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Yeadon, USA, 2013
Greek-American Veterans Post 6633, gather and read off the names of 277 members who have passed at their annual Memorial Day service at Fernwood cemetery. Image courtesy of Eleftherios Kostans.
Athens, 2013
November 3, 2013. In Athens, Greece, 240 women gathered with their babies for a public breastfeeding event. It was a joyful kind of chaos — the sound of laughter, the sight of mothers side by…
Committed, A Road Trip Movie Set In Cyprus
The film, entitled Committed, is a road trip movie set in Cyprus about a chance meeting between a man being pressured to propose to his girlfriend and a runaway bride. It is an English-language romantic…
Meet David Pearce, U.S. Ambassador to Greece
David Pearce is returning as U.S. Ambassador to Greece after his first visit to the country more than 40 years ago. In this video, he reflects on Greece’s influence on American democracy and outlines his…
AHEPA Helps Secure Fifth Medical Supply Shipment for Greece
A shipping container filled with $650,000 worth of medical supplies and equipment arrived Oct. 21, 2013, in Athens, Greece, thanks to the efforts of the AHEPA, which donated $17,000 to secure the shipping container and…
OXI Day, Thessaloniki, 2011
Two years ago, in the lively city of Thessaloniki, Greece marked Oxi Day, a pivotal event honoring the nation’s defiance against fascism during World War II. Staying true to tradition, a military parade was set…
The Exodus From Greece
“Thirty years ago there were scarcely any Greeks in these United States. At the present time they number over a quarter of a million, scattered throughout the length and breadth of our country, an important,…
“Heaven And Earth: Art Of Byzantium From Greek Collections” At The National Gallery Of Art In Washington
Washington, DC – In the first exhibition devoted to Byzantine art at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, some 170 rare and important works, drawn exclusively from Greek collections, will offer a fascinating glimpse of…
Vassilis Papakonstantinou, 2013
This is snapshot of Vassilis Papakonstantinou’s latest concert at Fragma Thermis, Greece. Vassilis Papakonstantinou is a Greek singer known mostly for his work in Greek rock. Most of his songs have gained considerable popularity, mainly…
AHEPA’s 5th District Cancer Research Foundation Axios Award
The AHEPA Fifth District Cancer Research Foundation Board is proud to announce its unanimous selection of Dr. Yibin Kang, Ph.D., as the 2013 recipient of the AXIOS Award in Cancer Research. Dr. Kang is the…
Greek Power In Youth And High School Soccer
We are blessed in our area to have an abundance of up and coming soccer stars. These Greek-American soccer players have been dominating the youth leagues for years now and have expanded their domination to…
The Exiled Greeks
At the beginning of the century, thousands of young Greeks began coming to Utah to live their first years of exile in a new land. Like myriad Greeks since ancient times, forced to leave their…
