Migrants- Agra
Surname: | Gianni |
Name: | Bethlehem |
Year of Birth: | 1951 |
Father's Name: | Panagiotis |
Mother's Name: | Maria Sahtouri |
Siblings: | Anthoula (Pazvouri), Irini (Mamouli), Panagiota (Malakou) |
Year of Arrival in Australia: | 1970 |
Sponsor: | Georgios Georgellis (my fiance at the time) |
Married: | Georgios Georgellis (Agra) |
Children: | Panagiotis, Vasilios, Christos |
City of Residence: | Sydney |
Livelihood: | Small Business- Milk Bar |
Above: With My parents, Panagiotis, and Maria (Sahtouri).
Above: WitAt the end-of-year school activities. I am in the middle, while my cousins, Taxiarhoula Koulougdis is left, and Panagiota Pazvouri is on the right.
Above: The Georgellis family; with my husband, Georgios, and our children, Christos, Vasilis and Panagiotis.
Above: WAt the Theophilos Awards, organised by the Mytilenian Brotherhood of N.S.W. The Consul General of Greece (at the time), Fotios Xidas, is presenting me an Award in recognition of her work on children's books.
Above: WiBethlehem is a critically-acclaimed children's author- the first Greek Australia author to be recognised for her work. The first two volumes of work, Zeus- The Koala Trilogy- Zeus the Koala and the magic Egg and Zeus the Koala and the Peace Odyssey are written in both Greek and English.