USA

“In all of us there is a hunger, marrow-deep, to know our heritage- to know who we are and where we have come from. Without this enriching knowledge, there is a hollow yearning. No matter what our attainments in...

George Menichios was born April 14, 1890 in Megalopolis Greece. On October 4, 1918 he was killed in action when  his company was engaged in a fierce battle in the Montrebeau Woods, which was part of the famous St....

Nikos Poulis, along with the President of Chian Federation, Vaggelis Kavvadas, and other prominent members of the Chian-American Community announced the establishment of the “Help Chios Relief Fund” during a press conference at the Chian House in Astoria last...

The Orpheus Hellenic Folklore Society of Chicago will present Greek folk dances and songs in Athens and on the island of Chios. The events will take place at The American College of Greece-DEREE on 23/7/11 and on 26,28,29,30/7/11 on the...

Greek Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism George Nikitiades presented the aims concerning the improvement of tourist product and the attraction of tourists all year long, during his speech at the House of Chios in Astoria. The event was...

The presentation of the Homer Prize will take place during a festive event on Saturday, November 13, at the Chios House in Astoria, New York, in the presence of expatriate Greeks organisations, the archbishop and the diplomatic corps of...

Greek products are going mainstream in the USA gaining distribution and consumers way beyond the Greek American market. In major supermarkets, one can nowadays find a wide variety of Greek products such as olive oil, yogurt, feta cheese, gyros, and...

The fate of Greek orphans of the 1821 Revolution in the US is but a footnote in the history of the glorious uprising against the Turks. Nonetheless, it is definitely a fascinating one. What happened to some children who lost...

Greek wines have made a spectacular entry into the hospitality sector in the US, and Florida in particular, with better quality products and improved distribution. Greece has a long history of winemaking, dating back over 6,000 years, and produces a...

Histories often conform to a narrative, which is often simplified or edited for reasons of brevity or emphasis. The typical Greek-American historical narrative will focus on the mass immigration of generally impoverished Greeks to the United States in the...

The Confederates handed the Union a key victory on the “Cotton Front” before a shot was even fired in the American Civil War. However, without the agility of the Greek cotton merchants, the alternative supplies may not have been...

The first Orthodox Church in the US was established in New Orleans in 1864, built in 1866, by Greek merchants. 

The life story of George Sirian, who escaped a massacre to be adopted by an American naval officer, is a miracle of the Greek Revolution.

American Philhellenes came to the aid of the Greek people during the Greek Revolution of 1821 and became brothers in arms for liberation.

Thousands of people visit Dyker Heights in Brooklyn, New York, every Christmas to admire the “Christmas House,” decorated by Isidoros and Anna Bilas, the Greek-American couple who own the home. Each year, the Bilas family, with roots from the Greek...