19th Century

Push Factors Greek War of Independence 1821-1832 against the

Ottoman Empire

1833 Greece had new land, but it was undeveloped

400,000 immigrated to the US between 1880-1920 (Alexander Kitroeff, http://www.thejourneygreekamericandream.org/film)

The Ottoman Empire 16th Century

Pull Factors Greeks could come to America and work in unskilled

jobs such as laborers, farm hands etc.

Make piles of money and return to Greece.

Once returning to Greece, they would buy land and pay their sisters’ dowries.

1912-1913 Balkan Wars Greece and Turkey fought

Greeks decided to return to American instead of staying in Greece

They opened cafes and coffee shops.

Social communities developed around these areas

Then, churches and Greek schools.

Balkan War 1912-1913

Behaviorally/Assimilated Depends on the individual

Many still attend the Greek Orthodox Church

Intermarry

Children attend Greek schools

Learn folk dances of Greece

Eat and prepare traditional Greek Food.

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

Annual Greek Festival

Behavioral Assimilation Example Mission Statement: The mission of the Holy Trinity

Greek Afternoon School, the School of Continuing Education and the authorized Examination Center is the teaching, preservation and promotion of the Greek language, Greece’s glorious history, its great civilization, the Hellenic-Christian ideals, and the subsequent reinforcement of Greek national identity in the Greek students – holy heritage and unsurpassed values for the generations of today and tomorrow. (http://htgo.org/ministries/greek-school/)

Traditional Greek Dancing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9zpaSku564

Works Cited http://www.thejourneygreekamericandream.org/film.htm

By Historian Alexander Kitroeff

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_history_of_Greece_and_the_Greek_world#19th_century

Google / Wikipedia for images

http://chnm.gmu.edu/greekam/timeline.html

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/top-10-dishes-try-greece

http://htgo.org/ministries/greek-school/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9zpaSku564

http://www.pahh.com/frangos/film-history.html