Greeks and Greek-Americans from all across the West Coast are being featured in a new YouTube series titled “Learn From the Greeks“

 

Successful Greeks and Greek-Americans from all across the West Coast are being featured in a new YouTube series titled “Learn From the Greeks“.

The webcast began as a collaboration between the Public Diplomacy Office of the

Consulate General of Greece in Los Angeles

and the Office of Economic and Commercial Affairs of the

Consulate General of Greece in San Francisco

.

Every Monday, a new video is posted featuring various experts. From academics and entertainment to the world of business, “Learn From the Greeks” features successful Greek men and women from a variety of disciplines. The show provides a great learning opportunity for many seeking to not only learn about different fields and keys to success, but also for those seeking to become inspired by other members of the Greek diaspora to pursue their own dreams after a difficult year.

A previous episode featured Yorgos Karamihos talking about the world of theater and entertainment. Karamihos has several film and TV credits in Greece, the UK and the US. Most recently he was in the hit series “The Durrells”.

Ultramarathon runner, endurance athlete and author

Dean Karnazes

has also been featured on the webcast.

The show has also featured several startup founders, including Jon Vlachogiannis, an entrepreneur and angel investor. Vlachogiannis founded the data company Bugsense with only $100k, turning it into the largest in its field. He is currently the CEO of the wealth management startup company Agent Risk ( @weareagentrisk).

The academics interviewed include Sharon Gerstel, a Professor of Byzantine Art and Archaeology at UCLA (

UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture

). Eva Prionas, a Lecturer of Modern Greek Language, Literature and Culture at

Stanford University

, also lends her knowledge to the series.

Some who have successfully brought quality Greek food and products to the US are also featured, including John Williams Margaritakis, the owner of the wildly successful

Go Greek Yogurt

bar chain, is on Episode 11.

Check out the YouTube channel to keep up to date on new episodes

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ_zBxDyeF_F22_S--eQbBQ...

Greek Reporter

Consulate General of Greece in Los Angeles

George Zouvelos - American citizens of Greek heritage

 Did you know that three United States Presidents: #FranklinDRoosevelt, #HarrySTruman and #GeraldFord became brothers and members of AHEPA. I George Zouvelos am a proud #AHEPAN for over 25 years, but it all started back on July 26, 1922 when AHEPA was founded to fight for civil rights and against discrimination, bigotry, and hatred felt at the hands of the #KuKluxKlan. #KKK It is the largest and oldest grassroots association of American citizens of Greek heritage and #Philhellenes with more than 400 chapters across the United States, Canada, and Europe.

However, on February 3, 1929 with the first ever #Greek #Community meeting between AHEPA with the #President of the #UnitedStates #CalvinCoolidge

It was a cold windy day in the nation’s capital DC as representatives of the recently-formed #AmericanHellenicEducationalProgressiveAssociation (AHEPA) visited the #WhiteHouse to meet President Calvin Coolidge. February 3, 1929 was the first time a Greek organization in America had a sitting meeting with a U.S. President.

Join Your Local AHEPA chapter mine is #HERMES186 in #Astoria for more details go to

http://www.facebook.com/groups/AHEPAHERMES186/

#Ζουβελος #Zouvelos #AHEPA #ΑΧΕΠΑ #GeorgeZouvelos #ΓιωργοςΖουβελος #ζουβελος

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George Zouvelos

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Billy Chrissochos

  - George Delis - Christina Thermos - Gregory Tsougranis

 

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“The Legacy of the Hellenic Diaspora in the Hellenic Revolution of 1821” Panel Discussion

 Join us for EMBCA's “The Legacy of the Hellenic Diaspora in the Revolution of 1821” Panel Discussion Webinar on Sunday, March 7 at 2 P.M. EST (11 A.M. PST, 9 P.M. Athens EEST) in Association with AHEPA’s Hellenic Cultural Commission and the Hellenic American National Council (HANC). The panel for this unique event will be introduced and moderated by Lou Katsos, EMBCA's President/Founder. The distinguished panel, in formation, will include Historian/ Author Prof. Alexander Kitroeff of Haverford College, Author/ Writer /Byzantinist Alexander Billinis, and Author/Poet Nicholas Alexiou, and Professor of Sociology and Director of the Hellenic American Project at Queens College.

The Hellenic diaspora (Ὁμογένεια) , one of the oldest and largest in the world, with a continued presence from Homeric times to the present has played a very important role in Hellenic history including a significant one in the Hellenic Revolution of 1821. These diaspora communities existed for centuries throughout the Balkans, Russia, Ukraine, Austria, Venice, Calabria and Bari in Italy , the Middle East, Eastern Anatolia, Georgia, the South Caucasus, Egypt, Cargèse in Corsica, France and beyond. Examples of their influence range from the role played by Hellenic expatriates in the emergence of the Renaissance, through liberation and nationalist movements involved in the fall of the Ottoman Empire, to commercial developments across the world. In many ways before and during the Hellenic War of Independence these communities raised funds and awareness abroad, fought, and served among other things as senior officers in Hellenic armies to help create and establish the modern state of Hellas. Educated and influential members of the large Hellenic diaspora, such as Adamantios Korais and Anthimos Gazis, helped establish Hellenic national identity and achieved through the dissemination of books, pamphlets and other writings in a process that has been described as the "Diafotismos." The most influential of these writers and intellectuals who helped to shape opinion both in and outside the Ottoman Empire was for example Rigas Feraios. His death fanned the flames of Hellenic (as well as Balkan) nationalism and his poem, the Thourios (war-song), was translated into a number of Western European and later Balkan languages, and served as a rallying cry for Hellenes against Ottoman rule. In this webinar we will be discussing among other things various diaspora Hellenes (Rigas Feraios, Korais, Kapodistrias, Ypsilanti, Kolokotronis, etc) and Hellenic communities (Vienna, Odessa, Trieste , Ionian Islands, etc.) and societies like the Filiki Etairia and their effects on the Revolution. This event and others we have had, and are being planned are part of EMBCA’s American Hellenic Revolution of 1821 Bicentennial Committee series of events focusing not only on the Revolution but also importantly on the American, Diaspora and International aspects and influences of the Revolution for its 200 Year Anniversary.

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