Helen Boudouris

INTERVIWE DATE:

September 16, 2023

Interviewer:

Angelo Laskaris

language:

Greek

Speaker Background:

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INTERVIEW LOCATION:

Toronto, ON

OCUPATION:

Hairdresser

Interview Summary:

Interview Quotes

Helen Boudouris

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Participants

Helen Boudouris

Intervieweer(s)

Angelo Laskaris

Date and Location

September 16, 2023

Toronto, ON

Languages

Greek

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Project

Childhood Narratives of Greek Canadians from the 1940s

Reference ID

40sREF041

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Economy

Historical Events

Migration

Rites

Entrepreneurship

Greek Civil War

Marriage

Ocean Liner

Post-WW2 Migration

USA

WW2

Decades Referenced

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

Locations Referenced

Vamvakou (Sparti), Klada (Sparti), Tripoli; Montreal; Toronto; Lexington, Virgina; Sparti, Monodentri

Occupation(s)

Hairdresser

Parents Occupation(s)

Shoemaker, Farmers

Names Referenced

Stavros Niarchos

[00:00:17] Early life in Vamvakou Sparti

[00:01:30] War breaks out; Missing from parents

[00:06:13] The arrival of the German Army and Occupation

[00:10:04] Resistance consequences

[00:11:28] Occupation and famine

[00:15:11] Niarchos and other prominent men assist Vamvakou

[00:17:49] Family and sibling relations

[00:23:00] Decides to migrate

[00:24:30] From Montreal moves to Virgina

[00:28:12] Back to Canada to learn hairdressing

[00:29:18] Opens her own business

[00:31:00] Immigration to Canada

[00:32:03] Memories of the journey on ship

[00:33:51] Goodbye to her parents and village

[00:34:55] Parents visit Canada

[00:37:20] Memories of the Civil War

[00:41:17] Massacre at Monodentri

[00:44:02] Italians in the village

[00:45:25] Α poem for fallen soldiers and people

[00:49:00] Location of her hair salon

[00:54:22] Her children and grandchildren

[00:57:19] Life on the Danforth in the 70s and 80s

[01:01:02] Complaints about living abroad

[01:08:29] Marriage with husband

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Speaker Background:

INTERVIEW LOCATION:

OCUPATION:

Interview Summary:

Interview Quotes

Helen Boudouris

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Participants

Helen Boudouris

Intervieweer(s)

Angelo Laskaris

Date and Location

September 16, 2023

Toronto, ON

Languages

Greek

Permalink

Project

Childhood Narratives of Greek Canadians from the 1940s

Reference ID

40sREF041

Categories

Economy

Historical Events

Migration

Rites

Tags

Entrepreneurship

Greek Civil War

Marriage

Ocean Liner

Post-WW2 Migration

USA

WW2

Decades Referenced

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

Locations Referenced

Occupation(s)

Parents Occupation(s)

Names Referenced