vOL. 15: wINTER 2024-2025

Table of Contents

Introduction
Constantine G. Hatzidimitriou

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

Contributors