Interview with Sophia Wallace, October 22, 1984

Project: Ethnicity in Lexington (Multi-culturality) Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Sophia Wallace discusses her family history including both sets of grandparents' immigration from Greece, their marriages, and her parents' marriage. She talks about early Greek immigrants and the types of jobs they held. She discusses the Greek Orthodox Church and the importance of Greek heritage. She discusses marriage in the Greek community and the future of the community and the church.

Interview Accession

1984oh126_kh289

Interviewee Name

Sophia Wallace

Interviewer Name

Arthur Graham

Interview Date

1984-10-22

Interview Partial Date

October 23, 1984

Interview Keyword

Greek heritage

Interview LC Subject

Ethnicity--Kentucky--Lexington. Ethnology--Kentucky--Lexington. Greek Americans--Ethnic identity. Greek Americans--Kentucky--Lexington. Greek Americans. Wallace, Sophia Wallace, Sophia--Interviews

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