Theodoros Xenophontos (Interview 2)

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Interview Details
Categories and Themes
Content
Media
Participants
Theodoros Xenophontos (Interview 2)
Intervieweer(s)
Theo Xenophontos
Date and Location
January 16, 2022
Toronto, ON
Languages
English
Permalink
Project
Film as Mediator: Cultivating a Cypriot Canadian Community Audiovisual Media Archive
Reference ID
FAMREF001B
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Categories
Canadian Society
Culture and Tradition
Historical Events
Migration
Rites
Tags
Australia
Baptism
Cypriot Canadian Identity
Cyprus 1974
EOKA
Funeral
Marriage
Military Service
Music
Pre-1974 Migration
WW2
Decades Referenced
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
Locations Referenced
Cyprus; Kyperounda (Limassol District); Louvaras (Limassol District); Amiandos Asbestos Mine; Troodos Mountains; Kambos (Nicosia District); Church of Saint George (Paphos District); Athens; The Acropolis; The Parthenon; Canada; Toronto; SkyDome; SickKids - The Hospital for Sick Chldren; the National Trade Centre; Bathurst Street; Lynedock Crescent; Keswick; Kitchener; Australia
Occupation(s)
He worked as an electrical foreman on the SkyDome (now the Rogers Centre), SickKids - The Hospital for Sick Children, and the National Trade Centre (now the Enercare Centre).
Parents Occupation(s)
His parents were farmers. His father also served in the British army during World War II.

[00:00:21] Using FaceTime to connect with family in Cyprus

[00:01:38] One of the first letters he sent from Canada

[00:03:50] The origins of his last name

[00:06:22] Photographic memories of his grandparents

[00:08:54] Family photo in Amiandos, circa World War II era

[00:11:10] Photographic memory of his parents post-war

[00:13:07] His government ID from the EOKA period

[00:15:01] His mother giving birth to him in their field  

[00:16:23] His wedding photo & memories of his wife’s family

[00:18:49] Family photos used in a project his grandson did

[00:36:48] Photos from the building of the SkyDome

[00:40:32] Various family photos from the 1980s and 1990s

[00:50:29] Various photos from a 1997 trip to Cyprus

[00:53:57] Various photos from the late 1990s and early 2000s

Photographs incorporated into the interview.

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