Greeks, Mormons, and Marginalization: A Case Study

Authors

Annie Peterson Green, Brigham Young University
Dr. Phillip Snyder, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Greeks, Mormons, marginalization, Greek immigrants

College

Humanities

Department

English

Abstract

In the early twentieth century, throngs of male Greek immigrants came to Utah. They left their homeland seeking to save their families from impending poverty and to escape draft by the Greek and Turkish armies.1 The jobs they took in Utah mines, smelters, and rail yards were lowpaying and dangerous, but these were the least of the troubles waiting for Greeks in Utah. They found Mormons and other Utah residents to be inhospitable and strange, and they quickly learned to isolate themselves in all-Greek communities.

Recommended Citation

Green, Annie Peterson and Snyder, Dr. Phillip (2013) "Greeks, Mormons, and Marginalization: A Case Study," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 712.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/712