Oral Histories & Stories

Individual stories of Greek immigrants β€” in their own words, or told by those who knew them.

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The Kafeneion: Greek Coffeehouses and the Making of an Immigrant Community
Family Migration Β·1895

The Kafeneion: Greek Coffeehouses and the Making of an Immigrant Community

β€” Greek Immigrant Communities across America, from Various regions of Greece

In every American city where Greeks settled in significant numbers, the coffeehouse was the first institution they built β€” befor…

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The Church as Nation: Greek Orthodoxy and the Immigrant Community
Essays

The Church as Nation: Greek Orthodoxy and the Immigrant Community

For Greek immigrants in America, the Orthodox church was never simply a place of worship. It was a school, a courthouse, a communi…

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