Tag: Greek Immigrants to America

Ottoman Greeks

Help Us Preserve History: Ottoman Greeks of the United States Project

The Ottoman Greeks of the United States Project (OGUS) is a multifaceted interdisciplinary research project at the University of Florida.

October 16, 2020

My Immigrant Father Taught Me About White Privilege Without Even Knowing It

I never understood how my dad— a poor kid from a Greek island who probably never saw a black person

June 10, 2020

All Roads Lead to Vicki’s

Fifty years ago, Paraskevoula and Pete Fotiadis, two immigrants from northern Greece, opened a small delicatessen in the small industrial

January 3, 2020
Labor

Four Books You Should Read About How Greek Immigrants Shaped US Labor Laws

Today marks the 105th anniversary of a watershed moment in the history of American labor relations. The Ludlow Massacre —

April 20, 2019

Opinion: Remember When Greek Refugees Were Yesterday’s “Undesirables?”

The following op-ed was submitted by third-year Brooklyn Law School student Alex Kambanis in response to what he called “blatantly

February 5, 2019

A Greek Immigrant’s Company is Making Millions Off Trump’s “Zero Tolerance” Immigration Policy

The nation’s attention continues to be fixated on the issue of thousands of migrant children separated from their families on

June 26, 2018

Donald Trump’s “Shithole” Comment Shouldn’t Offend You; Something Else Should

The original caption from the photo (above), dated August 13, 1925 reads: “Above is a striking photo showing a little

January 11, 2018

At $22 Million a Year in Sales, Mark Pappas Reigns as America’s (and Oprah’s) Crab Cake King

Markos Papazisoglou was penniless when he arrived in America in 1956. He left his war-torn village of Velvendos in northern

December 26, 2015

Trump’s “Undesirable” Muslims of Today Were Yesteryear’s Greeks: “Pure American. No Rats, No Greeks”

There are some things you might not know about Greek immigration to the United States. This history becomes particularly relevant

December 9, 2015

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