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The Sponge Divers of Tarpon Springs: A Dodecanese Village on the Gulf Coast
β John Cocoris, from Hydra, Greece
When John Cocoris arrived on the Gulf Coast of Florida in 1905, he brought with him a technology, a workforce, and an entire way oβ¦
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The Invisible Greektown: Baltimore's Lost Greek Neighborhood and Its Lasting Legacy
Baltimore's Greek community never achieved the fame of Chicago's or Astoria's, but for three decades in the early twentieth centurβ¦
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 communiβ¦