Are There Any Greek American Museums?
Don Teodoro Griego’s arrival in Florida in 1528 marked the beginning of the history of Greek immigrants in the USA and immigration to the United States. According to social archaeology, mass Greek immigration to the United States of America did not begin until the twentieth century. Juan de Fuca found the US-Canada strait in 1592 […]
What Are Greek Americans Called?
It may surprise you to learn that Greeks do not refer to themselves as “Greeks.” So, exactly What Are Greek Americans Called? Since colonial times, Greeks have immigrated to the United States as sailors, explorers, cotton merchants, and students; nevertheless, it wasn’t until the 1890s that they did in sufficient numbers to create permanent colonies. […]
Why Did Greek People Come to America?
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a hilly peninsula in southeastern Europe between the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas. Greece shares a northern border with Bulgaria and Macedonia covering 51,000 square miles (132,100 square kilometers). Approximately 2,000 islands surround it. Greece is made up of Central Pindus, Thessaly, the Salonika Plain, Macedonia/Thrace, the Peloponnese, the Southeastern […]
What Does It Mean To Be Greek American?
Greek Americans are people who have full or partial Greek American ancestry. According to the lowest estimate, 1.2 million Americans are of Greek heritage, while the largest estimate implies more than 3 million. In 2010, 350,000 persons over the age of five spoke Greek at home. But, What Does It Mean To Be Greek American? […]