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Oral history interview with Vasiliki (Vassy) Antoniadis
- Date
- 14 and 20 June 2017 - 25 October 2017 - 2, 8, and 11 November 2017
- By
- Oldham, Philippa Jane, 1957-; Antoniadis, Vasiliki, 1934-
- Reference
- OHColl-1400-01
- Description
Oral history interview conducted by Pip Oldham with Vasiliki (Vassy) Antoniadis about her life and experiences as an immigrant to New Zealand.
Topics cover: her family background; her early life in Bucharest, Romania; experiences of World War Two and going with her family to a refugee camp at Lavrion, Greece; the resettlement process; the journey to New Zealand in 1951 onboard the ship MV 'Goya'; life at the resettlement camp at Pahiatua; the experiences of her family in New Zealand; her life as a migrant young woman in Wellington, and her social and working life; her husband Antoniu Antoniadis and his family; their children and family life; the Greek community in Wellington and the Romanian Greeks in New Zealand; memories of friends and Wellington City; a return trip to Bucharest and Greece in 1983; her ethnic identity; her grandchildren; and her traditional flocata embroidered vest.
Interview includes audio files, abstract, photographs, and supporting documentation about her life.
Excepts from this oral history have been published by interviewer Pip Oldham on her blog, see https://oralhistorian.co.nz/2019/01/04/greek-migrants-arriving-in-wellington-1951/.
Title supplied by Library.
An oral history with Vasilios (Basil) Kaloyanis, brother of Vassy Antoniadis, was conducted by interviewer Ian Robertson in 1995, see OHInt-0012/05.
Arrangement: Interviewer Pip Oldham recorded 17 tracks over four dates, and has numbered the audio files with take number. She has listed the take number and date at the start of each related section of the digital abstract.
Romanian born Vassy Antoniadis emigrated with her family to New Zealand post World War II on the ship MV 'Goya' in 1951. They were part of a group of ethnic Greek refugees who were placed in the Pahiatua Reception and Training Centre on arrival.
Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 61 digital image(s) scans of photographs and documents. 13 digital sound recording(s). 8 digital photograph(s). 6 Electronic document(s) digital abstract and forms. 2 folder(s) supporting documentation and biographical information form. 1 printed abstract(s).
Search dates: 2017
- Additional description
Digital content available only in Katherine Mansfield Reading Room.
- Use/Reproduction
- The recording of the interview and accompanying material may be quoted in published works in full or in part and the recording may be broadcast or used in public performances in full or in part (including electronic publication on the internet). Publication is permitted with acknowledgement of the source and copyright holders. Copyright: Copyright is held by Michael Antoniadis and Mythi Ponnapa.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Digital content available only in Katherine Mansfield Reading Room - No permission is required to access the interview. However, biographical information forms require permission from the Curator Oral History & Sound for access.
- Format
- 1 Interview(s), 61 digital image(s) scans of photographs and documents, 13 digital sound recording(s), 8 digital photograph(s), 6 Electronic document(s) digital abstract and forms, 2 folder(s) supporting documentation and biographical information form, 1 printed abstract(s), Oral histories, Files (Digital files), Digital audio formats, Interviews (Sound recordings)
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Interview with Vasiliki (Vassy) Antoniadis, printed abstract
Date: June-November 2017
From: Oral history interview with Vasiliki (Vassy) Antoniadis
Reference: OHA-9227
Description: Comprises printed abstract, agreement form, an explanatory note about the interview, and a list of people mentioned in the interview with Vassy Antoniadis. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). Search dates: 2017
Interview with Vasiliki (Vassy) Antoniadis, supporting documents
Date: June-November 2017
From: Oral history interview with Vasiliki (Vassy) Antoniadis
Reference: OHA-9228
Description: Comprises documents written by interviewer Pip Oldham for the interview with Vassy Antoniadis: field notes, and list of interview questions grouped by topics. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Search dates: 2017
Interview with Vasiliki (Vassy) Antoniadis, printed biographical information
Date: June-November 2017
From: Oral history interview with Vasiliki (Vassy) Antoniadis
Reference: OHAR-9227
Description: Comprises biographical details for Vasiliki (Vassy) Antoniadis. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Search dates: 2017
Interview with Vasiliki (Vassy) Antoniadis, digital biographical information
Date: June-November 2017
From: Oral history interview with Vasiliki (Vassy) Antoniadis
Reference: OHDL-003779
Description: Comprises biographical details form for the oral history interview with Vasiliki (Vassy) Antoniadis. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s). Search dates: 2017
Interview with Vasiliki (Vassy) Antoniadis, digital supporting documents
Date: June-November 2017
From: Oral history interview with Vasiliki (Vassy) Antoniadis
Reference: OHDL-003777
Description: Comprises digital files relating to the oral history interview with Vasiliki (Vassy) Antoniadis. One text file contains digitised ephemera: - the commemorative pictorial magazine created for the 30th anniversary of The Apollon Association in 1982 (in Greek and English). - the 'Hellenic Community News' cover and contents page circa 2001-2002. - the card photographic display bearing a logo for the 50th Jubliee M V 'Goya' 1951-2001 Reunion event and the photographers credit, and a group portrait of attendees at the renunion dinner including Vassy Antoniadis. One text file contains a list of the people mentioned in the oral history interview. One image file contains a digitised copy of a letterhead for the import business of Michael Antoniadis, father-in-law of Vassy, dated 1936. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 2 Electronic document(s). 1 digital image(s). Search dates: 2017
Interview with Vasiliki (Vassy) Antoniadis, digital photographs
Date: June-November 2017
From: Oral history interview with Vasiliki (Vassy) Antoniadis
Reference: OHDL-003763
Description: Comprises predominantly digitised black and white and colour photographs relating to Vasiliki (Vassy) Antoniadis. Images depict relatives and friends, public buildings, and neighbourhoods in Romania; passengers disembarking a ship [SS 'Goya']; and friends and relatives in the Greek community in Wellington. Some images depict the handwriting on the reverse of the photographs which identifies persons and places depicted (in Greek and English). Also includes born digital photographs: a portrait of Vasiliki (Vassy) Antoniadis taken during her oral history interview; a framed photograph on a table showing Vassy and other refugees on a train in New Zealand; and images of her flocata (a red fringed traditional Greek vest). Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: The digital files have been numbered by the interviewer Pip Oldham from 1 to 46 to correspond with the number of original materials that were scanned. Where original photographs had annotations on the reverse, the reverse was also scanned and the file identified with the number of the image and "verso" in the file name. Quantity: 8 digital photograph(s). 60 digital image(s). Search dates: 2017