Chrysoula Kyriazakou
Interviewer(s):
Alexandros Balasis
Project:
Greek Canadian Stories
INTERVIEW LOCATION:
Scarborough, ON
LANGUAGE:
Greek
DATE:
November 21, 2025

Interview Summary:

Chrysoula Kyriazakou was born in 1925 in Vouno Arkadias. She recalls her father’s earlier migration to the United States and her older brothers and sisters’ migration to North America. She recalls the first day of the war, the German occupation, and the Civil War. After the war ended in 1948, she decided to immigrate as well, initially to Winnipeg. Later, she met her husband in Thunder Bay, where she worked and built a family. When their children grew up and moved to Toronto, she decided to follow them.

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Date and Location
November 21, 2025
Scarborough, ON
Interviewee(s)
Chrysoula Kyriazakou
Interviewer(s)
Alexandros Balasis
Languages
Greek
Reference ID
GICREF132
Project
Greek Canadian Stories
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Categories
Education
Historical Events
Migration
Rites
Tags
Greek Civil War
Greek School
Post-WW2 Migration
Restaurant Work
Sponsorship
WW2
Decades Referenced
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
2000s
Locations Referenced
Vouno Arkadias, Winnipeg, Chicago, Thunder Bay, Toronto
Occupation(s)
Restaurant worker
Parents Occupation(s)
Names Referenced

[00:00:25] Her memories from her country life in her village

[00:01:24] Her siblings and their immigration to N. America

[00:02:40] School years and her father’s migration to the US

[00:04:30] The first day of the war and the German occupation

[00:07:35] The Civil War in the village

[00:08:20] The end of the war and her sisters’ immigration

[00:11:35] Her decision to immigrate in 1948

[00:14:21] Her experience from the trip to Winnipeg

[00:15:55] Life in Winnipeg and the Greek community

[00:19:48] Meeting her husband in Thunder Bay

[00:22:55] Life and work in Thunder Bay

[00:26:32] Her children decided to move to Toronto

[00:27:33] Her communication with her family in Greece

[00:29:03] Instilling Greek culture in her children

[00:30:55] Moving to Toronto in 2000

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Chrysoula Kyriazakou
Chysoula (first from the right) and her sisters.
Early 1950s in the Thunder Bay Greek Church Basement
Chysoula and her husband Mr. Kelos
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Chrysoula Kyriazakou
Chysoula (first from the right) and her sisters.
Early 1950s in the Thunder Bay Greek Church Basement
Chysoula and her husband Mr. Kelos
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