The book “A History of the Greeks in the Americas 1453-1938” – a narrative history written by Paul Koken, Theodore N. Constant and Seraphim G. Canoutas between 1935-1938, published in 1995 by Proctor Publications, LLC, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.  Below you will find the Table of Contents along with a list of the 288 Greeks mentioned in the book . Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE:  DURING THE PERIOD OF DISCOVERY 1.        Greek Sailors in Columbus’ Time 2.        Greeks in the Exploration of Peru and Chili 3.        Other Greek Mainers in the Cost of Peru and Chili CHAPTER TWO:  JUAN DE FUCA 1.        Lok’s Original Note 2.        Hubert Howe Bancroft’s Version of Lok’s Story 3.        Bancroft’s Interpretation 4.        Bancroft’s Erroneous ...

FamilySearch.org has a FREE database titled "United States, Panama Canal Zone, Employment Records and Sailing Lists, 1905-1937" which includes 97 people born in Greece. The collection consists of an index and images of employee records (service history cards), sailing lists of contract laborers, and employee identification records (metal check cards and applications). This collection corresponds to NARA Record Group 185, Records of the Panama Canal, 1848-1999. Index to applications for Photo Metal Checks, 1918-1919 courtesy of the National Archives. The records may include the following information: Name Age Birth place Residence Change in status Position or job Service dates Salary Where Appointed File number Remarks

THE THRIVING GREEK COMMUNITY OF PANAMA Video and Article published by The Greek Reporter on 3 May 2019.  Article authored by Tasos Kokkinidis. ----- Greeks are indeed everywhere, even in the tiny Central American nation of Panama. The Greek community there is small, but active and vibrant. A community of no more than one thousand souls has already made its mark on the economy, politics, gastronomy and culture of this beautiful, verdant country. “A Greek is always a Greek wherever he goes,” says taxi driver Costa Gianareas who has lived in Panama for fifty-five years. The first Greeks went to Panama in the late 1800’s, most lured by jobs related to the construction of the Canal. There were just a few families at the time, and they stuck together. As time went on, more Greek immigrants who originally had planned on settling in the United States decided to try out Panama, as the US was experiencing a financial depression at the time. The Greek presence has been strengt...