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Greek-Australian Archive – Sophia Haskas

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Title: Greek-Australian Archive – Sophia Haskas
Subject: Australia--Emigration and immigration—History; Immigrants; Greek language, Modern; Voyages and travels; Business enterprises; Art and dance
Category: 5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Author: Haskas, Sophia
Keywords: Greeks in Australia; Oral history
Creator: Elefterias-Kostakidis, Eleni
Current holder: State Library of New South Wales
Date: February 12, 2022
Link: https://greekaustralianarchive.sl.nsw.gov.au/oral-histories/sophia-haskas
Access rights: Digitised
Rights: Copyright holder : State Library of New South Wales
Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Country of origin: Australia
Place: Sydney
Language: Greek (Modern)
Description from source: Interviewer: Eleni Elefterias-Kostakidis

Occupation: Dance Instructor
Year of arrival: 1957
Method of transport: Ship (Toscana)

In 1957, Sophia Haskas arrived in Australia with her mother and three brothers to join their father who had emigrated two years earlier. After studying bookkeeping, she started teaching dance to children at various Greek schools. This eventually led her to establish her own successful dance academy.

Interview summary
Sophia speaks about her family’s efforts to escape the war and occupation and their decision to migrate to Australia in 1957. She also reflects on the racism that she experienced in the years after their arrival. She recalls how she established her own dance schools, and, over time, became one of the city’s most well-known Greek dance instructors.
Physical format: Sound recording
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