Unemployed young people from countries such as Greece and Cyprus will have the chance to work in the USA for a year, in the framework of the new immigration legislation, which is being discussed at the Senate’s Judiciary Committee. Although Greece and Cyprus are not named specifically, the regulation suggested by the Republican Senator from [...]
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Memorial For First Greek U.S. Congressman
On Saturday, April 20, in a modest and moving ceremony in the city of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, a memorial dedicated to the Philhellene Colonel Jonathan Peckham Miller and to his adopted son, Lucas Miltiadis Miller, who was the first Greek American U.S. Congressman, was unveiled. The memorial was erected by the American Philhellenes Society, who pursues [...]
N.Y’s Greeks Mark Independence Day
It’s a little delayed from March 25, but Greek Independence Day will be celebrated in New York on April 7 with a traditional parade, for which many in the community have been preparing floats and costumes for months. Scores of thousands of people of every age, hundreds of Greek institutions (schools, federations, communities, associations, student [...]
A History of Greek-American Radicalism
Greek immigrants were found in America as early as the late 19th century, chasing the American Dream. Many of them managed to make their dreams come true by hard work and sometimes under very tough conditions. A lot of them started from scratch, became successful businessmen and made a fortune. Many pages have been written [...]
Philadelphia Greek Independence Day
On March 17, the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia was filled with Greek flags, bands, floats and people celebrating Greece’s succesful War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire. 192 years ago, on March 25th, 1821, the Greek rebel forces raised the flag of the cross and declared Greece free from 400 years of Ottoman rule. [...]
New Rules for Ιllegal Immigrants
The Federal Government under Barack Obama announced the new immigration rules according to which hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants, close relatives of U.S. citizens, can stay in the country with their families, and on their free will become legal US residents. These new rules announced by U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, are [...]
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