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Dove Bar ice cream was created by Greek immigrant Leo Stefanos in Chicago, in 1956 bringing sweetness to the Windy City’s South Side.

George Lycurgus created the Sans Souci Hotel and later ran the Volcano House Hotel on the edge of the Kilaeua volcano.

With the immigrant grandparents of many Greek-Americans passing away every year, the Maine State Archives is looking to assemble all the Greek immigrants' stories it can now -- before it's too late. Decades ago, most immigrants to the Americas likely...

Leaked US Border Patrol documents show that there has been a mass release of illegal immigrants into the United States since March of this year, amounting to 160,000 people. Revealing that over 135,000 migrants were released into the US just since...

A sociodemographic and economic background analysis of new Greek Americans, the Greek immigrants who came to the U.S. after 2010.

In a live-streamed presentation for the historical society of Schenectady New York in 2020, Peter S. Giakoumis, author of the book "The Forgotten Heroes of the Balkan Wars: Greek-Americans and Philhellenes 1912-1913" presented a little-known aspect of the American...

A short film featuring the extraordinary life of WWII ace fighter pilot Steve Pisanos will premiere at the National Hellenic Museum at a showing on Thursday, October 3rd at 6 PM. Steve Pisanos went into the merchant marine trade to...

Nova Credit, a startup company co-founded and operated by Nicky Goulimis, is an innovative, new company that helps newcomers to the US build their credit history, allowing them an easier pathway to pursue their dreams in America. Goulimis was UK-raised...

Piraeus-born Andrew George Kallianos, PhD, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2019 at his home in Durham, North Carolina, aged 88. He was the son of the late George Chris Kallianos and Effie Papadaniels Kallianos. In addition to his parents,...

According to a press release by the American University, Greek-American Sylvia Mathews Burwell, is the granddaughter of Greek immigrants. Burwell was most recently the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under former President...

The National Hellenic Museum will host the exhibit Sweet Home Chicago, tracing Chicago's candy-making history back to the 19th century and the connection to the Greek immigrant community. Created by the Elmhurst Historical Museum with items added to the exhibit from...

Every New Yorker knows that if you want really good Greek food, you've got to go to the borough of Queens. The many exquisite restaurants located there offer a variety of Greek plates, giving the clients a small taste...

Newsweek magazine published a six-page story depicting the often intolerable conditions in which illegal immigrants are kept in Greece, in overcrowded detention centers. The magazine’s front page has a photo of the Amygdaleza detention center with the title: “Greek Tragedy,...

The Cultural Center of the City of Tarpon Springs in Florida will present the story of how many Greek Americans reached America’s shores at the concert entitled Xenitia: Journey Songs of the Greek Diaspora. This story has been told...

Queens College Sociology Professor Nicholas Alexiou launched an innovative oral history project on Jan. 24, that collects and records the stories of Greek immigrants and their lives in New York City between 1965 and 1980, the second massive wave...