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It's been more than 40 years since the area on Halsted Street from Madison to Van Buren has been officially designated as Greektown. Since then, immigration has waned. Greek-Americans have fully assimilated into American life. So does Greektown still matter?
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Maria A. Karamitsos
Associate Editor
A proud Greek-American, Maria A. Karamitsos loves to write about all things Greek. She began contributing to The Greek Star in June 2005, and has served as Associate Editor since January 2006.
Maria's work can also be found in GreekCircle magazine, USA.GreekReporter.com, The National Herald and Harlots Sauce Radio. She recently contributed to The Chicago Area Ethnic Handbook and the Voices of Hellenism Literary Journal. Under her maiden name, Maria A. Fotinopoulos, she served as Food Editor for the book, Greektown Chicago: Its History, Its Recipes, by Alexa Ganakos.
Additionally, she's the author of the forthcoming book, "Positive About Negative: Adventures in Molar Pregnancy," about her experience with molar pregnancy and is the moderator of an online support group for women who've endured a molar pregnancy. Maria takes a light-hearted look at the trials and tribulations of parenting on her blog, From the Mommy Files.
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