George Patinios

FAMREF006

Participants
George Patinios
Intervieweer(s)
Theo Xenophontos
Date and Location
July 20, 2022
Unionville, ON
Languages
English
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Project
Film as Mediator: Cultivating a Cypriot Canadian Community Audiovisual Media Archive
Reference ID
FAMREF006
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Categories
Tags
Decades Referenced
Locations Referenced
Cyprus; Kyrenia; Kambos (Nicosia District); Kykkos Monastery; Ledra Palace; Geneva; Germany; Greece; Italy; Spain; Ukraine; Olympia (Immigration Ship); Halifax; Danforth; Saint George's Greek Orthodox Church (Toronto); Ryerson University; Cypriot Community Centre (Throncliffe); Scarborough; Mississauga; Kitchener; Vancouver; New York City; Brooklyn; Cuba; South Africa; Australia
Occupation(s)
He worked as an electrician.
Parents Occupation(s)
His father served in the British military during World War II and his mother was a harvester.
Names Referenced
Theodoros Xenophontos

[00:00:08] The 48th anniversary of 1974 and biographical info

[00:02:10] His father's service during World War II

[00:03:26] Helping family migrate after 1974 & life before

[00:06:21] Leaving Cyprus in the 1960s due to the troubles

[00:08:47] The story of his father going missing in 1974

[00:09:44] Family background and settling in Canada

[00:12:35] Interactions with Turkish Cypriots

[00:14:44] Balancing Cypriot and Canadian cultures

[00:18:09] Communication with family in Cyprus

[00:19:34] Details about the immigration process

[00:21:05] Visiting Cyprus and in-laws moving to Australia

[00:22:26] Memories of Kambos and Kyrenia

[00:26:31] The importance of photography

[00:28:40] Feeling more Cypriot than Canadian & future hopes

[00:31:24] Details about the boat ride when immigrating  

[00:33:07] Photographs of Kyrenia

[00:40:36] Photographs from the 1960s

[00:57:14] Photographs of the missing from 1974

[01:05:38] Plaques commemorating his father

[01:10:15] Photographs on Facebook of the invasion

[01:15:48] Facebook photographs of modern Kyrenia

Photographs incorporated into the interview.