Articles | Connie Mourtoupalas | authors | ekathimerini daily.com http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/ en null null Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:58:54 GMT 2020-08-26T01:58:54Z en null null ekathimerini daily.com http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/garnish/rss-logo.png http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/ A sweet history: Greek immigrants in the confection business http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256047/gallery/ekathimerini daily/community/a-sweet-history-greek-immigrants-in-the-confection-business

The Greek-American connection with restaurants, albeit stereotypically exaggerated, is by now proverbial. Not as well-known is the Greek association with the confectionery industry, which Greek immigrants came to dominate, if not monopolize, for the better part of the 20th century. 

Sat, 22 Aug 2020 10:26:17 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256047/gallery/ekathimerini daily/community/a-sweet-history-greek-immigrants-in-the-confection-business 2020-08-22T10:26:17Z
The Greek American who captured the zeitgeist in fashion illustration http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/252953/article/ekathimerini daily/life/the-greek-american-who-captured-the-zeitgeist-in-fashion-illustration

During his brief life, George Stavrinos elevated the genre into a true art form and continues to serve as an influence today.

Sun, 24 May 2020 08:30:41 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/252953/article/ekathimerini daily/life/the-greek-american-who-captured-the-zeitgeist-in-fashion-illustration 2020-05-24T08:30:41Z
Greek evangelical missionary turns abolitionist http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/252314/article/ekathimerini daily/community/greek-evangelical-missionary-turns-abolitionist

Lesser known is the story of the boys recruited by British and American evangelical Congregationalists, Protestants of the reformed tradition, for missionary work.

Tue, 05 May 2020 13:36:01 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/252314/article/ekathimerini daily/community/greek-evangelical-missionary-turns-abolitionist 2020-05-05T13:36:01Z