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Greek American

E1443

American of European descent diaspora community ethnic group

Greek Americans are U.S. citizens or residents of Greek ancestry, known for maintaining strong cultural, religious, and community ties rooted in Greek heritage.

Aliases (1)

Greek Americans ×2

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American of European descent → diaspora community → ethnic group →
associatedCuisine	baklava → gyros → moussaka → souvlaki → spanakopita →
associatedField	American politics → academia in the United States → diner ownership in the United States → restaurant industry in the United States → shipping industry in the United States →
associatedOrganization	Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America → Hellenic American Chamber of Commerce → Hellenic American Union → Order of AHEPA →
communityInstitution	AHEPA → Greek American cultural association → Greek American student association → Greek Orthodox parish → Greek language school →
countryOfResidence	United States →
culturalHeritage	Greek cuisine → Greek dance → Greek folk traditions → Greek language traditions → Greek music → Hellenic culture →
culturalPractice	celebration of Greek Independence Day → celebration of Greek Orthodox Easter → celebration of Ohi Day →
diasporaOf	Greek people →
hasAncestryFrom	Cyprus → Greece →
historicalMigrationWave	early 20th century immigration to the United States → late 19th century immigration to the United States → post–World War II immigration to the United States →
languageUsed	English → Greek →
maintainsTransnationalTiesWith	Greece → Greek Orthodox Patriarchate →
notableSettlementArea	Astoria, Queens → Boston → Chicago → New York City → Tarpon Springs, Florida →
recognizedAs	ethnic group in the United States Census →
religionTraditionallyAssociatedWith	Eastern Orthodox Christianity → Greek Orthodox Church →
typicalSettlementPattern	urban areas in the United States →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Angelo Tsakopoulos → Eleni Kounalakis → Reince Priebus → Spiro Agnew → Ted Leonsis →	ethnicGroup
Greektown, Chicago ("Greek Americans") →	demographicGroup
Byzantine-Latino Quarter →	heritage
Order of AHEPA ("Greek Americans") →	servesCommunity