Greek-American Picture Brides and Immigration Published in The National Herald, Special Wedding Edition February 2019 Note:  This article was reprinted with permission from the University of Kansas and was obtained from kunews@ku.edu ------------------------------ I am excited that  The National Herald  has given Hellenic Genealogy Geek the right to reprint articles that may be of interest to our group.  ------------------------------ A University of Kansas graduate student has won a national award for her research on the history of Greek-American picture brides and their intricate role in the ways Greek immigrants in the early 20th century navigated their racial position upon arrival to the United States. Promoting their family values and women's domesticity assisted Greeks to gain the social capital necessary to assimilate to American life. While the history of Japanese picture brides is popularly known, the history of the European p...