3rd Greek Canadian Studies Conference (May 9-10, 2024)

"Diasporic Identity: Performance and Practice." On May 9-10, 2024, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair of Modern Greek History and the HHF Greek Canadian Archives at York University will host the 3rd Greek Canadian Studies Conference. The central theme of this year’s conference is “Diasporic Identity: Performance and Practice.” Participants will discuss how Greek Canadian identity […]

From Press to Preservation: Building the HHF Greek Canadian Archives at York University

An Event to Commemorate Mr. Michalis Mouratidis' Landmark Donation On May 9, 2024, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair of Modern Greek History, the HHF Greek Canadian Archives at York University, and the Greek Community of Toronto will host "From Press to Preservation: Building the HHF Greek Canadian Archives at York University." Join us at the […]

From Migrant Heritage to Community Practice: The Greek Canadian Archives and the Emerging Global “Classroom”

by Sakis Gekas Toronto is one of the world’s most diverse cities. It is in this city that a small team of Greek and Greek Canadian researchers have taken on the task of making the history of Greeks in Canada as mainstream as possible. Making history mainstream does not mean sanitizing or beautifying it but […]

2nd Greek Canadian Studies Conference (May 11-12, 2023)

On May 11-12, 2023, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair of Modern Greek History and the HHF Greek Canadian Archives at York University will host the 2nd Greek Canadian Studies Conference. The central theme of this year’s conference is “Diversity in Greekness.” Participants will discuss how Greekness has been conceptualized and enacted in the modern era. […]

HHF Greek Canadian Archives’ Donor Appreciation Event (May 11, 2023)

On May 11, 2023, the HHF Greek Canadian Archives invites our donors and stakeholders to York University for our first HHF Greek Canadian Archives’ Donor Appreciation Event. For more information or to RSVP, please email hhfgca@yorku.ca

On Hellenic Heritage Month

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 […]

«Προστασίας του Πολίτη»

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 […]

York University and the HHF Greek Canadian Archives are Seeking Interview participants who were born in the 1930s and who wish to share their childhood experiences

Last year marked the eightieth anniversary of Greece’s entry into the Second World War. While the ongoing pandemic tampered commemorations of this anniversary, its memory and legacy are very much alive today. The 1940s was one of the deadliest decades in the history of the Greek state because of the Nazi German and Fascist Italian […]

Faculty and graduate students from York University among a distinguished cohort of presenters at the Modern Greek Studies Association Symposium that took place Oct. 13 to 16 at the Keele Campus

The Modern Greek Studies Association Symposium is considered to be one of the world’s most pre-eminent international conferences on Greece and is held every two years, organized by the Modern Greek Studies Association (MGSA) at locations across North America. This year marks the 27th symposium and it was held at York University Keele campus for […]