Current AHIF American Journal Of Contemporary Hellenic Issues: Vol. 15, Winter 2024-2025

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This volume 15, Winter 2024-25 of the Journal coincides with the tragic 50-year anniversary of Turkey’s brutal and illegal invasion and occupation of Cyprus’ northern part. For this reason, almost all of its major articles deal with this subject and its continuing importance and impact. As Nick Larigakis and Van Coufoudakis note, the 1974 invasion and subsequent US embargo of arms to Turkey, are also intimately connected to the founding of AHI and its continuing advocacy for the rule of law. Professors Ioannides and Tamis have contributed detailed studies that provide a historical analysis and discussion of the diplomatic complexities and violations of human rights and international laws that the Turkish invasion initiated and continues into the 21st century. At a time when the international community has very appropriately condemned Russian aggression against Ukraine and the violation of its sovereignty, half a century later, Turkey has yet to be held accountable for similar actions and for its continuing Islamization and Turkification of Cypriot territory which amounts to cultural genocide.

This issue also contains a special section on archives, cultural resources, libraries, and programs related to Modern Greece and the Diaspora, which seeks to highlight and bring more attention to the pioneering efforts taking place around the world to preserve our heritage and culture. It is hoped that this will be a regular feature of the Journal which will continue to identify and add to this modest overview in future issues. Similarly, important aspects and issues related to Greek history and culture are the subjects of several contributions utilizing art, folklore and poetry. Finally, our book review section, this journal discusses new publications in Greek American studies, the Asia Minor Catastrophe, WWII, and a rarely dealt with subject, contemporary Philhellenism throughout the diaspora. 

WINTER 2024-2025 ISSUE:
  • Focus on Cyprus
    • Reflecting on our Founding of 50 Years Ago: The American Hellenic Institute's Mission, Achievements and Continued Commitment to the Rule of Law
      Nicholas R. Larigakis
    • Memories of Tragic anniversaries and U.S. Policy Failures
      Van Coufoudakis
    • Cyprus, Fifty Years Later (1974-2024): The Turkish Invasion and Occupation. The Process of Islamization-Turkification.
      Christos P. Ioannides
    • Cyprus: The Paradox of Granting Tolerance and Impunity to Turkiye
      Anastasios Myrodis Tamis
  • Other Issues
    • Greece’s Quality of Democracy in the Midst of the Financial Crisis: A Report Card
      Constantine P. Danopoulos
  • Spotlight on Modern Greek Studies Archives and Centers
    • California Zephyr: The Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection as a Cultural Repository and Research Destination
      George I. Paganelis
    • Codifying the Academic Contributions of the Australian Institute of Macedonian Studies
      Stavros Stavrides
    • Greek Cultural Resources: Sharing Our Lost Greek-American Heritage
      Meletios Pouliopoulos 
    • The International GOYA Archive of the Greek Cultural Resources Center
      Nicholas Lambros
    • The American Philhellenes Society of Chicago
      Panagiotis Nikolopoulos 
    • Preserving the Past, Celebrating the Present: The Queens College/CUNY Hellenic American Project and the Legacy of Greek Americans
      Evmorfia Argyropoulou
    • The Harry J. Psomiades Library and the Center for Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies of Queens College Archive Projects
      Gerasimus Katsan and Reign McConnell
    • Western Akritas: Excavating Modern Greek History in the Hoover Institution Archives
      Ilias Chrissochoidis
  • Art, Folklore, Music and Poetry
    • A Contemporary Mural Portraying the Destruction of Smyrna and a Poem Concerning a Survivor
      Sophia Xeros-Constantinides
    • Some Comments on the Female and Male Costumes of Kalavryta During the Greek Revolution
      Sotiria Stathogianni and Georgios Orfanidis
    • "Service”: A Poem Honoring a Cypriot-American Hero of World War II
      Anna Katsavos
    • “Mykenai” and “Delphi”: Poetic Echoes of Ancient Hellenism
      Joseph J. Portanova
    • Defending Cyprus through art: Cypriot Rhapsody (1944) by Nicolas Astrinidis
      Ilias Chrissochoidis
  • Book Reviews
    • Following the Traces of a Hero: An Overview of the book Alexander Georgiades the Spymaster That Ended WWII.
      An Overview by Photini Tomai, the author
    • George Mavropoulos (ed.), Survivor Testimonies of the Greek Genocide, 1913-23.
      Reviewed by Stavros Stavrides
    • Anastasios Myrodis Tamis, The Aegis of Hellas. The Continuing Vigour of Philhellenism. Hellenic Parliament Foundation
      Reviewed by Constantine G. Hatzidimitriou
    • John Psiharis, Working to Preserve Our Heritage: The Incredible Legacy of Greek-American Community Services: Hellenism in the Heartland.
      Reviewed by Evmorfia Argyropoulou

AHIF Publications

The Rule of Law Lobby: Grassroots Mobilization and the U.S. Arms Embargo on Turkey - 1974-1978

$15.00

The Rule of Law Lobby: Grassroots Mobilization and the U.S. Arms Embargo on Turkey - 1974-1978 by Van Coufoudakis, Ph. D. and Serge Hadji, Esq. focuses on the grassroots mobilization in the Greek American community following Turkey’s illegal invasion and occupation of Cyprus on July 20, 1974 through the lifting of the U.S. Arms Embargo in 1978. 

The mobilization events highlighted in the annotated Chronology record how Greek Americans reacted to the invasion of the Republic of Cyprus by Turkey in 1974. In addition to protesting vociferously and providing humanitarian assistance, the Greek American Community gradually coalesced into a lobby under the newly unfurled banner of the “Rule of Law.” This led to the remarkable accomplishment of cutting off military aid to Turkey under an Arms Embargo imposed by the US Congress.

The annotated Chronology summarizes the activities of the “Rule of Law” lobby from its genesis in 1974 following the Turkish invasion to the lifting of the Arms Embargo on Turkey late in 1978. The chronicle is based primarily on political reporting – all from public sources – on the ongoing developments, and contemporaneous illustrations. A brief annotated Bibliography supplements the historical record. 
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The Future of Hellenism in America: Selected Conference Papers

$40.00

The Future of Hellenism in America: Selected Conference Papers edited by Van Coufoudakis and a Foreword by Constantine G. Berbatis, Ph.D. and Introduction by Nick Larigakis, AHI president. The 500-page volume is a compilation of 68 selected papers presented at conferences organized by the AHIF and held annually in fourteen different U.S. cities between 2002 and 2018. The conferences on The Future of Hellenism in America aimed to provide an opportunity for critical evaluation of and reflection on Hellenism and its application and meaning to the Greek American and American community today.

The papers are organized along eight themes:

•       Defining and promoting Hellenism in the United States.

•       The role of the media.

•       The importance of participation in the political process.

•       The future of Greek American organizations.

•       Modern Greek Studies programs in American universities.

•       The teaching of the Greek language.

•       Issues affecting Greek American identity.

•       Hellenism and the role of the Orthodox Church.

 

These conference presentations showed the growth, evolution, and success of an immigrant community that confronted serious discrimination in the first quarter of the twentieth century but rose to prominence in all aspects of American life through its own efforts. Today, Greek Americans are present in and contributing to all aspects of American life, in the arts, the sciences, in business, and politics.

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AHIF Future of Hellenism in America Conference

Each year the conference is held in a different U.S. city to spread the seeds of ideas generated at the conference, and to obtain feedback from the local Greek American community on various challenges facing Hellenism in America. Conference speakers identified key challenges facing the Greek American community today and offered suggestions for the future.
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