Chris Tambakis

GICREF014

Participants

Chris Tambakis

Intervieweer(s)

Vasilis (Bill) Molos

Theo Xenophontos

Date and Location

March 8, 2023

Toronto, ON

Languages

English

Permalink

Project

Greeks in Canada: A Digital Public History

Reference ID

GICREF014

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Categories

Associational Life

Canadian Society

Education

Tags

Discrimination

Greek Community

Greek School

Hellenic Home

HHF

Post-WW2 Migration

Decades Referenced

1940s

2020s

Locations Referenced

Corfu, Thessaloniki, Athens, Toronto, Forest Hill (Toronto), Hellenic Home for the Aged

Occupation(s)

Chief Executive Officer

Parents Occupation(s)

Accountant (father)

[00:00:30] His parents' childhood

[00:09:30] His parents' arrival in Canada; early life

[00:19:30] School years

[00:24:00] Greek school, the church and the Greek community

[00:28:13] The HHF; his mother's support for his father

[00:33:04] Greek families' aspirations; community involvement

[00:38:10] The family's sacrifices; his sense of philanthropy

[00:46:10] The future of the Greek Canadian community

[00:56:13] Greek migrants arriving in Canada today

[01:02:16] The need for physical and functional institutions

[01:13:10] His remarks and his father helping newcomer Greeks

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