Category: GREEK DIASPORA
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Martin Luther King’s Great Greek Friend and Supporter
Archbishop Iakovos is known in the U.S. as the committed and caring pastor who put the Greek Orthodox Faith on the map for Americans and beyond. He is also known as the first Greek Archbishop in 350 years to officially confer with a pope, leaving behind a tremendous body of work as the primate of the Greek Orthodox…
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Greece Among Countries With Most Citizens Living Overseas
OECD ranked its country members based on the number of people living overseas. Ireland came first, with the highest number of citizens living in countries overseas, even though the country is quickly recovering from the devastating impact of an economic crisis. There are approximately 35,300 Irish migrants living overseas. These people fled the country between April…
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First MS treatment to bear Greek signature
The release of the first Greek-patented therapy against multiple sclerosis (MS) is only a matter of time. A long-term and costly venture by a group of four medical researchers, in collaboration with the University of Patras and VIANEX SA, the largest Greek pharmaceutical company in Greece and founded by the Giannakopoulos family, seems to be…
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Ted Sarandos Talks Netflix Boom and Greek Heritage
We caught up with Netflix’s content mastermind, Ted Sarandos, to discuss the online network’s rapid expansion as well as his company’s nine Golden Globe nominations. Ted Sarandos, a Greek-American whose family hails from the Greek island of Samos, has been credited as the visionary executive who reshaped how, when, and where we watch entertainment. Sarandos’ strategy…