Date of Award
Spring 5-2021
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Degree Program
History
Department
History
Major Professor
James Mokhiber
Second Advisor
Marc Landry
Third Advisor
David Beriss
Abstract
This thesis examines how Basque-American communities from the 1930s to the 2000s, responding in part to external threats and accusations of treason, communism, or terrorism, and have come to be identified more with cultural practice over homeland politics. This can be seen through the career and legacy of Pete Cenarrusa (1917-2013), a longtime Idaho politician of Basque descent. Cenarrusa’s early life and career were dedicated to Basque nationalist politics, but his primary legacy is that of a cultural preserver, who helped to further develop the Western United States’ Basque community’s cultural focus, as expressed through festivals, physical sites and community-based Basque-American organizations.
Recommended Citation
Tarride, Christine M. and Tarride, Christine M., "Zaitzart Bat: Pete Cenarrusa, Culture, Politics, and the Creation of a Basque-American Community from the 1930s to the 2000s" (2021). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 2882.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2882
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