Anastasia Koutlemanis

GICREF108

Participants
Anastasia Koutlemanis
Intervieweer(s)
Alexandros Balasis
Date and Location
February 6, 2025
Toronto, ON
Languages
Greek
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Project
Greeks in Canada: A Digital Public History
Reference ID
GICREF108
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Decades Referenced
Locations Referenced
Mavrohori, Kastoria, Athens, Canada, Hamilton, Toronto, New York, Clearwater Beach, Florida
Occupation(s)
Parents Occupation(s)
Names Referenced
Aristotelis Koutlemanis (husband)

[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