Anastasia Koutlemanis (née Nasouli) was born in 1941 in Mavrohori, Kastoria, where she grew up. She migrated to Canada in 1959 and initially worked in Hamilton. Koutlemanis met her husband in Hamilton, and after getting married, she worked from home in the fur business. She briefly moved to New York, where her children attended school, before returning to Toronto. Later, she moved to Florida, where she ran a motel. She describes working in the fur industry and compares life in the U.S. and Canada.
[00:00:50] Childhood in Mavrohori
[00:02:51] Memories of WWII and the Civil War
[00:04:00] Her sister’s migration to Canada
[00:06:46] Her own migration to Canada in 1959
[00:12:43] Working in Hamilton
[00:13:39] Meeting her husband and the Greek community in Hamilton
[00:15:14] Contacting relatives and relationships with Canadians
[00:16:41] Getting married and buying a house
[00:20:06] Working from home and explaining the fur business
[00:23:43] Moving to Danforth and Omonoia Association
[00:26:06] Moving to New York and her children’s schooling
[00:30:00] Returning to Toronto
[00:30:50] Moving to Florida and running a motel
[00:34:23] Greeks in the Tampa region and the Pan-Macedonian
[00:36:28] Her first trip back to Greece in 1969
[00:39:08] Bringing her parents to Canada and moving to Toronto
[00:41:04] Sending her children to Greek school
[00:42:44] Working in the fur industry
[00:44:10] Comparing life in the U.S. and Canada
[00:46:46] Sponsoring her brother
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