Theresa Karas Yianilos (1922–2008)
Auteur van The Complete Greek Cookbook
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Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- 1922-07-28
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2008-03-24
- Graflocatie
- El Camino Memorial Park, San Diego, California, USA
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Warsaw, New York, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- La Jolla, California, USA
- Opleiding
- State University of New York, Buffalo (BA|American Studies|1956)
- Beroepen
- cookbook author
preservationist
memoirist
military officer
painting custom ceramic tiles - Organisaties
- United States Marine Corps (WWII)
Museum of Man (Board Member)
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Woman Marine : a memoir of a woman who joined the… door Theresa Karas Yianilos
Author joined the Marine Corps during World War II much to the amazement and dismay of friends and family in Buffalo New York. Assigned to Quantico Marine Corps Base, author enjoyed her time in the Marine Corps; she met women from around the country and broadened her horizons, although she ended up married to a Greek Army veteran from Buffalo well known to her family. Both were able to go to school on the G.I. Bill and eventually moved to California. Great book about the constraints of life for working class ethnic women and how the service enabled many to break inherited boundaries.… (meer)
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- Werken
- 2
- Leden
- 110
- Populariteit
- #176,729
- Waardering
- 4.0
- Besprekingen
- 2
- ISBNs
- 4