All Entries in the "INTERVIEWS" Category
Listening to the Next Generation >> Peter
When I talk about my cultural background, I’m American first. I was born here, grew up here in this country that gave my family everything. We owe a lot to the United States of America. But second off, I’m Greek.
Listening to the Next Generation >> Amalia
There’s a monstrously large Greek flag above my bed. Pretty much all of my pictures in my room are from Greece. I like to have pictures of my friends in Greece and my family. I don’t see them all the time and I would like to remember them.
Listening to the Next Generation >> Nick
I keep up mostly with major events concerning Greece like: the Macedonia issue, Turkey possibly joining the European Union, and the United States needing Turkey politically. That’s all important to me because that’s political and relevant for me as an American. It’s a different side than most Americans see.
Listening to the Next Generation >> Helen
I think that I associate hospitality with Greek culture, conversation, really taking time to savor things. Like spending a lot of time around the table and time over food.
Listening to the Next Generation >> Adam
I see Greekness as a part of Middle Eastern culture, Mediterranean culture. So although I haven’t made Greek friends, I have made Turkish friends, Egyptian friends, Italian friends, and Spanish friends. I have been to Morocco where I talked with many people. I see real similarities in the way people approach life and values.
Listening to the Next Generation >> Tania
I was in Greece over the summer and I brought my computer with me. It was funny because my cousins all listen to American music, but I listen to Greek music more. We loved each other’s music, so we just sat there one day and took our flash drives and traded music.
Listening to the Next Generation >> Michael
My catchphrase is “GR-AUSTRO-American.” Meaning Greek, Austrian, American. I wouldn’t say they are conflicting identities, but rather three overlapping identities that make me who I am. Because I’ve been educated primarily in the United States, and grew up primarily in this society, I feel more American than I feel anything else.
Listening to the Next Generation >> Georgia
When I came to Georgetown, my dad and I made a deal that I would have to take at least two full years of Greek because they don’t offer it at many universities. So I signed up for Greek and have since taken three years of intensive Greek.
Listening to the Next Generation >> Emmanuel
People have said to me I’m not really white because I have such olive complexion and things like that. So on forms where you have to fill out your race, I check “other” and jot down Greek next to it. I recently started using the term Mediterranean.
Listening to the Next Generation >> Kim
To me, what it means to be Greek is to have keep a really cool heritage. We should be proud of where we came from and why people know us as being Greek. And why people know Greek people as the way we are seen. There’s a reason for that.
