Fotini Epitropou
INTERVIWE DATE:
November 26, 2024
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Interviewer:
Alexandros Balasis
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language:
Greek

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INTERVIEW LOCATION:
Toronto, ON
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Interview Summary:

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Interview Quotes

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Fotini Epitropou

GICREF102

Participants
Fotini Epitropou
Intervieweer(s)
Alexandros Balasis
Date and Location
November 26, 2024
Toronto, ON
Languages
Greek
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Project
Greeks in Canada: A Digital Public History
Reference ID
GICREF102
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Decades Referenced
Locations Referenced
Pireaus, Australia, Melbourne, Montreal, Toronto, Brampton, Georgetown, Salamina
Occupation(s)
Parents Occupation(s)
Names Referenced
Michael Epitrpopou

[00:00:43] Her family’s history as refugees and her childhood

[00:07:11] Her sister’s migration to Australia

[00:10:23] Her migration to Australia and her job

[00:15:20] Meeting her husband and getting married

[00:24:10] Correspondence with her family

[00:25:57] Returning to Greece in 1967

[00:30:34] Her husband’s decision to migrate to Canada

[00:34:25] Her husband’s job in Toronto

00:37:00] Relations with her neighbors and her departures

[00:38:25] Her migration to Canada and buying a house

[00:42:40] Relations with Greeks in Toronto and Georgetown

[00:48:29] Convincing her husband to open a restaurant

[00:52:45] Selling the restaurant and returning to his job

[00:55:29] Her children, working at the restaurant, and Greece

[01:00:05] Her daughter’s visit to Australia and her marriage

[01:07:15] Going to Greece but returning due to her health

[01:16:07] Open-heart operation and retirement

[01:18:05] Preferring Canada to Australia

[01:22:03] Her children’s connection with Greece

[01:23:30] Her life in retrospect