Helen Botteas
INTERVIWE DATE:
February 28, 2024
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Interviewer:
Alexandros Balasis
Effrosyni Rantou
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language:
Greek

Speaker Background:

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INTERVIEW LOCATION:
Toronto, ON
OCUPATION:
Bank teller

Interview Summary:

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Interview Quotes

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Helen Botteas

GICREF091

Participants
Helen Botteas
Intervieweer(s)
Alexandros Balasis
Effrosyni Rantou
Date and Location
February 28, 2024
Toronto, ON
Languages
Greek
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Project
Greeks in Canada: A Digital Public History
Reference ID
GICREF091
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Categories
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Decades Referenced
Locations Referenced
Kastoria, Toronto
Occupation(s)
Bank teller
Parents Occupation(s)
Names Referenced
Pavlos Botteas (Husband)

[00:00:38] Her family in Kastoria and her childhood

[00:05:30] Jews in Kastoria and the processing of furs

[00:11:18] Migration to Canada in 1965, and Greeks in Toronto

[00:21:34] Working in a fabric factory and her coworkers

[00:27:56] Meeting her husband and her wedding

[00:38:40] Her husband’s involvement with the Greek Community

[00:40:18] Society of Kastorians and Pan-Macedonian

[00:49:54] Her husband’s migration and his work as a supplier

[00:53:33] Working in TD Bank and the fur business in Toronto

[00:56:17] Society of Kastorians and Pan-Macedonian events

[00:59:45] Miss Olympiacos and her impressions of Toronto

[01:02:51] Deciding to stay in Toronto and creating a family