Effie Thanasoulia

GICREF024

Interview Details
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Content
Media
Participants
Effie Thanasoulia
Intervieweer(s)
Effrosyni Rantou
Date and Location
May 25, 2023
Toronto, ON
Languages
Greek, English
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Project
Greeks in Canada: A Digital Public History
Reference ID
GICREF024
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Categories
Associational Life
Canadian Society
Culture and Tradition
Economy
Education
Migration
Rites
Tags
Australia
Discrimination
Entrepreneurship
Greek Canadian Identity
Greek Community
Greek School
Junta
Marriage
Philoptohos
Post-WW2 Migration
Religion
Restaurant Work
Rural Greek Economy
Repatriation
WW2
Decades Referenced
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
Locations Referenced
Lapas (Achaia), Patras, Aigio, Melbourne, Toronto, Calgary, Florida
Occupation(s)
Entrepreneur
Parents Occupation(s)
Shepherds, Dairy Farmers
Names Referenced
Queen Amalia of Oldenburg, John Diefenbaker

[00:00:40] Early years in Lapas (Achaia) and Aigio

[00:02:00] Dairy business, education and knitting

[00:04:20] Meeting her husband; raisin business

[00:07:12] Wedding proposal in Mumbai in '57

[00:10:13] Trip to Australia with Qantas Air

[00:12:33] Life in Melbourne: wedding and family

[00:17:59] Return to Greece & the dictatorship

[00:19:59] Shift in plans: trip to Canada

[00:21:32] Comments on Danforth and the Greeks

[00:22:23] Anti-Greek discrimination in Australia & Canada

[00:23:55] How Greeks in Greece treat Greeks living abroad

[00:25:51] On identities and belonging

[00:27:10] Involvement with Greek community; volunteering

[00:29:00] Relationships with non-Greeks

[00:31:40] Apartments in Greece and frequent visits

[00:33:21] Preserving Greekness through language & dances

[00:36:50] Work, life & the Greek community in Calgary

[00:39:48] Tuned into Greek realities (food, news, politics)

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