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Commentary
Since 1999, various editors at the National Herald/Ethnikos Kyrix have asked me to write the occasional commentary or opinion piece. At one point, in addition to my regularly appearing feature articles, I had a short-lived column under the title “All Things Greek.”
Total Commentary articles: 5As with all such commentary/opinion items all the ideas, opinions and beliefs expressed in these essays are my own and do not reflect anyone else’s point of view. Given that many of these items were written when a particular political or economic issue was much in the news several of these essays may, initially, seem dated. Still I believe it can be demonstrated that Modern Greek Culture is under considerable systematic assault. It is this transformation in cultural and historical perspectives and the debates found in the university and daily press that links these articles over time. Ongoing cultural, political and economic issues still make timely topics such as the Black Athene Controversy, the Cyprus Issue, the legal extent of the Aegean Shelf, the Macedonian Question, and unfortunately many others. Even ideas once held to be undeniably Greek or Hellenic in origin are now in open dispute. As I write this introduction rightful ownership of Classical objects is a news item that I have just found, once again, under discussion in the world press. The following columns, essays, and book reviews constitute something of my collective efforts over the last nine years to express my personal views on these often volatile debates surrounding Hellenism in our times. Celebrationists, Theory, and Greek-American Studies By Steve Frangos The National Herald Nearly thirty years of research and writing have reached fruition in the publication of the late George P. Daskarolis’ monograph, “San Francisco’s Greek Colony: The Evolution of an Ethnic Community (Minnesota: Light and Life Publishing, 1995).” This modest descriptive history is the volume from whi The “Tourist Resorts” of Cappadocia By Steve Frangos The National Herald On December 6, 1985 the United Organization of Education, Science & Culture, more commonly known by its acronym, UNESCO, proclaimed Cappadocia a World Heritage Site. Almost one year later – on November 24, 198 – the Turkish National Tourist organization opened a national park in this very same region, covering an area of 9,672 hectares (23,900 acres). A Brief History Lesson: A Case of Identity Theft By Steve Frangos The National Herald While the Greek American community sleeps, a debate over the content of textbooks is raging across the country. The sustained efforts of an array of special interest groups are in open conflict as to which version of history and science enters the mainstream of American school textbooks. Dispelling our Notions about Who Is Greek And Who Isn’t By Steve Frangos The National Herald All my life, I have heard one famous person after another identified as someone who is “really a Greek.” Every few years, the names change, but the underlying idea remains the same: Someone famous is also a Greek. TNH: Tirelessly Chronicling The Community For 90 Years By Steve Frangos The National Herald Since April 2, 1915 the National Herald has tirelessly chronicled the Greek American experience. Far from simply entertaining or automatically defending the newly arrived Greeks, the journalists of this daily newspaper, have always encouraged their readers to directly face the obligations and trials of everyday life as true Hellenes. |
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