Most of you have seen My Big Fat Greek Wedding. That movie demonstrates part of my Greek-American culture. We like to eat, be involved in each other's affairs, and exhibit our strong passion for our culture and rich history...until now. In times like this, I'm not proud to be Greek. The Greeks in Athens are rioting and destroying downtown buildings and artifacts to make a point. I know children ...Read More

Deomi Ballas was my maternal grandmother, and it is the four-year anniversary of her passing. As I sat in church this Sunday listening to the memorial service for other deceased, I couldn't help get a tear in my eye in remembrance of my grandmother.  Deomi, or yiayia, as her grandchildren called her because it means grandmother in Greek, immigrated to the United States when she married my grandfather in ...Read More