Angelyn Balodimas-Bartolomei is a professor in the School of Education at North Park University–Chicago and coordinator of the ESL/Bilingual Teachers Endorsement and MALLC programs...view moreAngelyn Balodimas-Bartolomei is a professor in the School of Education at North Park University–Chicago and coordinator of the ESL/Bilingual Teachers Endorsement and MALLC programs. In both Greece and America, she earned degrees in Greek studies and social work; Greek pedagogy; linguistics/ESL; and comparative international education and policy studies. Having received numerous grants, Angie has performed extensive studies on Greek Americans and Italian Americans, southern Italian Griki, Greek Romaniote Jews, and the endangered Colognoro dialect of Tuscany. She has also examined Holocaust education in Greece, anti-Mafia education, Italian images in foreign language textbooks, and Italian American statue makers. Her latest work focuses on the Greek communities of Europe.view less