California, 2017
In 1904 immigrants from the island of Marmara established the first mutual aid organization from the Ottoman Empire in the United States. It was established in Los Angeles, California and […]
Michigan, 2017
From left to right, these three refugee children from Buca (pronounced Bu-ja), Turkey, a town southeast of Smyrna (modern Izmir), are Irene Sklavou, Efstratia Hatziathanasiou, and Emanuel Sklavos, their brother […]
Oregon, 2018
This past May I visited the Pacific Northwest to conduct interviews with descendants of immigrants from the former Ottoman Empire. During the next few weeks and months, I will share […]
Pennsylvania, 2023
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