Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos

GICREF103

Participants
Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos
Intervieweer(s)
Alexandros Balasis
Athanasios (Sakis) Gekas
Date and Location
December 17, 2024
Toronto, ON
Languages
Greek
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Project
Greeks in Canada: A Digital Public History
Reference ID
GICREF103
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Categories
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Decades Referenced
Locations Referenced
Kastoria, Agios Nikolaos (Kastoria); Athens; Toronto
Occupation(s)
Entrepreneur
Parents Occupation(s)
Names Referenced
Panagiotis Giokas (MP in Greece), Kostas Simeoforidis (MP in Greece), Steve Stavrou, Nickos Barlas, Makis Andrikopoulos

[00:00:30] His childhood in Kastoria and his family

[00:07:14] Exposure to politics and connection with ERE

[00:15:20] His uncle’s migration

[00:19:39] Migrating to Canada and reaching Toronto

[00:23:37] Attending school and his experience as a migrant

[00:34:38] Greek churches and meeting other Greeks

[00:40:04] The Macedonian Issue in Toronto

[00:49:00] Steve Stavro and Greece

[00:56:57] Being President of the Pan-Macedonian

[01:02:05] The organization of the Pan-Macedonian

[01:07:25] Society for Macedonian Studies and propaganda

[01:10:55] Cooperation with the Pan-Macedonians abroad

[01:14:23] Playing soccer with Omiros F.C.

[01:24:50] His studies and education