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Greek American Archives The Archive's long-term goal is to document the history of local Greek immigrants and Greek Americans from the earliest immigrations through the twentieth century and continue as an ongoing project into the present millennium. In addition, a comprehensive microform collection of Greek American newspapers published throughout California as well as a collection of books and periodicals related to the scope of the Archive and to the history of the Greek American experience are to be housed at the J. Paul Leonard Library at San Francisco State University. The Greek American Oral History Archive began the process of recording interviews in the Spring of 2001. www.sfsu.edu /~modgreek/archives.html   (275 words)

Greek architecture - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Greek architecture The Greeks invented the entablature, which allowed roofs to be hipped (inverted V-shape), and perfected the design of arcades with support columns. Of the Greek orders, the Doric is the oldest; it is said to have evolved from a former timber prototype. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. encyclopedia.farlex.com /Greek+architecture   (335 words)

Greek American - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Greek Americans have a heavy concentration in New York City (most notably in Astoria) and Chicago. By 1890, there were almost 15,000 Greeks living in the U.S. Immigration picked up in the 1890s, mostly because of the displacement caused by the hardships of Ottoman rule, the Balkan Wars and World War I. Greeks again began to arrive in large numbers after 1945, fleeing the economic devastation caused by World War II and the Greek Civil War. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greek_American   (1469 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Greek Catholics in America Many of the Greek churches are purchases from Protestant denominations altered and rearranged for the necessities of their rite, while one or two are churches brought over from the schismatics. The whole matter of a Greek bishop in America is so far in an experimental stage, and it rests upon the extent of the current and future immigration, the stability and solidarity of the Ruthenians in their adherence to their faith and rite, as to what powers and authority their bishop shall ultimately have. Their rite, of course, is the same as that of the other Greek Catholics, but the language used in the Mass and the administration of the sacraments and in the church offices is the Arabic, with the exception of certain prayer-endings and versicles of the Mass, which are still intoned in the original Greek. www.newadvent.org /cathen/06744a.htm   (8864 words)

Greek American Literature Greeks are now free, like any other Americans, to make their mistakes on their own, to be great lovers, adventurers, business and social successes or failures, and sometimes comic or mad figures. Con Reynolds is a thoroughly American Greek, a kind of Hemingway hero of Greek descent, fighting the Japanese in the Burmese jungle. A Greek with a brilliant mind, he can readily allude to the classical philosophers but he is compelled by a sardonic fate to deliver laundered linen on a bike. www.helleniccomserve.com /greek_american_literature.html   (8155 words)

The Social Psychology of Immigration: The Greek American Experience Greeks are also seen as strange, as witnessed from the commonly used phrase "It's all Greek to me" to refer to things, events, or words that are totally incomprehensible. It is the author's view, based on his personal observations within the Greek American community(32), that much of church-preserved Greek culture is like a well-kept butterfly inside a thick exhibit glass, than it is a live movement capable of evolving, or of shaping people's lives. The author is preparing a paper on the Greek Orthodox Church, where he holds the view that the suppression of non-religious forms of ethnic identification during the American nativist movement in the early twentieth century may partly explain the founding of a large number of new Greek Orthodox churches at the time. webs.csu.edu /~amakedon/articles/GreekAmerican.html   (3901 words)

Candidate Mihos reaches out to his Greek-American roots - The Boston Globe The rest of the conversation was easy for Christy Mihos, grandson of Greek immigrants, lifelong member of the Greek Orthodox Church, and former member of the band the Bouzouki Fantasy. Greeks first arrived in Massachusetts around the turn of the last century, said Nicholas Karas, an amateur historian from Lowell who has written three books about Greek immigrants in his city. Recalling the lively debates around his own family's dinner table, Dukakis said Greek immigrants passed on their love of politics to their children. www.boston.com /news/local/articles/2006/07/03/mihos_embraces_a_political_legacy?page=1   (945 words)

Greek American Operational Group OSS, Part 1 continued The native-born Greeks were in their late twenties and thirties, and the younger Greek-American sons of emigrant families from across the United States, though of different cultures, bonded quickly. The Greek Battalion was stationed at Camp Carson near Colorado Springs, Colorado, in the foothills of the Cheyenne Mountains. These men grew up as Greeks; most of them did not know a word of English when they entered kindergarten; as youngsters they proudly sang the Greek national anthem; some had trouble differentiating between the Greek and American flags, and their common enemy was the Turks. www.pahh.com /oss/pt1/p3.html   (1448 words)

American Hellenic Institute : 2002 Greek American Policy Statements The Hellenic American National Council (HANC) was established in 1992 to serve as an umbrella organization for the numerous Greek American federations and associations across the United States. The Greek minority in Albania, which was brutally persecuted by the communist dictatorship that ruled the country for almost half a century, thought their ordeal would end once communism collapsed. When an ethnic Greek appeared likely to be elected mayor in the town of Chimara during the 2000 local elections, for example, the ruling Socialist government resorted to acts of outright fraud, as documented by international observers, to insure his defeat. www.ahiworld.com /policystatement.html   (8540 words)

