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Diaspora
Thousands of Greek-Americans Seek Greek Citizenship During Pandemic
Greek-Americans are flocking to consulates in the United States and applying for Greek citizenship -- even during the pandemic -- in hopes that they can more easily travel there in the future.
The understandable emotional upset this past year over...
Greek News
Chicago Covid-19 Coalition Distributes More than $1.3 Million in Humanitarian Relief
Calamos CEO John Koudounis, who is leading a coalition of Chicago’s business leaders in a humanitarian campaign for COVID-19 relief and recovery, said on Monday that the Chicago model can be applied to other cities in the US.
Speaking at...
Art
National Hellenic Museum Releases “Snapshots of a Life” Exhibition
The National Hellenic Museum released its digital exhibition, titled "Snapshots of a Life: The George Phillos Photograph Collection," in order to document the Greek immigrant experience in America.
The photos, which were taken mainly between 1910 to 1930, provide a...
Greek News
Grecian Delight Joins Philanthropic Initiative for Hunger Relief in Chicago
Grecian Delight, a manufacturer and marketer of top quality Greek and Mediterranean foods, has joined hunger relief efforts that became especially crucial as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Chicago area.
In April, the company, which was founded...
Art
The Greeks of Colonial Florida Featured in National Hellenic Museum Lecture
The National Hellenic Museum in Chicago recently released their latest installment in their online lecture series, called "The Greeks of Colonial Florida," lead by Menios Papadimitriou.
Menios Papadimitriou spoke with NHM's Resident Scholar Dr. Katherine Kelaidis about the history of...
Diaspora
Chicago’s National Hellenic Museum Launches New Oral History Program
The National Hellenic Museum in Chicago (NHM), the largest repository of Greek-American oral histories, announced earlier in the week that they will embark on a campaign to gather and archive more stories of the Greek-American experience, in partnership with the National...
Diaspora
National Hellenic Museum: Telling The Greek Story in America
Chicago's National Hellenic Museum (NHM) is one of the most important landmarks of Hellenism in the United States.
Since its foundation as the Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center in 1983, the NHM has been transformed into an institution that connects...
USA
A Sea of Blue and White at Chicago’s Hellenic Heritage Parade
Thousands of Greek Americans gathered on Sunday in downtown Chicago to attend this year's Greek Hellenic Heritage Parade.
The annual event included floats and marchers representing churches and organizations from all across Chicago.
Speaking to NBC Chicago, Keith McCormick of the...
Diplomacy
Tsipras' Schedule in the USA: First Stop Chicago
American investments, security issues, regional cooperation and the Greek-American community are high on the Greek PM’s list for his visit to the USA, where he is to meet with President Trump on Tuesday.
Alexis Tsipras is to also meet with...
Greece
Four-Year-Old Greek Boy Needs Financial Help For Medical Expenses
Four-year-old Konstantinos Kotsonis is suffering from a level-four neuroblastoma in the left suprarenal gland with metastasis to the bones and marrow. The diagnosis occurred in June 2014 by Ippokrateio Hospital in Thessaloniki and ever since the boy has been...