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The family of late Greek American actor Telly Savalas, best known for portraying Lt. Theo Kojak on the crime drama series Kojak (1973–1978), were awarded Greek citizenship at the Consulate of Greece in Los Angeles, USA. The recipients were the...

Andreas Katsaniotis, Greece's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Diaspora, met with officials from The Eftychia Project (TEP), a group of Greek adoptees, this week, promising them action on granting them full citizenship. As part of its effort to...

All the Greeks who arrived in the New World on April 11, 1890, had to pass through Ellis Island, which became the designated immigration station for arrivals in New York City after that date. Almost all immigrants to the United...

Dozens of Greek American students will be visiting Greece in the summer through the Heritage Greece Program run by the National Hellenic Society (NHS). NHS announced that the application deadline is March 30 for two life-changing trips to Greece. The...

William Sanders Scarborough was an African-American, emancipated slave who authored a Greek textbook. His First Lessons in Greek was written in 1881. The textbook offered Greek to English and English to Greek language practice as well as exercises on...

Betty White, the irrepressible, iconic Greek-American comedienne, who died exactly two years ago on December 31, 2021, at the age of 99 went to enduring stardom on TV over the span of decades. Her life was amazing on many different...

AHEPA, the biggest Greek-American organization, will honor banker Nancy Papaioannou for her commitment to the community. AHEPA's Chapter 326 announced that Papaioannou will receive the President's Award for "Dedication and Commitment to the Community" during its 85th Anniversary Dinner Gala...

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 story of Greek-American tailors who worked in Rochester, New York, for Hickey Freeman, then considered among the world’s most prestigious brands for suits. By Evan Bourtis Inside a four-story building of sand-colored bricks in 20th-century Rochester, New York, tailors speaking...

Amidst the war between Israel and Hamas, the U.S. State Department has issued a worldwide security alert for American citizens abroad. The advisory comes in the wake of heightened tensions triggered by Hamas' recent terror attack on Israel and...

As the conflict in Israel escalates, US citizens have been swiftly evacuated from the region to the safety of Cyprus. According to reports, approximately 2,500 US citizens were gathered in Haifa, Israel, awaiting evacuation to Limassol port, Cyprus. The...

George Dilboy was the first Greek-American soldier to receive the Medal of Honor, America's highest medal for bravery.

President Biden hosted the traditional Greek Independence Day reception at the White House on Wednesday. Hundreds of Greeks and Greek Americans attended the event to honor the men and women who fought for Greece’s independence against the Ottomans, and to...

First Citizens Bank & Trust Co will buy Silicon Valley Bank’s deposits and loans, the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said Monday, potentially calming markets after the biggest U.S. banking collapse since Lehman Brothers. The deal includes purchasing approximately $72...

A group of Greek women adoptees, brought from Greece as infants and toddlers, met recently in Salem, New Hampshire to share their stories. Most of them had not yet met each other face-to-face, but they had formed a bond that...