Ottoman Greeks of the United States Digital History Project, Gainesville, FL Videos

From Russia to the US with Katerine as a site of onward migration.

Day 4 of interviews in New York and we learn about the oppression faced by Ottoman Greeks in Constantinople.

Day 3 of interviews with descendants of #Ottoman #Greek #migrants in the #US. #Interview with a descendant of #Pontian migrants in #jerseycity City.

Highlight from the second day of interviews with descendants of Ottoman Greek migrants.

Day one of interviews is complete. Today, one of our respondents reminds us about the work that still needs to be done for us to overcome racism in American society. #ottomanempire #NYC #racism #plantationmentality

A Brother and Sister Remember
This is the fourth video of our series, "Remembering Escape and Expulsion from Ottoman Turkey". Nick and Emily Stamatakis are brother and sister—They are members of the Greek Orthodox Ascension Cathedral in Oakland, California. Their father’s family, ethnic Greeks who were citizens of the Turkish Ottoman Empire, fled from the outskirts of Kusadasi (near Ephesus) during the Greco-Turkish war. Denise Matthews, PhD Professor - Emeritus Communication Department Eastern Connecticut State University

Remembering Escape and Expulsion from Ottoman Turkey- Eugenia's Wedding
The second installment of our video series, "Remembering Escape and Expulsion from Ottoman Turkey", is a story about Eugenia's wedding. Eugenia and her family made plans in April of 1922 for her wedding in September of 1922. In this video, Eugenia's great-niece Shelia Veloudos-Demetriadis recounts the events surrounding Eugenia's wedding.

Evangelia and Peter Mitchell
The Ottoman Greeks of the United States Project's (OGUS) Oral History Archive at the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program currently contains over 200 interviews with descendants of immigrants from different regions of the former Ottoman Empire which constitute modern Turkey. In subsequent weeks, OGUS will feature videos which emphasize stories of escape from those regions. The title of this video collection is: "Remembering Escape and Expulsion from Ottoman Turkey" George Mitchell of Niantic Connecticut tells of his mother's early life and escape from Smyrna in 1922. His father fled from the Pontus region in 1910 to avoid fighting in the Turkish army. George is a member of St. Sophia Hellenic Orthodox Church in New London, CT. Dr. Denise Matthews Professor of Communication - Emeritus Eastern Connecticut State University