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Arcadia, Halifax, Toronto
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Lawyer
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Andreas Papandreou
John Sotos was born in 1952 in Arcadia, Greece, and spent his early school years in his village before emigrating to Canada in late 1965. He recalls facing anti-Greek discrimination during his schooling in Toronto and how he went on to study political science and law at the University of Toronto. Sotos was pivotal in founding the Hellenic Heritage Foundation and establishing the HHF Chair in Modern Greek History at York University. He is also involved in The Hellenic Initiative of Canada.
[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
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