Diaspora
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Former White House Chief, Reince Priebus honoured by PanHellenic Foundation
Former White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus is being honoured as this year’s recipient of the PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation‘s Paradigm Award. Described by the Foundation as a “proud Greek American”, …
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White House celebrates Greek Independence Day
With Greece’s National Day coming up on Sunday 25 March, US President Donald Trump hosted a celebration on Thursday night at the White House. The event was well-attended by both …
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The power of the Greek diaspora
While many people throughout Greece’s history have migrated abroad for one reason or another, it would seem that for a large portion of them, their homeland has continued to hold …
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‘Macedonia is Greece’ rally held in New York
Greek American clubs organised and held a rally in New York on 18 March to stand against the use of the word “Macedonia” in the new FYROM name. The took …
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A Greek woman at the helm of a US bank
The International Women’s Day, celebrated all over the world last week, was an opportunity to showcase women’s achievements in all fields of industry. For the Greek diaspora, this was nowhere …
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New York’s Onassis Cultural Center receives prestigious award for ancient Greece exhibition
New York’s Onassis Cultural Center has taken out a prestigious award for an impressive exhibition ‘A World of Emotions: Ancient Greece, 700 BC – 200 AD’. Based on a public …
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New York mourns passing of financial district’s iconic Greek cobbler
For more than four decades, Lower East Side New Yorkers have been trusting their shoes to the hands of a Greek legend. Minas Polychronakis. The Greek-American cobbler passed on Wednesday, …
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Greek woman leaves millions to Wellington animal shelter
Lawere Margaret Doucas was a matron saint of the animals
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Greek church rises from the ashes of 9/11
Destroyed during the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church is being rebuilt
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Honour for Greek-American scientist
Paul Alivisatos awarded the U.S. National Medal of Science