[00:00:19] The standardization of Cypriot last names
[00:06:04] Stories about Argaki
[00:12:02] Turkish Cypriots preventing looting in 1974
[00:14:54] Stories from the British colonial era
[00:23:24] Her father’s experience in Dhekelia
[00:27:08] Her father’s life in Canada, 1964 - 1972
[00:30:07] Her father’s life back in Cyprus, 1972 - 1974
[00:36:15] Memories of 1974
[00:59:56] Discussing the historical amnesia around the coup
[01:07:25] Discrimination she experienced from Greeks
[01:22:17] The reason her father initially chose Canada
[01:24:14] The sponsored migration of her family after 1974
[01:28:13] Global familial migration patterns
[01:30:25] Summer jobs & why her father chose Niagara Falls
[01:34:13] 1974 as a time capsule for Cypriot immigrants
[01:37:13] Greek school and dance in the Niagara region
[01:41:04] Her father’s involvement with GOYA & AHEPA
[01:43:17] Pride in seeing the Cypriot dance group perform
[01:46:18] Background on her writing career
[02:02:15] The importance of oral storytelling to her career
[02:10:14] The concept of 'hiraeth' in relation to Cyprus
[02:14:53] Discussing the post-invasion population exchange
[02:22:00] The Cyprus Project’s version of Othello
[02:29:51] The anglicization of Cypriot first names
[02:33:34] How her children embraced the Cypriot culture
[02:43:04] The directive of 'den xehno'
[02:53:49] Generational differences, re: ethnic conflict
[02:57:24] The importance of stamps and photographs
[03:03:30] Photographs as a catalyst for storytelling
[03:05:23] The importance of music and handicrafts
[03:10:49] Talking about Cypriot films
[03:14:25] Photographs aiding the remembering of the past
[03:17:31] Feeling equally Cypriot and equally Canadian
[03:23:35] The importance of oral history in Cypriot culture
[03:28:43] Hopes for the future of Cyprus
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