Greece Fast-Tracks Secondment of 156 Teachers to Diaspora Schools

Greece Fast-Tracks Secondment of 156 Teachers to Diaspora Schools

School children parade on “OXI” anniversary in Toronto. Credit: Greek Community TorontoGreece’s Minister for Education, Religious Affairs and Sports Sofia Zacharaki has announced the secondment of 156 teachers to Greek educational institutions of the Diaspora for the 2026–2027, 2027–2028, and 2028–2

How Greek-American Colonel Matthew Bogdanos Saved Iraq’s Antiquities

How Greek-American Colonel Matthew Bogdanos Saved Iraq’s Antiquities

Colonel Matthew Bogdanos on September 10, 2003. Bogdanos was the leader of the team investigating the looting of Iraqi antiquities during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Credit: Original: Public Domain, optimized.The recent repatriation of twenty-nine looted ancient artifacts to the Greek Consulate in New

Chicago Legend and Billy Goat Tavern Owner Sam Sianis Dies

Chicago Legend and Billy Goat Tavern Owner Sam Sianis Dies

Billy Goat Tavern became the place to be thanks to Sianis’ genius marketing moves in the 1940s and 1950s. Credit: Facebook/Billy Goat TavernGreek diaspora legend Sam Sianis, one of Chicago’s most famous tavern owners of all-time, has died at the age of 91. The restaurant announced that he passed awa

End of an Era: Greek-Born Population in Australia Drops Below 90,000

End of an Era: Greek-Born Population in Australia Drops Below 90,000

Greek-Australians marching in the Australia Day parade in Melbourne. Credit: Chris Phutully, CC BY 2.0For the first time in decades, the number of Greek-born residents in Australia has slipped below 90,000, falling to roughly 87,000 in 2025. This is a stark contrast to the nearly 140,000 recorded in

New Orleans: America’s First Greek Community

New Orleans: America’s First Greek Community

The first Orthodox Church in the US was established in New Orleans in 1864, built in 1866, by Greek merchants.Photo from New Orleans from the early 1900s. The church, established in 1866, was of a wooden clapboard design typical of Southern churches of the era.New Orleans is a delicious blend of the

Thousands Attend Greek Independence Day Parades in the US

Thousands Attend Greek Independence Day Parades in the US

Thousands of diaspora Greeks attended the Greek Independence Day Parades in three major U.S. cities on Sunday, April 26.New York Greek Independence Day Parade 2026. Credit: Gema Interiano / GreekReporterThe Greek Independence Day Parade was underway on New York’s Fifth Avenue, as well as in Boston a

Nia Vardalos Fronts New ECOS Sustainability Campaign With Greek Twist

Nia Vardalos Fronts New ECOS Sustainability Campaign With Greek Twist

Award-winning actress/filmmaker Nia Vardalos stars a new commercial by ECOS, the family-owned pioneer in green cleaning products.Actress and filmmaker Nia Vardalos, ECOS President and CEO Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks pose with the producer and director of their new commercial, Spyros Karaganis and Petros An

US Resolution Commemorates 200th Anniversary of Exodus of Missolonghi

US Resolution Commemorates 200th Anniversary of Exodus of Missolonghi

Congressman Bilirakis receives honorary citizenship of Messolonghi from the city’s mayor. Credit: Facebook / Greece in WashingtonGreek-American Congressman Gus Bilirakis introduced this week a House Resolution recognizing the 200th anniversary of the heroic Exodus of Missolonghi and commemorating it

2026 Cultural Immersion & Greek Language Programs for the Greek Diaspora

2026 Cultural Immersion & Greek Language Programs for the Greek Diaspora

Greece aims to foster a dynamic, two-way relationship that promotes educational mobility and professional networking. Credit: Greek ReporterThe Greek government announced its 2026 suite of cultural immersion and language programs designed to strengthen the bond between the homeland and the global di

Constantinople Greeks: The Cosmopolitans of the Byzantine Empire’s Capital

Constantinople Greeks: The Cosmopolitans of the Byzantine Empire’s Capital

Arnavutköy was one of the largest Greek sea-side villages in the Bosporus. Credit: Özgür Okkalı, CC BY-SA 2.5/WikipediaMost people are aware of the song “Istanbul was Constantinople” and perhaps none better than the Greeks of Istanbul. Although at the turn of the 20th century they numbered hundreds

The Rise and Fall of the Greek Mafia in Philadelphia

The Rise and Fall of the Greek Mafia in Philadelphia

Steve Bouras and Harry Peetros were prominent members of the Greek mafia in the 1970s. Credit: Public Domain. Illustration: Greek ReporterThe emergence of the Greek mafia in Philadelphia traces back to the mid-20th century, as waves of Greek immigrants settled in the city, particularly in South Phil

Nea Hellas: The Ship That Brought Thousands of Greeks to the US

Nea Hellas: The Ship That Brought Thousands of Greeks to the US

The Nea Hellas docked. Credit: Greek Shipping MiracleThe historic passenger ship Nea Hellas brought tens of thousands of Greeks to the United States, enabling them to fulfill their dreams of a better life. Between the years 1939 to 1955, this steamship was the main escape route by which thousands fl

The Greek Pioneer Who Founded a Top University in the Philippines

The Greek Pioneer Who Founded a Top University in the Philippines

President of the Philippines Elpidio Quirino (center) with Dr. George Lucas Adamopoulos and his cousin Alexander Adamopoulos; receiving an honorary doctorate in 1948. Credit: Adamson University ArchivesGreek immigrant pioneer, George Lucas Adamopoulos, founded Adamson University, one of the most pre