- Leading HANAC: Stacy Bliagos on Community Service in New York
- The Hellenic Initiative Celebrates Record-Breaking Weekend in New York
- Building the Future: HANAC’s 53rd Anniversary Gala Honors Advocates for Affordable Housing and Community Care
- Leona Lewis: Las Vegas residency ‘A Starry Night’
- Emmanuel Velivasakis, Distinguished Engineer and Author, Presents His Book at the Hellenic Cultural Center
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“JUST BECAUSE,” SAYS MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY ABOUT HIS NEW CHILDREN’S BOOKWe’d like to thank Markos Papadatos for getting this exclusive with Matthew McConaughey and making this a special Greek-American anniversary for us: our 18th anniversary as a magazine not just for Greeks, but as an American magazine...
- Posted October 27, 2023
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Septemvriana: A Night of Terror for Greeks in Constantinopleby Marie Lolis Mike Katsantonis’ office is typical. His desk piled high with papers and on the floor a “We love you Pappou!” poster board from his grandchildren. Yet hanging among the family photos is the detailed...
- Posted October 27, 2023
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THE DARK DAY OF THE DISTOMO MASSACRE BY THE NAZISAbout 100 miles roughly northwest of Athens lies the town of Distomo. Nestled in the foothills of the Mount Helicon, in western Boiotia, the town of roughly 3,000 resembles many of its bucolic sister villages that dot...
- Posted October 27, 2023
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The Hellenic Initiative’s 11th Annual Gala to Honor Ted LeonsisThe Hellenic Initiative (THI), the largest global non-profit uniting the Greek Diaspora – with supporters in over 47 countries – will host its 11th Annual Gala on Saturday, December 2, 2023, in New York City. Buzz and excitement for the Gala are...
- Posted October 27, 2023
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Full Circle: Indie Film Reconnects a Filmmaker with His Former Teacher-Turned ScreenwriterSometimes we never know the impact we have on others. But when a former high school teacher, now Author and Screenwriter Patricia V. Davis, reconnected with a student, she learned that she ignited a spark that changed...
- Posted October 27, 2023
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The Power of a Decade: The Cypriot Young Professionals Celebrates 10 Years TogetherBy Laura Neroulias Bisiotis (Founding President of CYP) Once upon a time, there was a group of Cypriots…who were Young…and very Professional. Yet, there was nowhere for them to go, unite, exchange ideas, or hang out. Boom....
- Posted July 30, 2023
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Chris Moschovitis: Guarding the Digital FrontierWe are living in the digital age. We have been for over 40 odd years. Almost every function of living, almost every transaction of our lives is enabled and codified by bits of data. We tap and...
- Posted July 30, 2023
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Over 40 US Foreign Policymakers at the 38th Annual PSEKA ConferenceThe most consequential foreign policy makers in the United States Congress from both parties participated in the 38th Annual Cyprus and Hellenic Leadership Conference, held earlier this summer as over 100 Cypriot and Greek-American leaders converged on Capitol Hill. The...
- Posted July 30, 2023
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A Legacy to be Proud of – How Heritage Museum of Epirus Keeps Tradition Aliveby Marie Lolis Nestled in the heart of Astoria, Queens, the one of a kind Heritage Museum of Epirus hopes to keep tradition and history alive for future generations to appreciate and embrace. The newly refurbished museum...
- Posted July 30, 2023
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HABA Honors Nicolas Bornozis, President & Founder of Capital LinkThe Hellenic American Association for Professionals in Finance (HABA), recenty honored Nicolas Bornozis, Founder, President & CEO of Capital Link, Inc. as Executive of the Year in celebration of its 39th anniversary at a private club in...
- Posted July 30, 2023
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Mimi Denissi: Sharing Important History to Shape Our FutureAcclaimed Actress, Director, Producer, Writer, and Translator Mimi Denissi has starred on stage and screen, translated many works, and created innumerable productions for Greek audiences. But the development of projects that bring important and often little-known history...
- Posted April 14, 2023
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John Catsimatidis’ Book: How Far Do You Want to Go: Lessons from a Common-Sense BillionaireHow Far Do You Want to Go? Do you want to be a millionaire? Some might be happy to just leave it at that, but why stop there? When you have common sense the sky is not...
