język: Cappadocian Greeks

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The Cappadocian Greeks (Greek: Έλληνες Καππαδόκες; Turkish: Kapadokyalı Rumlar), or simply Cappadocians, are an ethnic Greek community native to the geographical region of Cappadocia in central-eastern Anatolia; roughly the Nevşehir, Kayseri, Konya provinces and their surroundings in modern-day Turkey. There had been a continuous Greek presence in Cappadocia since antiquity, and by at least the 5th century AD the Greek language had become the lingua franca of the region. In the late 11th century, Seljuq Turks arriving from Central Asia conquered the region after the battle of Mantzikert, beginning its gradual shift in language and religion. In 1923, following the mass killing of Christian O…

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The Greek diaspora, also known as Omogenia (Greek: Ομογένεια, romanized: Omogéneia), are the communities of Greeks living outside of Greece and Cyprus. Such places historically (dating to the ancient period) include, Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, southern Russia, Ukraine, Asia Minor and Pontus (in today's Turkey), Georgia, Egypt, Levant, southern Italy (Magna Graecia), Sicily, Cargèse and Marseille in France. The term also refers to communities established by Greek migration (mostly since the 19th century) outside of the traditional areas; such as in the United States, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Argentina, Brazil, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore,…

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Modern Descendants of Odysseus. Abstract This study uncovers the little-known Greek presence in nineteenth- and twentieth-century China, using diplomatic documents from archives in Athens, Shanghai and Tianjin, as well as rare photographs and secondary sources. It traces the experiences of Greek settlers whose destinies were dramatically altered by the Japanese invasion of 1937, World War II and the rise of the Chinese Communist Party in 1949, culminating in their displacement from China’s urban centres in the early 1950s. Moving beyond existing literature, particularly Greeks in the Far Orient (2011), this research employs a comparative and synthetic framework to analyse the gendered and s…

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Modern Greece and the Diaspora Greeks in the United States. This book examines the history and politics of modern Greece from the early nineteenth century to the present and the presence of diaspora Greeks in the United States during the same approximate period. It considers not only the main periods of modern Greek diaspora, but also surveys the main historical and political events in modern Greek history. Furthermore, this book examines the relationship between Greeks in Greece and Greeks in the United States and how this relationship affected developments in Greece and beyond the confines of Greece.

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Greek Americans are Americans of full or partial Greek ancestry. They number at least 1.2 million, of whom 264,066 (22%) over the age of five speak Greek at home. The United States is home to the largest number of Greeks outside Greece, followed by Cyprus and Australia. Greek Americans have the highest concentrations in New York City, Boston, and Chicago, but have settled in major metropolitan areas across the United States. In 2000, Tarpon Springs, Florida, was home to the largest community of Greek Americans proportionally, at just over 10%. Within the New York City region, Astoria, Queens contains a vibrant Greek community and an official Greektown. Officially city-designated Greektowns…