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Bookmark or Share- Reaching for the American Dream: The Greek Story in AmericaIn tracing the path of Greek immigration to America, Reaching for the American Dream: The Greek Story in America teaches about our shared heritage and preserves our history for generations to come.
- The Greek Story in America Is Older Than You ThinkThe typical Greek-American historical narrative will focus on the mass immigration of generally impoverished Greeks to the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the return to fight in the Balkan Wars, and subsequent various struggles with bigotry followed by ultimate acceptance and economic success.
- The History of Greek Immigration to America – Hellenic American ProjectThe Great Migration from Europe began in the 1880s when cheap manual labor was needed in America and convenient immigration legislation encouraged such migration. Greeks were among the last of the Europeans to immigrate to America during this period.
- Greek Immigration in the United States: A Historical OverviewGraph 1 presents an overview of Greek immigration to the U.S. from 1890 to 2010, based on data from the U.S. Census. The first wave was part of the Great Migration from Europe that began in the 1880s when cheap manual labor was needed in America and convenient immigration legislation encouraged that migration.
- Greek American Fraternities: “They were here to help one another”Early Greek immigrants faced the daunting task of defining what it meant to be a Greek American citizen. Both AHEPA and GAPA sought to provide immigrants a space to celebrate their cultural heritage and navigate integration into American society. In response to the xenophobia rampant in American society, these groups supported its members ...
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