The Hyphenated American — www.greenwood.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) Clearly written, thoughtful, with fascinating case studies, Papajohn's book is the culmination of an entire career dedicated to understanding the role culture plays in our lives....This book should be required reading for all psychotherapists, since we are all working with immigrants and their descendants, no matter how far removed from the migration experience. Both individual and marital conflicts are analyzed to highlight the impact of one's cultural heritage on adjustments to mainstream American society. Kluckhohn's theory of variations in orientation is employed to examine the culture change that children and grandchildren of immigrants undergo in interfacing with American society. www.greenwood.com /catalog/GM0930.aspx   (405 words)

Greek - American Folklore Society, Astoria, United States of America, Balkanfolk GAFS is dedicated to the study, preservation and instruction of the history and traditions of Hellenic folk culture. The primary focus is on Demotic folk songs and dances, as these reveal both the spirit and materiality of their respective cultures of origin. Of particular importance to GAFS is the authenticity of the material it teaches and presents, which is accomplished through extensive research in the villages of Greece, as well as collaboration with prominent folk groups and organizations in Greece. www.folkcd.info /catalogue_Greek_-_American_Folklore_Society,_Astoria   (336 words)

GreekAmerica.net | Subscribe Today   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) Further, most are unaware that the Turkish government had unleashed the mobs on the Greek community of Istanbul, on its churches, houses, businesses, schools, and newspapers; and they are unaware that this resulted in the ultimate destruction of Turkey’s oldest historical community, about 100,000 Greek Orthodox Christians who were the heirs of Byzantium. I should add that many Greeks and Greek Americans have lost their sense of history, of whence they came, of who they are, and of what they are becoming. Among these “last minute details,” she was to telephone a photographic studio in Thessaloniki to hire a Greek photographer to photograph the inside of the walled complex of the Turkish consulate. www.greekamerica.net /pastissues/7-1/eyeonhistory.wu   (1497 words)

Modern Odysseys: Greek American Artists of the 20th Century   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) Queens Museum of Art presents Modern Odysseys: Greek American Artists of the 20th Century, the first exhibition to survey the contributions of Greek American artists to modern and contemporary art. Support for Modern Odysseys: Greek American Artists of the 20th Century has been provided by The J.F. Costopoulos Foundation, Foundation for Hellenic Culture and The Greenwall Foundation. Modern Odysseys spans several generations of Greek American artists, ranging from artists who immigrated from Greece, to third generation Greek Americans seeking to engage their other cultural heritage. www.costopoulosfoundation.org /jfcf/queens/modod-pr1-en.html   (511 words)

Greek Baseball Burns passed word around American Baseball circles that Greece was interested in fielding a team for the 2004 Olympics, but the country wasn’t going to be able to because the game was simply not played there at a level that would permit recruitment of such a team. The Greek national baseball team came close to beating the champions of the 2003 European Championship on July 19 in Haarlem, Netherlands, losing 2-0 to a Dutch team managed by former New York Mets Davey Johnson. Although baseball is relatively new to Greece – the first league was formed in 2000 by expatriate American youths – the Greek team’s good showing at the European Championship was due in large part to participation by players from the Greek diaspora, particularly the United States and Canada. www.helleniccomserve.com /baseball.html   (1053 words)

GREEK 17 ft. Lagakos, the son of Greek immigrants, was born and raised in Camden, New Jersey. He was active in the Greek community and in local and national Greek organizations. The collection consists primarily of materials from organizations in which Lagakos was active, including AHEPA, the Greek American Committee of the Philadelphia bicentennial celebration, the 23rd Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America, and the Philadelphia Federation of American-Hellenic Societies. www.balchinstitute.org /manuscript_guide/html/greek.html   (664 words)

Greek American Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) The capitulation of Italy raised the possibility that the Partisans could be supplied from Italy’s east coast, and a group of Americans of the OSS came up with a daring plan. His Chetniks gave shelter to American airmen who were forced to bail out on their raids against Ploesti fields in Rumania. Several of the American flyers that were saved by the Chetniks offered to appear as favorable witnesses to the trial but they were turned down by Tito’s tribunal. www.estiator.com /Subscription/Greek_American_Review/Sept05_Article3.html   (3314 words)

Powell's Books - Nosthimia!: The Greek American Family Cookbook (New American Family Cookbooks) by Georgia Sarianides Written by Greek-American chef Georgia Sarianides, Nosthimia The Greek American Family Cookbook introduces Americans to Greek cuisine in a fun and engaging way. Through the years, Georgia has adapted her Greek cooking to the American lifestyle. The Greek American Family Cookbook introduces Americans to Greek cuisine in a fun and engaging way. www.powells.com /biblio?PID=719&cgi=product&isbn=1931868735   (270 words)

