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	2022-02-12
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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