Category: GREEK DIASPORA
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Greek-Canadian Cameraman Wins Rory Peck Trust Award for Migrant Coverage
Filming from October 2015 to March 2016, Vassilopoulos focused his footage on following migrants on their journey as they arrived in Greece from Turkey and were settled in various camps such as the now demolished Idomeni refugee camp in northern Greece. His achievements do not stop there as his coverage of the migrant crisis also…
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Greek sushi master among world’s 100 best chefs
Organized by the prestigious French magazine Le Chef from November 27-29 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, the event included a stellar lineup of more than 500 two- and three-Michelin-starred chefs from around the world and other influential industry players. The 37-year-old physicist-turned-chef came in last on the list that places him among the ranks…
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Nikolaos Panou, PhD, installed as tsantes endowed Professor in Greek Literature and Language at Stony Brook University
“It is an understatement to say that I am delighted that Nikolaos Panou has been named to this distinguished professorship,” said President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. during the ceremony. “And we are grateful to Peter V. and Despina Tsantes for endowing this professorship. It will be a lasting tribute to the Tsantes family and enable…
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Greek Native Offering Language Lessons in Jasper: ‘I Just Want to Share my Culture’
Although the details are yet to be finalized, so far he has put together a loose syllabus for his classes and Souliaris has organized a meeting to further discuss the classes and see if there are enough people interested in learning Greek in the community to kick-off his lessons. The meeting is taking place at…