Nia Vardalos: I’ve got Greek
gotgreek | Apr 18, 2010 | Comments 0
Hi! My name is Nia Vardalos.
Although my last name has less than seventeen syllables, I am indeed Greek.
A few years ago, I wrote a film about my large, first-generation Greek family’s reaction to my marriage to a non-Greek… or as my dad called him, “a Xeno.”
I was surprised to learn the audience didn’t have to be first- or second-generation Greek to identify with the characters in the film — they didn’t even have to be Greek.
For me, though, it was a way of telling the world “I’ve got Greek” — and explaining what that meant.
What does being (even a little bit) Greek mean to you?
Over the past year the Next Generation National Research Study has been interviewing students like you around the country — and hearing from second-, third- and even fourth-generation students who don’t have a typical five-syllable Greek name, but who definitely have something to say about their background and how it relates to the rest of their life.
Now we want to hear from you.
That’s why I am inviting you to register today to take our Got Greek? survey — and see how your views and experiences compare to those of students like you all over the U.S.
In the meantime, you can follow us on Facebook, and say “I’ve got Greek” yourself!
– Nia Vardalos
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