Looking at my open notebook with blank lined pages, I fixate on the fold where the pages rise and fall. I envision a valley holding my family’s history in its palm, a valley where ancient ruins of theatres sit beside modern buildings, a valley hot like the oven where my Pappou baked bread. For Pappou, […]
First published on Vasilis Molos' personal blog on March 27, 2023. Years ago, I bumped into a Greek colleague and her guest at work. Teaching at a start-up university in Abu Dhabi, encounters with intriguing visitors were a welcome perk. My colleague introduced us, referring to me as “Greek, but not ‘Greek Greek.’” Not Greek […]
March 27, 2023 Years ago, I bumped into a Greek colleague and her guest at work. Teaching at a start-up university in Abu Dhabi, encounters with intriguing visitors were a welcome perk. My colleague introduced us, referring to me as “Greek, but not ‘Greek Greek.’” Not Greek Greek; the label was unique, but the sentiment […]
by Jason Rodopoulos Υπάρχει μια παλιά, αρκετά γνωστή, κινέζικη παροιμία που αναφέρει: «Μαύρη γάτα ή άσπρη γάτα, δεν έχει σημασία· αρκεί να πιάνει τα ποντίκια». Δεν σημαίνει βεβαίως αυτό ότι το ιδεολογικό χρώμα της εκάστοτε κυβέρνησης δεν παίζει κανέναν απολύτως ρόλο. Ίσα-ίσα που, σε μεγάλο βαθμό, είναι αυτό που καθορίζει τους όρους της αναδιανομής του […]
From Migrant Heritage to Community Practice: The Greek CanadianArchives and the Emerging Global “Classroom.” By: Sakis Gekas, Associate Professor and the Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair inModern Greek History at York University. Toronto is one of the world’s most diverse cities. It is in this city that a small teamof Greek and Greek Canadian researchers have […]