Dukakis was born in Lowell , Massachusetts , the daughter of Alexandra " Alec " ( '' née '' Christos ) ( 1901-1994 ) and Constantine " Costa " S. Dukakis ( 1899 – 1975 ) . Her parents were Greek emigrants , her father originally from Anatolia and her mother from the Peloponnese . She has a brother named Apollo and is a cousin of Michael Dukakis , former Governor of Massachusetts and the Democratic nominee for President in 1988 , for whom she was a delegate from New Jersey at the 1988 Democratic National Convention . She is an alumna of Arlington High School in Arlington , Massachusetts , and was educated at Boston University
1988 Democratic National Convention
1988 Democratic National Convention
Olympia Dukakis