‘I deserve my Greek citizenship’

To the editor,

My name is Michael Schwandt and I live in Durham NC, USA. I am writing in response to Nikos Konstandaras' article, "The difficult homecoming of Greece's lost children," in Kathimerini on April 2, 2023.

I was born Constantine Tsoukalas in Amaliada in November of 1956. At the age of 2 I was adopted through private arrangements but with the knowledge and assistance of social services in Patra.

I have been trying now for many many years to have my birthright restored to be granted my full Greek citizenship.

I have spent thousands of dollars on attorneys after years of trying to accomplish my quest for my rightful claim on my own through embassies and consulate offices.

I have a Greek birth certificate, I am on the male registry, I have various adoption forms, I have my petition for naturalization that has been apostatized stating my...