Subject	Australia–Emigration and immigration—History
	Immigrants
	Greek language, Modern
	Voyages and travels
	Employment
Category	5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Author	Kiki Betti (Angela Petroulaki)
Keywords	Greeks in Australia
	Oral history
	theatre
Creator	Doumanis, Nick
Current Holder	State Library of New South Wales
Date	2018-05-12
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: Nick Doumanis Occupation: Actor, Factory worker Year of arrival: 1967 Method of transport: Aeroplane Kiki Betti was born near the south-western tip of the Peloponnese, to a poor farming family. As a teenager she moved with her family to Athens in 1963, where she did factory work. Frustrated by the limited employment prospects, she took advantage of Australia’s assisted migration scheme and moved to Australia in 1967. She married an Italian from Egypt and raised two daughters in Sydney’s Inner West. Ms Betti has spent much of life engaged in cultural pursuits, particularly Greek theatre. Interview summary Kiki Betti explains why she left Greece and why she decided to remain in Australia despite planning to return. She explains how she wanted to see the world, what it was like as a young woman in 1960s Sydney, and why she was drawn to a life in Greek community arts.
Physical Format	Sound recording
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