This is the third year that the weekly newspaper Greek News is running the campaign “This summer we are going to Greece. The least we can do for our homeland.” The New York-based paper reports that, “In a period of intense political volatility for our homeland where its image in the U.S. and in all international [...]
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Prominent Greek-Americans On Grexit, Tsipras & Greek Left (Video)
Some of the most influential Greek-Americans of the financial and political world spoke to Greek Reporter on-camera about a possible Greek exit from the Euro and comment on the popularity of the leader of Greece’s left, Alexis Tsipras. Watch the interviews below: Thomas Belesis, CEO of John Thomas Financial said that “Greece needs some immediate [...]
Two Greek-Americans Venture into Entrepreneurship
In a culture where entrepreneurship is highly valued, it’s not hard to see why two young Greek-Americans have worked hard to make their own way in the world. Kosta Dionisopoulos and Christos Marafatsos, long-time best friends, started Delta Produce — a food distribution company — in their basement, and the business was awarded third place [...]
A New Way for Greeks to Meet
Sellia Georges is a personal relationship coach…and she loves every minute of it. She and her mother, Dr. Lena Kastrisiou, run a modern dating agency called OnePlusOne. The company started in Greece, and Georges has gradually begun to move a section to Chicago; she has lived between there and Athens her whole life. The Athens [...]
Johns Hopkins Hellenic Students Association Host Successful Greek Night
About 750 people attended Johns Hopkins Hellenic Students Association’s Greek Night last Friday, and it left everyone raving. Nine Baltimore-area restaurants sponsored the food, and members of the society said they worked hard to advertise the event to all Greeks in Maryland, especially over the Internet. The highlight of the evening, according to many group [...]
Teaching Greek4Fun to the Next Generation
Gamification is the infusion of game design techniques, game mechanics or game style into anything to solve problems and engage audiences. When Taylor Overbey and Stylianos Vayanos decided to employ this technique to education, they came up with Greek4Fun — a game created to fill the need for an entertaining, interactive way to learn a [...]
An Inside Look at the Greek Side of Congresswoman Dina Titus
Alice Costandina “Dina” Titus (D-Nev.) is running for Congress in Nevada’s 1st District. The Greek-American politician, who previously served in the 111th Congress, said she is excited to be a part of the Greek group of members of Congress. “I’m excited about running again,” she said. “I’m running in a newly drawn district, which is [...]
Has President Obama Met the Expectations of Greek Americans?
One year before the Presidential election Nick Larigakis reviews the Hellenic issues since Barack Obama came to office.
Greek-Americans Object Sale of US Helicopters to Turkey
The Coordinate Effort of Hellenes (CEH) called late Thursday on Greek-Americans across the country to join them in urging senators and members, as well as members of the Jewish community, to oppose the proposed sale of US attack helicopters to Turkey, particularly at a time when Turkey is threatening US allies Cyprus and Israel. The US Congress [...]
Top 10 Greek Facebook Groups to Follow in NYC
If you’re a Greek-American in New York, here’s a list of highly reccomended websites and Facebook pages that will educate and inform you. This list will provide you with important information and updates about happenings in the Greek-American culture and communties around New York City. Many of the organizations listed below offer programs, lectures, meetings [...]
Greek Restaurant Owner Watched the Towers Go Up and Come Down
John Costalas will never forget 9/11. The owner/operator of Essex World Cafe, adjacent to the World Trade Center, has been in this location for many years. ”I watched the Towers go up,” he shared. And he saw them come down. In this business, customers become like family. “We lost more people than anyone. All the people who [...]
Greek, Married and Political Opposites
The recent elections went by without a hitch in our household. And how can that happen, you may ask, when my husband and I are political polar opposites? First let me explain that we have been together for nine years and married for the past five. My new husband was a confirmed Greek-American bachelor (my [...]
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05 / 23 Greek Relief from Archaeological Museum of Athens Goes on View At Getty Villa
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05 / 23 2012 Global Summit of Women to Take Place in Athens
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05 / 23 Τsantes Family Donates $100,000 in Support of Hellenic Studies Program
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05 / 23 George Tsetsekos to Step Down as Dean of LeBow College
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05 / 22 Campaign Calls on Greeks Outside of the Country to Support Their Homeland
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07 / 23 St. Nicholas of Manhattan in Ruins while Mosque Rises
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08 / 12 John Thomas Financial CEO Thomas Belesis Is Optimistic @FoxBusiness
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11 / 27 Greek American Pihakis Busted by Feds for $5.8 Million
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08 / 03 George Demos Tells Fox News We Must Rebuild St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at Ground Zero
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12 / 27 Greek Orthodox Community of America Renounced Anti-Semitic Statements by Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus
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