John Vithoulkas
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Love people, use things: John Vithoulkas in response to worry over the fate of Greek associations
I would like to thank Dean Kalymniou and Alex Economou for their articles relating to the future of Hellenism in Australia and the position of the many Greek organisations. Beyond …
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My Secret Name
What’s in a name? Everything. Our surname reveals our links to our father and his father and his father. It announces our ancestral home to everyone. And it is an …
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Greek identity and the prisoner of Filopappou Hill
Up the hill of Filopappou we go. The path we follow is nothing more than a clearing, sandstones crushed by centuries of footsteps. Left and right aged pine trees blinker …
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Whose hall is it anyway?
Making communities shouldn’t come at a cost, writes John Vithoulkas.
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A picture of Greeks
When we look in the mirror we think that we see ourselves clearly but our reflection is clouded by many things. If we can strip the layers back we will see our true self.
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Fantastic Greeks and where to find them
John Vithoulkas explores what defines a modern Greek: Name? Blood? Or heart?
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Greek identity and the accursed child
John Vithoulkas explores Greek identity for the third, fourth and fifth generations, which increasingly seems to be a choice rather than hard-wired.
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Greek identity and the Order of the Phoenix
John Vithoulkas reflects on the important role Greek social clubs played in the past, and why they are a tremendous gift. But the question is, will we accept our inheritance?