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Greeks in Michigan
The influence of Greek culture on Michigan began long before the first Greeks arrived. From the padrone system to the church communities, Greek institutions have both exploited and served Greek immigrants, and from scattered communities across the state to enclaves in Detroit, Greek immigrants have retained and celebrated Greek culture.
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Greeks in Michigan
The influence of Greek culture on Michigan began long before the first Greeks arrived. From the padrone system to the church communities, Greek institutions have both exploited and served Greek immigrants, and from scattered communities across the state to enclaves in Detroit, Greek immigrants have retained and celebrated Greek culture.
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Greeks in Michigan

Greeks in Michigan

by Stavros K. Frangos
Greeks in Michigan
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Greeks in Michigan

Greeks in Michigan

by Stavros K. Frangos

Overview

The influence of Greek culture on Michigan began long before the first Greeks arrived. From the padrone system to the church communities, Greek institutions have both exploited and served Greek immigrants, and from scattered communities across the state to enclaves in Detroit, Greek immigrants have retained and celebrated Greek culture.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780870139147
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Publication date: 05/02/2012
Series: Discovering the Peoples of Michigan
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 868 KB

About the Author

Stavros K. Frangos is a Ph.D. candidate in social cultural anthropology at Indiana University, Bloomington. He was the project coordinator for the 1981-82 NEH museum exhibition "The Greek-American Family: Continuity Through Change." This exhibit, which focused on the history of Greeks in Grand Rapids, Michigan, toured the United States for four years and is now on permanent display at the Greek Orthodox National Saint Photios Shrine in St. Augustine, Florida.

Table of Contents

Greece and the American Imagination1
The Greek War of Independence: The 1821 Detroit Press Coverage3
Going to the "Ksentia": The Mass Migration, 1891-19217
Greek Communities in Michigan19
Public Presentations of Ethnicity33
The Man with the Branded Hand49
American-Greek Society in Michigan, 2001 and Beyond55
Notes61
For Further Reference71
Index79
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