This folder of documents contains 257 pages of press, first person accounts and governmental dispatches concerning the Cypriot conflict. It is in a folder concerning US national security compiled by Special Envoy Cyrus Vance. It was meant to inform the US Congress and parts were also shared with the press. In the document there are references to how US actions in Cyprus would have to be taken with Greek-Americans in mind. It also references the continued relation between Greeks and Greek-Americans as they both felt strongly about the Cyprus issue regardless of their affinity for the Monarchy.
This law document was compiled by Judge William H. Hastie in 1957 concerning the possible deportation of two Greek seamen that had arrived into the United States and decided to remain there in illegally. As mentioned before since the tightening of immigration to the United States the “problem” of Greek seamen was becoming progressively more visible. The case examines two Greek sailors Vlisidis and Mavroudis personal defenses and how they had overstayed their temporary stay like so many others. The case eventually ended with them getting sent home to Greece but shows how after the war the connection between Greece and the United States was just as strong.
Towards the end of the century the United States Government commissioned a series of interviews of immigrants that had arrived at Ellis Island and asked them questions about how they arrived to the United States, first impressions and thoughts and then to detail their own lives since arriving. The interviews were conducted in order to have a record of the story of all the various immigrant groups. One story of a greek immigrant that was particularly impressive was that of Mrs. Dukakis. Mrs. Dukakis arrived to the US and proceeded to not only quickly learn the language but also eventually attend college which for many Greek women was still a taboo subject not allowed by most patriarchs. After that she married and had two children. One sadly died but the other went on to become Governor of Massachusetts and a failed Presidential candidate (Impressive nonetheless). Her son created the infamous “tank photo.” Her story was one of Greek culture combining with that of the United States in which she often returned to Greece and lived in a Greek community in Massachusetts but also went to college and become active in political groups and societies in the United States.