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That is why articles such as the one which appeared in
the Fall 1996 issue of THE AHEPAN, " September 6, 1955:
Krystallnacht in Constantinople, " by Dr. Speros Vryonis,
Jr., must be an important part of every issue of the magazine.
Book reviews and stories on significant cultural events
must become a staple of THE AHEPAN magazine.
Furthermore, the collection of historical records of our
chapters and the Greek communities, and the establishment
of a Greek American archives must be undertaken.
2. We must be an organization which continues to stress the
" E " in AHEPA, as Dr. Charles Moskos states in his article
" The Future of Hellenism in America, " and as Dr. Minas
Savvas states in his article " The E in AHEPA: A Reaction
and A Few Modest Proposals " in the Winter 1997 issue of
THE AHEPAN. Our chapters alone have well over 2 million
dollars in trust funds and give out perhaps $300,000 in scholarships
each year. Should the extent
and nature of these programs be reexamined?
Dr. Van Coufoudakis and Dr.
Savvas present fresh and imaginative
ideas in their articles in the Winter issue
about what the " E " should represent.
Dr. Moskos further states that " the
key to bolstering Greek ethnicity is to
foster connections of Greek Americans
with the old country. " He points out that
with negligible immigration, an aging
Greek American population, and a
growing ratio of intermarriages, our
efforts at retaining our Hellenic heritage
must be focused on our youth. The journey
to Greece for AHEPA youth
unfortunately ended several years ago,
and on a sour note. I am pleased to
report that a new journey has been initiated
this summer through the generosity
of the Cyprus government for thirteen
youths to spend two weeks in Cyprus in
July. AHEPA must seek to expand this
program to include a stay in Greece and
a visit to the Patriarchate. This must
become a number one priority and all
the resources of AHEPA must be
focused on this goal!
The issue of the Greek language must
be reexamined. The Australia AHEPA
has permitted a chapter in Melbourne to
conduct its meetings in Greek. Should
the AHEPA in the United States consider
the idea of having Greek spoken at occasional
meetings of chapters? Should the
AHEPA become a source of financial
support for Greek schools in communities
around the country? We seem to
have come full circle from our beginnings.
From our original goal of
Americanizing ourselves, which we have
done with a vengeance, we now have the
need to retain our Hellenic roots, for the
sake of our children and grandchildren.
3. Finally we must be an organization
which is aware of the world we live in
and which is truly international in
scope. I spoke on this point in the
THE AHEPAN * SUMMER 1997
Spring 1997 issue of THE AHEPAN in describing my trip
to Australia. The global competition of which Professor
Huntington speaks in his Clash of Civilizations is upon us.
Let me succinctly recapitulate: the AHEPA must promote
a historical knowledge of Hellenism among all Greek
Americans; it must initiate a program of trips to Greece for
Greek American youth, in order to foster emotional bonding
between the third and fourth generation Greek Americans
and Greece and Cyprus; it must step up and assume great
responsibilities befitting an international organization in
regard to a global Hellenism. The AHEPA must do all this,
and still remain distinctly and uniquely American.
Can we meet these challenges? It is our choice to make.
We must not fail our parents and our grandparents. We
must not fail our heritage.
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