Born Greek - Made American podcast

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David decides the time has come. He travels to Greece and arranges for Joan to speak with Effie. He visits the execution site and pays tribute to his grandfather. The family is reunited. Visit David's website: David Whelan → page (davidvalentinewhelan.com) Visit Ομιλος Μνημης Αττικος Τυμβος: 2010 (attikostimvos.blogspot.com) to find out more about those executed in Greece during the years 1941-1952 Special thanks to Xanthe Patmanidou-Papanastasiou, President of the Attic Tomb, for letting us use archival sound recordings in this episode. Cover design by MADHOT . Born Greek - Made American is a co-production of Melon Media and iMEdD . Follow Melon Media on Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , Twitter , and TikTok .…

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4. Kathryn: Together, at last 39:34

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In 1980, a journalist tracks down Joan and Kathryn's adoption papers. Effie tries to contact Joan by phone, but Joan tells her she will not be allowed to speak to her again. Years go by. And then it is Kathryn who decides to search for a family in Greece. She travels to Athens and meets with Effie. Joan is still kept in the dark. Her husband David Sr says she wanted nothing to do with her past. Cover design by MADHOT . Born Greek - Made American is a co-production of Melon Media and iMEdD . Follow Melon Media on Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , Twitter , and TikTok .…

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3. The two Joans 32:59

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Through a bizarre coincidence Katerina meets two of Joan’s best childhood friends and learns about her first years in the States. She and her sister Kathryn adopted by a very wealthy Greek-American couple in Massachusetts. Joan never spoke about her dark past to anybody. David thinks that may be the reason for her mental breakdown years later. Cover design by MADHOT . Born Greek - Made American is a co-production of Melon Media and iMEdD . Follow Melon Media on Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , Twitter , and TikTok .…

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2. Effie: A life in waiting 30:28

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Effie has been searching for her sisters, Joan and Kathryn, her whole life. The three of them were forcefully separated by the police after the execution of their father. A CIA agent confirms that the U.S. played a heavy hand in the persecution of Greek communists in the 1950s. Joan and Kathryn were part of an international adoption scandal that sent thousands of Greek babies to America. Cover design by MADHOT . Born Greek - Made American is a co-production of Melon Media and iMEdD . Follow Melon Media on Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , Twitter , and TikTok .…

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1. David: A shocking revelation 29:32

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Joan and her sister Kathryn were adopted from Greece in 1955 under strange circumstances. Years later, Joan’s son David discovers an unbelievable secret. His grandfather was a high profile communist who was executed by the Greek state. And there is also a third sister in Greece. Cover design by MADHOT . Born Greek - Made American is a co-production of Melon Media and iMEdD . Follow Melon Media on Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , Twitter , and TikTok .…

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