- Posted April 14, 2023
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Sarah Baxter on the History of the “Elgin Marbles” and possibility of their returnby Marie Lolis After 200 years of captivity in the British Museum, a growing push to bring the Elgin Marbles back to Greece has been marred with debate on how and if they should be returned. Sarah...
- Posted April 14, 2023
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Unleashing Our Inner Green Goddess with Author and Naturopath Alexia CabbadiasThe natural world around us, an often forgotten world in the hustle and bustle of city life, is the world that inspires us – the world that helps us connect to ourselves and to the depths of...
- Posted April 14, 2023
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AGONIZING PEACE by Jon HeymannFinding peace after surviving a traumatic childhood in Greece Jon Heymann has a distinguished career as a youth pastor in Jersey City, New Jersey and Newport, Rhode Island, and senior pastor for a dozen years with the...
- Posted April 14, 2023
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The Power of Words: John Gumas President & Ceo of Gumas Advertisingby Elena Kefalogianni Ancient Greeks are credited with creating arts and sciences, democracy, medicine, and other advances but who knew that they came up with the idea of advertising! A stroll through the ancient Agora would see...
- Posted March 21, 2023
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Lord Byron’s Epic Heroism and his Role in the Greek War of Independenceby Anastasia Kaliabakos April 19, 2023 marks T-1 year until the bicentennial of the famous poet Lord Byron’s death. Before doing any research into Lord Byron, I only vaguely remembered learning about him from English classes in...
- Posted March 21, 2023
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Serbs in The Greek Revolutionby Dean Kalimniou* Ν΄ ἀνάψωμεν μία φλόγα, σὲ ὅλην τὴν Τουρκιά, Νὰ τρέξ΄ ἀπὸ τὴν Μπόσνα, καὶ ὡς τὴν Ἀραπιά. “We will light a flame throughout the Turkish lands That will spread from Bosnia to Arabia.” Rhigas...
- Posted March 21, 2023
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Leadership 100 Concludes 32nd Annual Conference with more than $5 Million in GrantsThe 32nd Annual Leadership 100 Conference took place from February 2 to 5 at The Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona and concluded with a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, celebrated by HArchbishop Elpidophoros of America at Holy Trinity Cathedral in...
- Posted March 21, 2023
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Alkistis Protopsalti and Dimitris Mpasis to Perform in the USAlkistis Protopsalti, one of Greece’s most significant, explosive, respected and enduring vocalists will combine her voice with that of the beloved and respected Greek vocalist Dimitris Mpasis in four performances in New York City (April 28- Tribecca...
- Posted March 21, 2023
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Greece and Cyprus: the success story of the Eastern Mediterranean, says Endy ZemenidesEndy Zemenides is always enthusiastic—but he’s particularly enthusiastic now because of the progress he sees both Greece and Cyprus have made in weathering their crises and only emerging stronger. “If somebody told you in 2015 that Greece...
- Posted December 27, 2022
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A Visit to St. Nicholas National Shrine at the WTCby Emmanuel E. Velivasakis A few weeks ago, my wife Orsa and I had the opportunity to pay a visit to the St. Nicholas National Shrine at the WTC. The great majority of my countless past visits,...
- Posted December 27, 2022
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Hellenic Lawyers Association Holds 32nd Annual GalaOn the evening of November 4th, 2022, the Hellenic Lawyers Association hosted its 32nd Annual Scholarship Dinner Gala in the Grand Ballroom of the historic Pierre Hotel on 5th Avenue in New York City. It was the...
- Posted December 27, 2022
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National Hellenic Society Fundraiser in NY for the Promotion and Preservation of Greek Heritage a Great SuccessWhen it comes to philanthropy, Greeks invented the word, but do they put their money where their mouth is? Some might say that Greeks could do more to help each other, and while they are saying that,...
- Posted December 27, 2022
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Carol Burnett The First Lady of Television Comedyby Markos Papadatos Acclaimed actress and legendary comedian Carol Burnett (“The Carol Burnett Show”) chatted about her latest endeavors. Track and field icon Wilma Rudolph once said: “Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of...
- Posted December 27, 2022
