{"product_id":"growing-up-greek-in-st-aphrodite-matsakis-ph-d-9780738519562","title":"Growing Up Greek in St. Louis","description":"Since the beginning of the 20th century, St. Louis' Greek-American community has been a vibrant part of the city's fabric. Through a series of vivid personal accounts of growing up in two worlds during the post-WWII era, Growing Up Greek in St. Louis explores the challenges faced by Greek-Americans as they sought to preserve a rich cultural heritage while assimilating to American ways.\u003cp\u003eFrom a detailed account of her Grandmothers' struggles during the occupation of Greece during WWII and the Asia Minor Holocaust to the first hand experiences faced by Greek-American children in Greek school, the celebration of name days, and the ever-present \"evil eye,\" the book captures the sense of tradition, history, hospitality (philotimo), and community so vital to the Greek experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aphrodite Matsakis Ph. D.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738519561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738519562\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.56w x 0.39d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aphrodite Matsakis Ph. D.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925774663935,"sku":"9780738519562","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_84411dd3-0e0f-4fc2-9acd-500bea8ee795.jpg?v=1681079278","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/growing-up-greek-in-st-aphrodite-matsakis-ph-d-9780738519562","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}