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Title: Starting a Business - Interview with George Chronopoulos
Contributor(s): Chronopoulos, George (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2017-02-05
Language: Greek
Description: As a new immigrant George Chronopoulos went from working in a barbershop to starting and owning a Greek nightclub and restaurant in Vancouver. Interview conducted in Greek. Video slideshow includes English subtitles.
Extent: 00:02:14
Subject(s): Bars (Drinking establishments), Immigrants - Experience, Small business, Restaurants, Greek Canadians
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1960s, 1970s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: The Station Wagon - Interview with Evelyn Economos:
Contributor(s): Economos, Evelyn (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-02-05
Language: English
Description: Evelyn Economos speaks about how her father had one of the only station wagons in the community and used it to pick families up at the airport.
Extent: 00:00:58
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Immigrants - Experience, Grocery shopping
Location(s): Arbutus-Ridge
Time Period: 1970s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: Statue of Discovolos
Contributor(s): Michael Paul (Contributor)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1978
Description: The Statue of Discovolos (the Discus Thrower) was donated to the City of Vancouver, in honor of Canada's centenary, by AHEPA Vancouver (Gladstone chapter) on behalf of the Hellenes, located at Vanier Park behind the Vancouver Planetarium and Centennial Museum.
Subject(s): American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA), Statues, Greek Canadians, Centennial celebrations, etc.
Location(s): Kitsilano
Time Period: 1970s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: Statue of Discovolos Unveiling
Contributor(s): Michael Paul (Contributor)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1967
Description: The unveiling ceremony of the Statue of Discovolos (the Discus Thrower). Pictured right to left: Mr. George Tsoukalas; Paul Ioannides, then President of AHEPA; and his daughters Eveline and Alexandra Ioannides and Greek young boys and girls in their Greek National costumes.
Subject(s): Centennial celebrations, etc., Statues, Greek Canadians
Location(s): Kitsilano
Time Period: 1960s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: Strolling Downtown Vancouver:
Contributor(s): Peter Capadouca (Contributor)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1962
Description: Pictured are: Peter J. Capadouca, John Heras and George Eliades (Sinaites), picture taken on Granville Street, circa 1962.
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Streets
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1960s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: Sunday School - Interview with Helen Nicolidakis Soulsbury, Nikki Roussanidis, and Sophia Karasouli-Milobar:
Contributor(s): Nicolidakis Soulsbury, Helen (Interviewee), Roussanidis, Nikki (Interviewee), Karasouli-Milobar, Sophia (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-02-01
Language: English
Description: Helen speaks about studying through Greek Easter services during university then becoming the Sunday School teacher.
Extent: 00:02:16
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Greek Orthodox Church
Location(s): Arbutus-Ridge
Time Period: 1980s, 2010s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: Supporting Scholarship - Interview with Paul Michael:
Contributor(s): Michael, Paul (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-01-26
Language: English
Description: Paul Michael tells of the ways the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) supports community development through the provision of scholarships.
Extent: 00:03:35
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Scholarships, American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA)
Location(s): Arbutus-Ridge
Time Period: 1980s, 1990s, 2010s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: Teaching at the Greek School - Interview with Roula Liaskas:
Contributor(s): Liaskas, Roula (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-01-26
Language: English
Description: Roula Liaskas spent most of her life supporting her husband, but she also trained to be a teacher in Greece and took great pleasure in teaching the Greek language at Vancouver's local Greek school for two years.
Extent: 00:01:20
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Language and languages, Employment, Children of immigrants - Education, Schools, Teachers
Location(s): Kitsilano
Time Period: 1960s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: Tony Capadouca and Margaret Mattis Outside Western Printers:
Contributor(s): Peter Capadouca (Contributor)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1939
Description: Peter Capadouca's uncle Tony Capadouca and aunt Margaret (nee Capadouca) Mattis outside of the Western Printers business - circa 1939
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Printers, Family
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1930s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: Uncle (Barba) Tsoulakoulos - Sponge Diver:
Contributor(s): Peter Capadouca (Contributor)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1942
Description: Pictured are: Ioannis (John) Tsoulakopoulos, Peter J. Capadouca (one year old), Olga Capadouca (mother of Peter), picture taken on Granville Street. circa 1942. Ioannis (John) Tsoulakopoulos worked as sponge diver in Florida in the late 1800's, came to Canada and worked as a restaurant cook in Vancouver and salmon fisherman on the Fraser River.
