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Post-independence Day Parade Dancing At St. Demetrios
Upper Darby, PA – It’s an annual tradition that continues today, more than 25 years later. The post-Greek Independence Day parade performance at St. Demetrios unites the community over dancing. Olga Tsaousidis was the Master…
Ortakio: A Former Greek Town in Bulgaria
Ivaylovgrad, Bulgaria A painful legacy of European nationalism during the early 20th Century was the population exchanges that took place in an effort to create nation-states. Although this may have theoretically been a good idea,…
Hydra: Summers On My Father’s Isle
Permit me this nostalgic moment, recalling my late father, John Alexander Billinis, and his island, our beloved Hydra. I wrote this nearly ten years ago after my father passed away. When necessary, I will edit…
Petition launched to include all Greeks in genocide recognitions
By Aris Tsilfidis Over the past few decades, Greeks have made numerous attempts to recognize the genocide of native Greeks living in Ottoman Turkey between 1914-1923. More often than not, these recognitions have been assigned…
Fr. Demetrios J. Constantelos
Rev. Dr. Demetrios Constantelos, Charles Cooper Townsend Sr. Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History and Religious Studies and Distinguished Scholar in Residence passed away on January 10, 2017. Fr. Demetrios J. Constantelos was a retired priest…
National Issues, National Security Issues, and the Lobby
With the election to the Presidency of Donald Trump and the possible inclusion of Greek- Americans in the new Administration, new hopes and expectations of the Greek-American community and perhaps the Greek nation as a…
Documentary Journey Through Smyrna Premieres At 2016 NYC Greek Film Festival
Journey Through Smyrna will be making its North American premiere at the 2016 New York City Greek Film Festival on October 2, 2016, at 4 pm. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with…
Bells Ring on as Panagia Soumela Celebrates 33 Years
West Milford, NJ – A bell rung over and over again in the courtyard adjacent to the Panagia Soumela chapel. Pontians marched a somber path, circling the church and carrying the icon of the Virgin…
NATO’s Foothold in Eastern Med Is Faltering
Greece and Turkey are North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members that are geopolitically important to the West. One thing Athens and Ankara have in common is that their domestic challenges have motivated them to look…
Xanthi, Greece, 1998
In the Eastern Province of Thrace, along its border with its neighbor Bulgaria, ethnic Pomak women gather to shop at a street bazaar. Pomaks are Slavic Muslims inhabiting Bulgaria, northeastern Greece, and northwestern Turkey. Image…
AHEPA’s Statement on Hagia Sophia
Washington, DC – Supreme President John W. Galanis has issued the following statement on the Turkish government’s decision to allow a daily reading from The Koran during Ramadan in Hagia Sophia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site: “Hagia…
Journey Through Smyrna – New Documentary By Chrysovalantis Stamelos
In 1922, the light of cosmopolitan Smyrna was extinguished by war. 93 years later, her light returns with the power of music, faith, and friendship… The documentary Journey Through Smyrna by Greek-American filmmaker Chrysovalantis Stamelos…
