Greek Pride
Choose it or Lose it: Holding onto Your Identity in the Greek Diaspora
Written By: Niko Wilk
Photo via Shutterstock. The United States of America, being a relatively new world superpower, has been viewed as a symbol of religious freedom and economic opportunity for generations of immigrants seeking a new life from their troubled homelands. America held the promise that all walks of life could prosper with the unalienable rights of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” American values for these waves of immigrants – albeit influenced by Anglo-Saxon principles of monarchist Great Britain – forced naturalized citizens to make a personal decision on whether passing down their heritage and history to their American-born offspring is a priority.
Why Third Generation Greeks Have One Last Chance to Claim Their Heritage
Written By: Christophoros
If you’re a third generation Greek living in America, Canada, Australia or any other major hub of Hellenes worldwide, there’s a good chance you are still clinging onto your Greek heritage. That’s a good thing, but it must be said that those members of the Diaspora statistically have a very consequential decision to make: they can either repatriate themselves back to Greece, or let the forces of Western culture erase their children’s heritage, and the heritage of their children’s children.