Mr. Speaker. today a most admirable national fraternal organization. the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association. generally known as "AHEPA." celebrates its 50th anniversary. On July 26. 1922. in the city of Atlanta. seven men founded AHEPA. largely in response to activities of extremist groups discriminating against Greek immigrants. and several other minorities. and because they felt the need to assist in some way in making U.S. citizens of the Greek immigrants who had been coming to this country in numbers for some 20 years or more. A Florida monument marks the First New World Landing of Hellenes in 1768. However. the great Greek emigration was not until 190506. And then the cause was economic. In the last half of the 19th century.
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