Greek-Australian Archive – Kiki Betti (Angela Petroulaki)
| Date |
2018-05-12 |
| Place |
Sydney |
| Subject | |
| Category | |
| Author |
Kiki Betti (Angela Petroulaki) |
| Keywords |
Greeks in Australia Oral history theatre |
| Creator |
Doumanis, Nick |
| Current holder | |
| 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 | |
| Language | |
| 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 |
| Related resources | |
| Record author |
Siobhan Campbell |
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