Greek Immigration to Richmond, Virginia, and the Southern Variant Theory

Abstract

iv Chapter One: Greek Immigration to the South and the Southern Variant 1 Part I: The First Wave 6 Part II: The Second Wave 18 Chapter Two: The Southern Variant and First Wave Greek immigrants in Richmond, Virginia 23 The U.S. Census 24 Newspapers 32 Church Records 41 Chapter Three: The Second Wave of Greek Immigration and the Southern Variant in Richmond, Virginia 60 The Transformation of the Greek Church in Richmond 63 Greek Women in Richmond 94 Second-Wave Greeks and Jobs in Richmond 100 The Greek Restaurant in Richmond 104 Conclusion 107 Bibliography 112