Anastasia Barlas
INTERVIWE DATE:
March 8, 2024
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Interviewer:
Alexandros Balasis
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language:
Greek

Speaker Background:

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INTERVIEW LOCATION:
Toronto, ON
OCUPATION:
Sewer

Interview Summary:

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Interview Quotes

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Anastasia Barlas

GICREF078

Participants
Anastasia Barlas
Intervieweer(s)
Alexandros Balasis
Date and Location
March 8, 2024
Toronto, ON
Languages
Greek
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Project
Greeks in Canada: A Digital Public History
Reference ID
GICREF078
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Categories
Tags
Decades Referenced
Locations Referenced
Kefalonia, Nafplion, Nemea, Vathia, Lagia, Laconia, Toronto
Occupation(s)
Sewer
Parents Occupation(s)
Prison Guard (Father)
Names Referenced
Sarandos Borovilos, Theodosios Peroukas (Groomsman)

[00:00:31] Born in Kefalonia and growing up in Nafplion

[00:02:26] Home economics school in Nemea

[00:04:20] Becoming a seamstress and working in Canada

[00:07:00] Her family and her understanding of the Civil War

[00:09:47] Her father’s occupation as a prison guard

[00:12:59] Her husband and his migration to Canada

[00:19:38] Working as a seamstress in Greece and Canada

[00:21:40] Decision to emigrate and the journey

[00:33:58] Arriving in Toronto and the Borovilos family

[00:42:00] Her wedding, finding a groomsman, and her gown

[00:44:35] Her job in Canada as a seamstress

[00:49:58] St. George Greek Orthodox Church and Philoptochos

[00:57:00] Her relationship with other associations and GCT

[01:00:54] The new Greek churches

[01:02:09] Her parents’ visits

[01:05:12] Sending her children to Greek schools

[01:07:54] Visiting Greece and her impressions

[01:10:17] Considering to return to Greece

[01:11:27] Thoughts on Canada and the future of the Greeks