Interviews
Conversations with voices from our community and across the Greek world.
Philip Nicolaides, A Life Of Service In The Greek Community
Since immigrating to the United States in 1969 from Giannina Greece, Philip Nicolaides has spent a life of service to churches, societies, and the Federation. Throughout the past half-century, he has been a pillar, preserving and…
Timmy Papanicolas – An AHEPAN Immigrant Makes It In America
In 1951, a nineteen-year-old bellhop in Athens read something that would change his life. Timmy Papanicolas saw an announcement in a Greek newspaper about a new U.S. visa program. Through the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association…
Anthony Anni: How Upper Darby Shaped My Life
Anthony Anni is a first-generation Greek-American who grew up in Upper Darby’s historic Greektown from the 1960s through the 1980s. His life has been forged by his Christian faith and upbringing in the community, where he…
Alexander Kitroeff, The Greek Diaspora In America And Beyond
Alexander Kitroeff is a Professor of History at Haverford College, where he has been teaching since 1996. He was born in Athens and left Greece at age fourteen to join relatives in England where he finished…
Basil Mossaidis, A Generation Of Patriotism To Greece And America
Basil Mossaidis is executive director of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA), the nation’s largest and oldest association of Americans of Greek heritage and Philhellenes. He has served as executive director since January 1, 2003.…
Nicholas Argyropoulos: “The Whole United States is Mine”
Nicholas “Nick” Argyropoulos reflects on wartime Greece, immigration, service, and a life spent in the shoe repair trade.
Paula Katsikis Konstantinides, A Nurse In The Time Of Covid-19
Never has there been a time when we have more respect, appreciation, and genuine gratitude towards healthcare workers than now, especially during Nurses Week (May 7-12). The coronavirus, COVID-19, has cast a spotlight on a field…
Dr. Leo Iliadis, On The Front Line Of Coronavirus
In the year 2020, the term “front line” took on an entirely new meaning. No longer is the front line describing only our brave men and women serving in the United States armed forces around the…
Georgia Athanasopulos, A Love of Two Lands, Panama and Greece
The Honorable Georgia Athanasopulos was born in Panama City, Panama, to Greek immigrant parents. She received her education at the Episcopal School of Panama and her post-secondary education at the Universidad Santa Maria La Antigua, where…
Dr. Niki Mendrinos, Proof That Test Scores Aren’t Everything
As a high school senior, Niki was told by her guidance counselor that she wouldn’t gain admission to Pace University in New York (her top choice) because of her low test scores. While her ACT was…
Chris Jaymes, Sons Of Chaos – A Story Of The Greek Revolution
What does a modern-day American skateboarder from the beaches of California have in common with a Greek Revolutionary from 1821? Simple – the love of freedom. One man who fought for, it and the other to…
Chris Polites, A Century Of Flowers
Chris Polites is the third-generation owner of Polites Florists, a name synonymous with the flower industry in the Philadelphia/Delaware Valley Greek-American community. Polites Florists was the first Greek-owned flower store in the area and was established…
