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S1.E1 ∙ Holy Week of The Greek Diaspora in the USA

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Of the 5 boroughs of New York, 3 were closely associated with the Greek population: Naturally, Manhattan, as the gateway to the city and to the settlement of Greeks, Brooklyn, which was so exalted by its Greek residents back home that they were given the nickname "Brooklydes", and Queens with Astoria we have all heard about.

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S1.E2 ∙ Astoria

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

On this trip, Maya meets actress Anthoula Catsimatidis, born and raised in Astoria, representatives of associations, and DJ Serafim who often plays a part in the entertainment of Greeks abroad.

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S1.E3 ∙ In Lowell, Massachusetts

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

In Lowell, Massachusetts, birthplace of Olympia Doukakis and Jack Kerouac, Maya meets one of the most famous personages of the Greek expatriate community in America, scientist, businessman and benefactor, Giorgos Bechrakis.

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S1.E4 ∙ The First Arrivals

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Maya Tsoclis, with help of historian Alexander Kitroeff, travels through years leading up to World War II and the acceptance of Greeks by American society, takes note of their important moments and reacquaints viewers of the Marshall Plan.

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S1.E5 ∙ The Greek Jews of America

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

The Jews of Greece were among the tens of thousands of Greeks who immigrated to America in the 20th century. Maya Tsoclis meets the descendants of Greek Jews in New York.

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S1.E6 ∙ The Church

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

With the help of historian Alexander Kitroeff, Maya Tsoclis chronicles the turbulent history of the Greek Orthodox Church in America and engages in a captivating conversation with Archbishop Elpidophoros of America.

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S1.E7 ∙ New York Part I

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Maya meets actress Anthoula Katsimatidis who lost her brother in the Twin Towers attack, the king of cabs and owner of the largest "Greek venue" in New York Vasilis Mesados, as well as three well-known but very different ambassadors of Greek cuisine in the city.

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S1.E8 ∙ From New York to Cape Cod

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

The 21st century grafts the Greek diaspora in the United States with a new generation of Greeks, who have different traits than the previous ones. The majority of them are highly educated and choose the United States for educational, professional, but not always financial reasons.

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S1.E9 ∙ Boston of the Greeks

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Maya Tsoclis travels to Boston of the Philhellenes and Greeks. Maya meets the exemplary consul of our country in Boston, Stratos Efthymiou and the Director of Informatics of the MIT Media Lab, Michalis Bletsas

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S1.E10 ∙ New York Part II

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

In Manhattan, Maya attends the rehearsals of mezzo-soprano Karolina Pilou. She visits chef Maria Loi at her restaurant at Plaza Hotel and ends her night in Chelsea, at the home of psychiatrist Petros Levounis.

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