Migrants- Parakila
Family Name:
Dratsini
Name:
Anastasia
Year of Birth:
1931
Father's Name:
Marinos (Lamia, Greece)
Mother's Name:
Olympia Avakopoulou (Smyrne, Asia Minor)
Siblings:
Despina (Kyriakaki), Petros, Angeliki (Kyriakelli), Doroula (Varveridi)
Year of Arrival in Australia:
198
Sponsor:
Panagiotis Papadopoulos (my fiance at the time)
Married:
Panagiotis Papadopoulos (Dafia)
Children:
Georgios, Chrysoula
City of Residence:
Newcastle, New South Wales
Livelihood:
School Teacher- Greek Orthodox Community of Newcastle
Above: My parents, Marinos and Olympia.
Above Right: A portrait.
Above: Graduating from Kalloni's High School. I am third from left in the second row, while my sister, Doroula is first from the right.
Above Right: For almost two years, I was employed by the Government as the principal of a school that taught young girls domestic duties. The school was in Moria, Lesvos. In this photograph, I am performing with my students the play, Cinderella. I am actually playing Cinderella (far left).
Above: Newcastle, 1958. One of my first photographs taken in Australia.
Above Middle: With my husband, Panagiotis, our son, Georgios, and our niece, Anastasia.
Above Right: With my husband, Panagiotis, and our son, Georgios.
Above: For forty years, I taught at the Greek Orthodox Community of Newcastle's afternoon schools in Newcastle. This photograph was taken during our Independence day celebrations.
Above Right: With my daughter, Chrysoula and son, Georgios.
Above: Holidaying in Greece, 1970. L-R: my children, Georgios and Chrysoula, Eleni and Angeliki Papadopoulou and myself.
Above Right: Family. :-R: my son, Georgios and his wife, Karen; my grand-daughter, Diana (Konstantina); my son-in-law, Dimitrios, and my daughter, Chrysoula; my husband, Panagiotis; my grandson, Panagiotis; myself; and Panagiotis' wife, Lauren.