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The language of crisis

On efforts in 2016 to teach the Hellenic language to migrants in Greece

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Harrison Blackman
May 25, 2023
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The following is an essay on various language education efforts for migrants in Greece, researched and written in July 2016, and previously published in 2018 on Medium.com. As I rescue my work from different corners of the web, I envisioned that this piece might find a more permanent home within The Usonian. Here, it serves as an historical testament to the pivotal moment in the Greek migration crisis experienced in 2016.

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