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 Greek Pioneers in Western Australia,
Odysseus in the Golden West
by Dr
John Yiannakis |
 Vlase Zanalis: Greek
Australian Artist. by Dr
John Yiannakis |
 Odysseus in the Golden West: Greek Migration, Settlement and Adaptation
in Western Australia
since 1947
by Dr
John Yiannakis
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Brief Biography
Dr John Yiannakis wasbornandeducated
inPerth,Western Australia.
For many years he lectured in Modern and
Ancient History at Tuart College where, from 1998 to 2001,
he was Head of the Social Sciences Department. Since then
Dr Yiannakis has worked as a Research Fellow at Curtin and
Murdoch Universities. While he has a wide range of
historical interests, Dr Yiannakis has published extensively
in the field
of Greek migration, settlement
and adaptation
to Western Australia. He has written numerous
books and
articles, including Greek Pioneers in Western Australia,
Odysseus in the Golden West and Vlase Zanalis: Greek
Australian Artist. He has served as Vice President of
the Hellenic Community of WA and is currently the
Community’s Chairman of Trustees.
In 2003 Dr Yiannakis was a
recipient of the Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s
(HACCI) Hellenism Award.
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