Portland Ahepans to Host Lecture by Stavros Nashi
15 January 2012


The Portland Chapter of AHEPA is pleased to sponsor a stimulating lecture by Stavros Nashi. His talk will discuss how Greeks can preserve a sense of their ethnicity in the Diaspora, reconciling Greek identity with being Americans.

Date: Sunday, 15 January 2012
Time: noon
Place: Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 133 Pleasant St., Portland, ME

Mr. Nashi was born in Constantinople; his ancestral roots however are in Northern Epirus. His family left Turkey after the 1955 Anti-Greek pogrom. He grew up in New York City, graduated from NYU. In 1993 he retired from the Marine Corps after a 22 year career including 2 years with the US Military Aid Group to Greece. He has been working as a Nurse Practitioner for the last 15 years. He writes for the Hellenic Voice newspaper and has a blog called My Greek Odyssey dealing with Greece and things Greek. He is currently working on a book about growing up Greek in America.

Light lunch provided. Admission is free. Donations appreciated.


(Posting date 07 January 2012)

The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) is the largest and oldest American-based, Greek heritage grassroots membership organization. Its scope is international with chapters in the United States, Canada, Greece, and Cyprus, and "sister" chapters in Australia and New Zealand under the auspices of AHEPA Australasia. AHEPA was founded on July 26, 1922 in response to the evils of bigotry and racism that emerged in early 20th century American society. It also helped Greek immigrants assimilate into society. Today, AHEPA brings the ideals of ancient Greece, which includes philanthropy, education, civic responsibility, and family and individual excellence to the community. The AHEPA family consists of four organizations: AHEPA, Daughters of Penelope, Sons of Pericles and Maids of Athena. For more information about the organization or how to join, contact AHEPA Headquarters (202-232-6300) or visit the organization's newly redesigned website at http://www.ahepa.org.

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