THIS LOST CHAPTER:  Greek community commerates 100th anniversary of Toronto riots Authored byRyan Patrick Jones, posted August 2, 2018 by CBC -  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/this-lost-chapter-greek-community-to-commemorate-100th-anniversary-of-toronto-riots-1.4770741 Toronto's Greek community is commemorating the 100th anniversary of a weekend-long anti-Greek riot on Thursday. The Anti-Greek Riots of 1918 took place when hundreds of First World War veterans and their supporters attacked Greek residents and destroyed their businesses in an explosion of anti-immigrant anger and resentment. The riots lasted for several days and were one of the most violent episodes in the city's history. Today, the community held an event outside city hall to mark those dark days. "The event is meant to basically let all Torontonians know a little bit about this lost chapter in our history, to explain what happened ... and to also tell people why it matters th...

On the dark side of the Greek-American immigrant experience, John Jerome with Daisy Economakis in 1927, 10 years before their marriage.  Daisy's mother, Pauline, stands on the left. THE LEGEND OF A FIEND: JOHN "BLACKJACK" JEROME AND VIOLENT STRIKEBREAKING Published in The National Herald, September 24-30, 2016 Issue Authored by Steve Frangos TNH Staff Writer ------------------------------ We are excited to announce that  The National Herald  has given Hellenic Genealogy Geek the right to reprint articles that may be of interest to our group.  ------------------------------ ----------------------- Sometime in 1905, Yiannis Petrolekas arrived in San Francisco. No more than sixteen years old, Petrolekas faced all the same prejudices and opportunities may other Greeks of his generation were to experience on American shores. The choices Petrolekas was to make defined him as a man and as a historical figure. There is no quest...