Greece must decide what kind of diaspora it wants

NEW YORK - Of the several poignant pieces written about the passing of Nikos Mouyiaris, two of the best appeared in the pages of this paper. Tom Ellis noted that "[Mouyiaris] was sad [about the failures of the Greek-American community] but also angry, and what made him stand out was that he not only saw these shortcomings, but acted to improve them." Alexis Papachelas gave emphasis to one of Nikos's biggest turn-offs, noting that "he was saddened by these pointless, shallow, results-free 'events,' whose highlight was a photo-op with an American official." Nikos was never shy about expressing disappointment, but he was never debilitated by it. He - perhaps more than anyone in the Hellenic world - believed that, in the words of Bozoma Saint John, former chief brand officer at Uber, we indeed "have the power to change anything and everything."

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