MensTennisForums.com - GREEK - AMERICAN BOY************* The young Greek's inaugural Grand Slam appearance came in 2001 on the grass courts of Wimbledon where she lost in the second round. Greek neighborhoods burst at their seams in late March, when Greek Americans celebrate Greek Independence Day. Yes, I know he is of Greek descent, but he is American in his ways, to my mind at least...I don't really know how Greeks in America are like, maybe an American could see things in Sampras that differentiate him as a Greek, but I don't... www.menstennisforums.com /showthread.php?t=40046   (2483 words)

Christou: Greek-American Return Migration This was a positive outcome although it may sound negative; the participants in my study could not but become aware of the underlying implications that networks held for them and the socio-cultural context of their interactions. Some were appalled with some of the electronic communications they had with “Greek-Greeks”[3] in the United States who had adopted a pro-war perspective rationalized through arguments about the necessity of combating terrorism, thus identifying the war as a war against terrorism. Greek Immigrants of Astoria, New York, and Their Church,” Journal of the Hellenic Diaspora, Special Issue: Rethinking Greek America, vol. www.univie.ac.at /spacesofidentity/_Vol_4_3/_HTML/Christou.html   (5855 words)

What's In a Greek American? For many the perception of Greek Americans stops with classical Greece What non-Greeks may not be aware of is the heritage that shaped the Greek Americans after the classical period". After she started dating Emanuel Rouvelas, the Greek American she would later marry, she says she immersed herself in Greek culture and history. In the final chapter, 'The Greek Diaspora', Rouvelas reflects on the challenges facing Orthodox Christians today: from overcoming the fragmentation of Orthodoxy along ethnic lines in multicultural America to preserving the unity of Orthodoxy in the fragments of the former Soviet Union. www.greekembassy.org /Embassy/content/en/Article.aspx?office=1&folder=6&article=214   (697 words)

GAEPIS - Greek American Educational Public Information Systems Whether he is visiting the White House to advocate for fairness in United States foreign policy, working on behalf of Greeks abroad, or serving the Greek-Orthodox Church, Andrew A. Athens gives of himself in ways that touch the lives of both Greeks and Greek-Americans. The HACC is the only American organization recognized by the Greek government as the official economic liaison between the U.S. and Greece. Presented by the Greek Government in recognition of multi-faceted contributions, nationally and politically, in promoting relations between the United States and Greece. www.gaepis.org /html/phid_athens.htm   (444 words)

Greek American Battalion The type of warfare they engaged in was unique in the history of the American Army. The members of the Greek/ USOG were heroes in every sense of the word; their actions went Greek history and a rich chapter in Greek America. www.ahepahavm.org /GAOG.htm   (931 words)

Greek-American - dKosopedia A Greek-American is a citizen of the United States who has significant Greek heritage. Greek-Americans, Cuban-Americans and Jewish-Americans are believed to have the three most influential ethnic lobbies in American foreign policy-making. Greg Louganis (Greek by adoption; ethnically Samoan and Swedish) www.dkosopedia.com /index.php/Greek-American   (311 words)

Greek-American Organizations, Sites and Events Modesto: Greek Food Festival (September), Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation; 209:522-7694. Greek Festival (May), Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church; 215:635-0316. Richmond: Greek Festival (May/June), Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral. www.liberalarts.iupui.edu /~spmckee/ethnic_greece.html   (309 words)

About The Greek American Women's Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) About Us GAWN began in 1990 when a group of Greek American women from various geographic locations and diverse walks of life met at a conference called Women, Ethnicity and Change. Throughout the year GAWN holds special meetings and conferences designed to promote education and quality of life among Greek American women. Each year GAWN invites Greek American professionals to speak in their area of expertise. www.hri.org /GAWN/about.html   (305 words)

Greek American politicians A number of young political contenders of Greek American descent are running in this year’s elections. "We, as Greek Americans, should view the success of these individuals as our own success since their participation in the political arena confirms their ethnic background... They need financial support and with this concern, SAE turns to the Greek American community, the grassroots forces, asking for their financial contribution to them. www.omogenia.com /gapolitics.htm   (260 words)

George's Greek American Grill, Malvern - Restaurant Reviews - TripAdvisor George's Greek American Grill, Malvern - Restaurant Reviews - TripAdvisor Home > United States > Pennsylvania (PA) > Malvern > Malvern Restaurants > George's Greek American Grill What was your experience with George's Greek American Grill? www.tripadvisor.com /Restaurant_Review-g53091-d511529-Reviews-George_s_Greek_American_Grill-Malvern_Pennsylvania.html   (502 words)

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