Tom Karvanis
INTERVIWE DATE:
February 22, 2024
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Interviewer:
Vasilis (Bill) Molos
Athanasios (Sakis) Gekas
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language:
English

Speaker Background:

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INTERVIEW LOCATION:
Ottawa, ON
OCUPATION:
Lawyer

Interview Summary:

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Interview Quotes

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Tom Karvanis

GICREF046

Participants
Tom Karvanis
Intervieweer(s)
Vasilis (Bill) Molos
Athanasios (Sakis) Gekas
Date and Location
February 22, 2024
Ottawa, ON
Languages
English
Permalink
Project
Greeks in Canada: A Digital Public History
Reference ID
GICREF046
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Categories
Tags
Decades Referenced
Locations Referenced
Larissa (Greece), Athens (Greece), Piraeus, Pape Avenue, Withrow, Riverdale Park, Kitimat (British Columbia), Broadview (Toronto), Dundas (Toronto), Lake Simcoe, Montreal, York University, London (Ontario)
Occupation(s)
Lawyer
Parents Occupation(s)
Farmers, Restaurant (father), Nursing home cleaner and cook (mother)
Names Referenced

[00:00:25] Growing up in Greece and his family's story

[00:04:53] Moving to Canada at 12 years old

[00:07:25] Athens in 1966 and moving plans

[00:09:17] Travelling by boat and reaching Toronto

[00:13:39] Parents occupations in Canada

[00:15:00] Starting school and language barriers

[00:21:40] Impression of the neighbourhood and the Danforth

[00:25:43] Free time, visiting friends and school years

[00:30:58] Describing social groups in school

[00:35:28] Social Classes and Greek picnics

[00:37:57] Impression of the Junta years in Greece

[00:41:19] High school and university years

[00:44:52] Studying law and meeting his wife

[00:49:50] Establishing a Greek legal clinic

[00:59:22] Hellenic Students Association

[01:03:09] Political discussions

[01:05:19] Thoughts of returning to Greece

[01:08:10] First years practicing law

[01:11:48] Hellenic Home for the Aged (case)

[01:18:28] Hellenic Canadian Lawyers Association

[01:22:00] Hellenic Canadian Federation of Ontario

[01:26:51] Hellenic Canadian Congress

[01:29:42] Organizational infighting

[01:32:46] Greek March to Parliament

[01:37:51] Why he started the HCFO

[01:39:13] Church involvement and politics

[01:42:16] Preserving language and heritage

[01:44:51] Hellenic Heritage Foundation and Greek Education

[02:00:15] The future of Greek education

[02:05:47] Being Greek-Canadian

[02:16:04] HHF and Accomplishments