Growing Up Greek in America: Five Vignettes Reflecting on an Immigrant Family's Assimilation and Acculturation into Boston Culture in the late 1940s
Date of Award
11-30-2009
Document Type
Undergraduate Capstone Project
Degree Name
Master of Liberal Studies
Organizational Unit
University College, Arts and Culture Management
Disciplines
Liberal Studies
First Advisor
Jennifer Itell
Keywords
1940s, Acculturation, Assimilation, Boston, Greek-Americans, Greeks, Immigrants, Integration, Vignettes
Abstract
Five vignettes and a reflective essay comprise this creative capstone. The vignettes explore the relationship of a young American girl to her Greek heritage during three transition years after World War II. They illustrate the acculturating effects of the war and show the cultural conflicts of one Greek-American family's assimilation into Bostonian culture. Each vignette presents a mixture of old world traditions and modern American values. The reflective essay provides historical background for the vignettes and reflects on the learning process that culminated in the capstone project. The goal of this project is to add to the growing collection of ethnic stories that make up the American experience.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.
Recommended Citation
Coulouris, Fay, "Growing Up Greek in America: Five Vignettes Reflecting on an Immigrant Family's Assimilation and Acculturation into Boston Culture in the late 1940s" (2009). University College: Arts and Culture Management Capstones. 18.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/ucol_mals/18