A Greek from Cyprus, Chrysostomos L. (”Max”) Nikias, will become the 11th president of the University of Southern California on August 3, 2010. His appointment was announced today by Edward P. Roski Jr., chairman of the USC Board of Trustees.
Nikias will succeed Steven B. Sample, who has led USC since 1991. In November 2009, Sample [...]

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The last week of February AHC Board Member Kathy Tavoularis and AHC President Mike Galanakis had a barrage of meetings with elected officials in Washington D.C. in an effort to promote our issues to elected represenatives across the full spectrum of the political establishment.
“The meetings were very productive and we were commended on our presentations” [...]

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Athan Karras, a great Greek dancer, is not among us any more. Karras died on Friday February 12th. Athan Karras’ name was synonymous with Greek dance. After dancing with major dance companies and researching Greek dance as an exponent of his career, he had successfully produced and presented folklore programs and events in the U.S. [...]

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For decades, Papadakis Taverna has been the best-known attraction in San Pedro. Now, the restaurant is history. This was the place where celebrities such as Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Tom Hanks and Paula Abdul gathered. It’s where Pete Carroll, then-coach of the owner’s beloved USC Trojans, would close the deal with high school recruits. It was [...]

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The Hellenic organization, Leadership 100 had its 19th annual gathering on San Diego’s Coronado Island. The event had it all from celebrity attendees to Greek food, forums, dinner- galas, and dancing. The conference that took place at the luxurius “Del Coronado Resort” began on Feb 4th and ran until Feb 7th. The program included speeches [...]

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On Thursday morning February 4th, the most prominent members of the Greek American community gathered in Coronado Island outside of San Diego for the Annual Leadership 100 Conference. During this 3-day retreat, the attendees mingle and attend a series of seminars  by fellow Greek-American brothers. The morning began with a speech by Dr. Nick  Yphantides, [...]

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George Stephanopoulos, host of ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” and ABC News’s Chief Washington Correspondent, who was President Clinton’s senior political advisor and Communications Director; George Pelecanos, the award-winning author, film and television producer whose newest book, The Way Home, was on President Obama’s reading list this summer; and George Argyros, former United States [...]

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The Greek Heritage Society of Southern California (GHS) announced its new officers and board for 2010. Newly-elected President Shelly Papadopoulos (photo left) has been an active member of the Greek American and Southern California community for over 35 years. In addition to her 14-year involvement with GHS, Shelly has been a trustee of the Culver [...]

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