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Streets, Family
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1940s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: Vancouver Centennial
Contributor(s): Nikos Vanikitis (Contributor)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1986-04-06
Description: Nikos Vanikitis (on the left) at the celebrations of Vancouver Centennial at Hellenic Community Centre.
Subject(s): Centennial celebrations, etc., Dancers, Greek Canadians
Location(s): Arbutus-Ridge
Time Period: 1980s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: Visit From the Patriarch - Interview with Evelyn Economos
Contributor(s): Economos, Evelyn (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-02-05
Language: English
Description: Evelyn Economos speaks about working for the airlines and meeting the Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church.
Extent: 00:00:25
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Greek Orthodox Church, Employment, Hellenic Community of Vancouver (Community Centre), Vancouver International Airport
Location(s): Arbutus-Ridge
Time Period: 1990s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: Washrooms - Interviews with Konstantin Nikolaou:
Contributor(s): Nikolaou, Konstantin (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-02-05
Language: English
Description: Being a new immigrant as a child in Vancouver schools and having to figure out how the washroom stalls worked.
Extent: 00:00:52
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Immigrants - Experience, Children, Schools
Location(s): Grandview-Woodland
Time Period: 1970s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: We Invited the World - Interview with Fanni Ziakos:
Contributor(s): Ziakos, Fanni (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-02-05
Language: English
Description: "We invited the world to partake..." Fanni Ziakos provides an overview of Greek cultural life in Vancouver over the years.
Extent: 00:02:07
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Children of immigrants, Greek Day (Festival), Small business
Location(s): Kitsilano
Time Period: 1960s, 1980s, 2010s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: Wedding Photo 1936 Mavromatis and Capadouca:
Contributor(s): Peter Capadouca (Contributor)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1936
Description: This is a wedding photo of Peter Capadouca's aunt, Magdaline (Margaret) Capadouca and Socratis E. (Sam) Mavromatis (Mattis) in 1937. They were married at St. George Church at 7th and Vine in Vancouver.
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Weddings, Family
Location(s): Kitsilano
Time Period: 1930s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: When He Died Everyone Cried - Interview with Roula Liaskas:
Contributor(s): Liaskas, Roula (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-01-26
Language: English
Description: Roula Liaskas speaks about how her husband gave many new Greek immigrants jobs at his business Pashos Services on Hornby Street, he also brought them to work on the Community Centre when it was still in progress.
Extent: 00:01:19
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Immigrants - Experience, Hellenic Community of Vancouver (Community Centre), Family-owned business enterprises, Communities
Location(s): Arbutus-Ridge
Time Period: 1960s, 1970s, 2000s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: Where Is the Greek Church? - Interview with Sophia Karasouli-Milobar
Contributor(s): Karasouli-Milobar, Sophia (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-01-26
Language: English
Description: Sophia Karasouli-Milobar speaks about her journey to Canada from England, feeling far away from home, looking for the Greek community in Vancouver.
Extent: 00:04:14
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Greek Orthodox Church, Immigrants - Experience, Hellenic Community of Vancouver (Community Centre)
Location(s): Arbutus-Ridge
Time Period: 1990s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: Who Loves Ya Baby!!:
Contributor(s): Susie Demiris Miceli (Contributor)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1993
Description: Susie Demiris Miceli's dad Andre Demiris at his family's restaurant, Vassilis Taverna with Telly Savalas (when he was in town filming an episode of “The Commish”).
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Actors, Television - Production and direction
Location(s): Kitsilano
Time Period: 1990s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: Working as a Seamstress - Interview with Mando and Christos Christodoulou:
Contributor(s): Christodoulou, Mando (Interviewee), Christodoulou, Christos (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-02-05
Language: English
Description: Mando Christodoulou speaks about working as a seamstress doing menswear alterations at a dry-cleaner.
Extent: 00:01:36
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Immigrants - Experience, Employment, Tailors
Location(s): Kitsilano
Time Period: 1950s, 1960s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City