Greek-American Historical Museum of Washington State

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The Forgotten Heroes of the Balkan Wars: Greek-Americans and Philhellenes 1912-1913
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First Generation Immigrant Military Pacific Northwest Second Generation

This new book for history lovers has just been released by author Peter S. Giakoumis. Presented for the first time, the true story of …

200% Greek from Spokane
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AHEPA Church Eastern Washington Exhibits Greece Holy Trinity Immigrant Keeping Community Making a Living Nationality Organizations Peloponese Spokane Type of Work Washington State

200% GREEK FROM SPOKANE Stan Kanellos was exceptionally well prepared with photographs, memorabilia and Seven-Star METAXA brandy to tell his story. He and his …

If This Baoulo Could Talk
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IF THIS BAOULO COULD TALK This item was donated to the Greek American Historical Museum of Washington State by Joanne Meras & Harieklia Meras …

Even His Parrot Speaks Greek
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EVEN HIS PARROT SPEAKS GREEK Heracles Panagiotides is a scholar, a researcher and a philosopher. Almost everything about him reflects his Greek heritage and …

Greek Immigrant Meets Southern Belle
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GREEK IMMIGRANT MEETS SOUTHERN BELLE George and Diane Pirotis’ son, Stavros, has enjoyed a mix of cultures and accents, from his father, a Greek …

Building a Greek House
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BUILDING A GREEK HOUSE Philip and Seane Feredinos tell their children that they love them from here to God and back again. They have …

A Good Life in Cashmere
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Athens Church Diner Eastern Washington Exhibits Greece Immigrant Making a Living Military Nationality Restaurant Saint Demetrios Type of Work Washington State

A GOOD LIFE IN CASHMERE Christos (Chris) Roumeliotis was born in Athens, Greece, on December 17, 1925. His experiences in Greece during World War …

Restaurants, Property and All That Jazz
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Gus Boutsinis and his brother John Dimitriou grew up in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood and have achieved success in the restaurant, property development and entertainment businesses.

Mountain Boy Meets City Girl
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Cars Exhibits Greece Hobbies Immigrant Making a Living Medicine Nationality Northern Greece Puget Sound Seattle Type of Work Washington State Western Washington

Alexandros “Alecos” Constantinou Kralios was born on January 30, 1937, in Komotini, two and one-half hours east of Thessaloniki in north eastern Greece. Fani Niki Andreou Papadimitriou was born in the city of Athens on May 24, 1939. They share their experiences as research physicians in Greece and after almost 50 years in the United States.

Working in a Floral Paradise
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AHEPA Business Owner Central Greece Church Exhibits Greece Immigrant Making a Living Nationality Organizations Puget Sound Real Estate Saint Demetrios Type of Work Washington State

Louie and Mary Malesis have made significant contributions to both the Renton and Seattle, Washington, communities. In 2015 their granddaughter Sophia Giakoumatos interviewed her grandfather and the results of that interview are presented here. Their story is supplemented with information in italics from a video interview with both Louie and Mary in 2017.