John Sotos

GICREF027

Participants
John Sotos
Intervieweer(s)
Athanasios (Sakis) Gekas
Date and Location
September 27, 2023
Toronto, ON
Languages
English
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Project
Greeks in Canada: A Digital Public History
Reference ID
GICREF027
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[00:00:48] His school years in Greece & Canada (after 1965)

[00:02:00] His parents' decision to migrate

[00:05:10] His trip, arrival, and memories of Toronto

[00:12:02] Anti-Greek discrimination during his school years

[00:15:50] High school

[00:21:10] Studying political science at UofT; law school

[00:29:30] His connection with Greece and Greeks

[00:35:49] The fall of the dictatorship

[00:38:00] Visiting Greece in 1971

[00:42:14] Involvement with the Greek community in Toronto

[00:47:09] The Greek communities in the 1980s

[00:57:40] The HHF and the Chair of Modern Greek History

[01:06:45] The HHF's goals

[01:09:10] Establishing the HHF Chair of Modern Greek History

[01:10:58] The changing Greek community in Toronto

[01:13:34] The Hellenic Initiative of Canada

[01:20:34] Relations between Greeks in Canada and Greece