2022 The unprovoked and brutal war that Putin’s Russia has unleashed on Ukraine is an evil not seen in Europe since World War II. The world is horrified by the premeditated attacks and massacres in Bucha, Mariupol, the railway station in Kramatorsk, and elsewhere in the country....
Fats and oils have been the subject of misunderstandings, misleading recommendations and hype for some time. The cholesterol scare has us thinking that animal fats are bad for us, that saturated fats are bad for us, that fat in general is bad for us. These claims are untrue. Many weight-conscious...
On March 29, Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus (SFBC) co-chairs Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the Baltic Defense and Deterrence Act, a bipartisan bill that will build on the $180 million appropriated in the fiscal year 2022 defense budget for the Baltic Security Initiative. House Baltic Caucus (HBC)...
From August 1 to 12, 2002, the University of Tartu is offering Estonian summer courses, where daily language lessons are combined with engaging cultural activities after classes. The University of Tartu College of Foreign Languages and Cultures has been organizing international Estonian summer courses since 1998. An average of 50-60...
The 35th West Coast Estonian Days is taking place on July 25 – 27, 2022 at the Suquamish Clear-water Resort – just northwest of Seattle, WA. Situated on the water’s edge, the resort offers an intimate and beautiful venue in nature, on the shores of Puget Sound. Tickets and registration...
Estonian Ambassador Kristjan Prikk and Mrs. Liis Prikk (center) were welcomed to San Francisco's 104th Estonian Independence Day Celebration by the fraternities and sororities of northern California. The Ambassador delivered a very informative speech and participated in an hour-long Q&A session during the event, which also featured the Community Choir...
The Estonian-U.S. Digital Customer Service (DCS) startup Glia achieves unicorn status after raising $152 million in its Series D investment round. Digital Customer Service (DCS) provider Glia announced on Tuesday, March 22, of having raised $45 million in Series D funding. The investment was led by New York-based global venture...