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Rigas Feraios: On the Trail of the Protomartyr of Greek Independence
Rigas Feraios was a Greek revolutionary who fought in the mountains and worked as a writer, merchant, and revolutionary agitator in the wide Balkan Diaspora forming in the states neighboring the Ottoman Empire. He had done it all.
Like so...
Greece
The Gambling Legend That Was Nick the Greek
"Nick the Greek" will forever be remembered as one of the most famous legends of gambling in the United States.
Greek News
Leak of Greek Diaspora Emails Rocks Government
The scandal caused by the leak of the Greek diaspora's emails has rocked the conservative government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
On Friday, a deputy minister resigned, a governing New Democracy official was fired, and an MEP withdrew from the elections for...
Greek News
Greece Launches Online Platform for Postal Voting Registration
Greece launched the online platform for registration in the electoral roll for postal voting on Monday.
The initiative aims to streamline the process for Greek citizens to exercise their voting rights in the European Parliament elections and national referendums.
The mail-in...
Diaspora
The ‘Picture Brides’ During Early Greek Immigration to America
Greek-American scholar Kathryn Vaggalis has untangled the complex racial identity of early Greek immigrants to America in her research of Greek "picture brides."
Picture brides, or women in their home country who were "matched" with a husband in America only...
Greek News
How Many Cities Are Named Athens Around the World?
Inspired by the Greek capital's long history of democracy, countless cities across the world have adopted the name of Athens as their own.
Greek News
Discover Your Greek Roots by Typing Your Surname
A search engine is promising to identify the region of Greece one may come from by simply typing one's Greek surname.
Once the name is typed in Greek, a map of the country appears with the regions where the particular...
Diaspora
The Greek Sailor From Hydra Who Became War Hero in Argentina
A Greek sailor from Hydra named Nicholas Kolmaniatis, who would be known most of his life as Nicholas Jorge, became a war hero in Argentina in the 19th century.
As a Hydriot, I had been raised on a pantheon of...
Diaspora
The Amazing Story of the Greek Community of San Andres, Peru
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People living in the small town of San Andres, Peru, have Greeks to thank for the fact that they exist today.
By Stratos Doukakis
Because of a few Greek sailors and the local women they married, they have lived to tell...
Diaspora
The History of the Greek Orthodox Community in Northeasternmost US State
The small but thriving Greek community in Bangor, Maine, the northeasternmost state of the US, has a rich history that dates back to the 1890s.
The history of large-scale Greek immigration to the United States goes all the way back...