New York Pontians Remember The Genocide
- Constantine S. Sirigos
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- May 19, 2013
NEW YORK – The Pontian Genocide is one of the most painful moments in Hellenic history, yet for most of the past 100 years knowledge of the catastrophe has been locked up in the hearts of its victims ...
White House Marks Greek Independence Day
- Theodore Kalmoukos
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- April 19, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. - At a ceremony that was both solemn and celebratory, coming in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings that killed three people – and after President Barack Obama had just retu...
Detroit Greeks Dream Realized With Hellenic Museum
- Constantine S. Sirigos
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- April 14, 2013
DETROIT-The Greek-American community of Detroit celebrated both its heritage and its future at the Grand Opening of the Hellenic Museum of Michigan in downtown Detroit on April 13.
Located across the...
Greek-American Monuments Throughout U.S.
- Steve Frangos
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- July 05, 2012
One of the most enduring expressions of the Greek experience in North America is the long-term and sustained effort to establish monuments across the American landscape. That these monuments document ...
The Warning Shot in 1911 None Heard
- Steve Frangos
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- June 28, 2012
Part Two
History is not simply written by the victors; it is closely monitored by their descendants. The 1911 shootout at the Independent Coal and Coke Company (ICC) of Kenilworth, UT offers as near-...
Greek Labor In 19th-20th Century U.S.
- Steve Frangos
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- June 21, 2012
In the 1880s, the largest emigration from Greece in modern times began. The United States was then experiencing a major industrial expansion, for which millions of new laborers were needed. Between th...
Saving the Grandfather of All Trees: The Mighty Chestnut
- Steve Frangos
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- June 15, 2012
On the first night I spent in Vlahopoulo, my paternal grandfather's village in the Peloponnese, I was taken to the house in which he had been born. My cousins apologized, as they showed me the exterio...
Klonis: Face On Stamp, Part Two
- Steve Frangos
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- June 07, 2012
CHICAGO - Several photographs of Sergeant Angelo Klonis in combat are among the most notable images of World War II. First seen in a 1944 Life Magazine article by acclaimed photographer-journalist W. ...
A Tale Of Two Rangavises
- Steve Frangos
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- May 03, 2012
In 1870, during a politically sensitive moment at a European-wide conference on the Eastern Question in Paris, Alexandros Rangavis, Greek Minister to the United States, was directed to attend that con...
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