{"id":185,"date":"2022-12-20T15:33:26","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T20:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/project\/hhfgcadev\/?page_id=185"},"modified":"2025-05-16T10:20:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T14:20:38","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/project\/hhfgca\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.yorku.ca\/gchp\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/project\/hhfgca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/2023\/02\/2c.-History-GCHP.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/project\/hhfgca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/2023\/02\/2c.-History-GCHP.jpg 723w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/project\/hhfgca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/2023\/02\/2c.-History-GCHP-400x288.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Hellenic Heritage Foundation Greek Canadian Archives (HHF GCA) grew out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.yorku.ca\/gchp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Greek Canadian History Project (GCHP)<\/a>\u2014a joint initiative launched by Athanasios (Sakis) Gekas and <a href=\"https:\/\/bridgeseduscholarships.com\/our-founder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christopher Grafos<\/a> in 2012. The GHCP\u2019s mission was to preserve and facilitate access to historical materials illuminating aspects of Greek immigrants\u2019 varied experiences in Canada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the next decade, Gekas, Grafos, Kali Petropoulos (the GCHP\u2019s Public Relations Coordinator), and dozens of community volunteers organized memorable events, exhibitions, and historical walks. The project\u2019s success inspired further investment. On September 22, 2021, 快播视频 announced that it had received a $1.4-million gift from the Hellenic Heritage Foundation to aid in preserving, cataloguing, digitizing, and teaching Greek Canadian history. The GCHP acquired a new name, and the HHF GCA was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2_c77f21-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2_c77f21-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2_c77f21-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2_c77f21-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2_c77f21-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2_c77f21-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2_c77f21-28{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2_c77f21-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2_c77f21-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2_c77f21-28\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Follow us on Social Media:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-5 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hhfgca\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/project\/hhfgca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/2025\/05\/fb-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2299\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hhfgca\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/project\/hhfgca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/2025\/05\/x.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2293\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hhfgca\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/project\/hhfgca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/2025\/05\/instag.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2294\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/company\/hhf-greek-canadian-archives-at-york-university\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/project\/hhfgca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/2025\/05\/insta.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2292\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@hhfgca\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/project\/hhfgca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/726\/2025\/05\/yt.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2295\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hellenic Heritage Foundation Greek Canadian Archives (HHF GCA) grew out of the Greek Canadian History Project (GCHP)\u2014a joint initiative launched by Athanasios (Sakis) Gekas and Christopher Grafos in 2012. 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