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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...