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  Ukrainian-American Fiddle Music - The First Recordings 1926-1936
An important Ukrainian folk music genre well-represented on these discs is that of the troyisti muzyky (trio musicians) an ensemble which traditionally included a fiddle, drums, and tsymbaly (a type of hammered dulcimer related to the Hungarian cimbalon).
Ukrainians (sometimes referred to as "Little Russians" or "Ruthenians") constitute the second largest Slavic group in the world, and have fostered a rich musical culture.
And Ukrainian country music is popular in western Canada, among the descendants of Ukrainian immigrants to Canada.
www.lemko.org /lih/music/surma.html   (2447 words)

  
  The Ukrainian Americans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Ukrainian Americans' organizations, he claims, reflected group-held sentiments and values and thus expressed the aspects of their identity members wished to preserve and/or cultivate.
Without exploring the American end of the Ukrainian American's consciousness, or the existence of a popular Ukrainian sentiment, any examination of the `making' and `tempering' of the Ukrainian-American identity is incomplete, limited by and to the priorities and biases of community activists.
Ukrainian Canadians, who have been equally attached to Ukraine, possess a rich historiographical tradition and a well-developed sense of identity that stress both `Ukrainianness' and their role in Canadian nation-building.
www.utpjournals.com /product/chr/741/ukrainian36.html   (799 words)

  
 Ukrainian American Sports Club - Poltava   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
After 30 years of organized Ukrainian Soccer inactivity in the greater Rochester area, Ukrainian Sports Club like the phoenix has risen from the ashes and is destined for greatness.
The mission of the Ukrainian American Sports Club is to provide a successful soccer program that is available for Ukrainians of all ages.
After 30 years of Ukrainian Soccer inactivity in the city of Rochester, Ukrainian American Sports Club like the phoenix has risen from the ashes and is destine for greatness, "enriching Ukrainian people's lives through soccer".
home.earthlink.net /~poltavasoccer   (530 words)

  
 DeLossa
For Ukrainian language teaching in America as a whole, the next decade will be crucial in two regards: the establishment of a formal literature and dialogue on issues necessary for the advancement of teaching and training of new instructors, and the assimilation of individuals and innovation from post-Soviet Ukraine.
Five years ago, in 1993, while assessing the state of Ukrainian language materials, development, and pedagogy for the Center for Applied Linguistics, [5] I was pessimistic about the state of Ukrainian language teaching materials, but optimistic about the prospects for their development in the coming decade.
Ukrainian language pedagogy at the university level in the United States continues mainly to be a concatenation of individuals; it is only on the edge of becoming a field of study.
www.slavica.com /teaching/DeLossa.html   (8795 words)

  
 Ukrainian Language, Culture and Travel Page
Traditional Ukrainian folk dress is among the most colorful and aesthetecally pleasing costume in the world.
Also from the Ukrainian Museum-Archives of Cleveland are a discussion and examples of regional differences of embroidery designs.
The seat of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is in Lviv.
pages.prodigy.net /l.hodges/ukraine.htm   (4069 words)

  
 UNIS Washington DC Days 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The intent of “Ukrainian Days” was to promote the concerns of the Ukrainian American community, as well as to establish better contacts with its elected representatives in Washington.
Armed with briefing papers in their informational folders to be distributed during their congressional meetings, the partakers of “Ukrainian Days” headed for the United States Capitol to walk the halls of Congress, knock on the doors of their respective Members of Congress and acquaint them with issues that concern the Ukrainian American community.
Further aspects of “Ukrainian Days” will be accomplished throughout the year as UNIS develops a framework for contacting various Members of Congress at the local levels to continue advocating the concerns of the community.
ucca.org /unis/dcdays04.shtml   (976 words)

  
 Committee on International Relations, U.S. House of Representatives
The international community was outraged by the manner in which the runoff was conducted and the Ukrainian people took to the streets to protest the hijacked election and insist on their right to elect leadership in free and fair manner.
The first and second rounds of the Ukrainian Presidential Election on October 31, 2004 and November 21, 2004 were characterized by all credible international observers from Europe, the United States, Canada and other countries as failing to meet a number of OSCE commitments and accepted worldwide standards for democratic elections.
We in the Ukrainian American community, are extremely glad to see the change in the Ukrainian nation, which has come together in the last several days since November 21, rose up and proved to the world that it is a truly democratic nation, which will demand their rights to be protected.
wwwc.house.gov /international_relations/108/saw120704.htm   (2521 words)

  
 :: Ukraine Fatigue: Ukrainian and American Myths :: Ukrainska Pravda
Americans went on preaching about procedural workings, open-bidding particulars and other bureaucratic ins and outs, which all appear to have hardly anything to do with the foreign policy.
Americans truly believe that if you keep on repeating something to a reasonable and certifiably sane person, then such person will be compelled to comprehend the message.
Well, he is definitely not an American in his mindset nor he can be possibly instilled, all of a sudden and given his lifelong experience, any affection for free and fair elections.
www2.pravda.com.ua /en/archive/2004/april/19/2.shtml   (2061 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Nation / Ukrainian American community eyes election
All across the United States, Ukrainian Americans have been showing support for what they see as Ukraine's best chance to break away from Russian influence and become a real democracy.
The village, with three Ukrainian churches, Ukrainian National Museum and other Ukrainian institutions, has long been the focal point for the thousands of people of Ukrainian ancestry in the area -- 100,000 by the Ukrainian consulate's estimate and about 46,000 by the U.S. Census Bureau's count.
He said more Ukrainian Americans from the suburbs and tourists are descending on the community.
www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2004/12/10/ukrainian_american_community_eyes_election   (752 words)

  
 UCLA Department of Medicine - wfsection-Ukrainian-American Professional Exchange
On this trip an American school nurse joined me. After meeting with the director of the hospital, a short stocky surgeon about 50 years old, we were asked if we had any cimetidine.
I later asked why she was emotional and was told that we were the first Americans that she had seen and was weeping for joy.
Though it may be helpful to provide an exchange program for Ukrainian medical professionals to come to the US, I don\'t think they would be able to make a significant impact or change on their system upon their return given the current state of political turmoil.
www.med.ucla.edu /modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=208   (2028 words)

  
 Art Fira   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
This particular exhibit at the Ukrainian Institute of America features a wide range of his work, some for sale to the public and some from numerous private collections, ranging from the earliest period in France to recent works, as well as works shown for the first time, such as his series of gouaches, for instance.
NEW YORK - The noted Ukrainian American artist Liuboslav Hutsaliuk, critically acclaimed in France and the United States as a foremost painter of urban landscapes, is the subject of a retrospective exhibition at the Ukrainian Institute of America.
Hutsaliuk in New York and conducted an interview that is planned for publication in the spring in an issue devoted to artists of the Ukrainian diaspora.
www.ukrainianinstitute.org /hutsa.html   (1248 words)

  
 List of Ukrainian Americans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward Dmytryk (1908 - 1999) film director who was amongst the Hollywood 10, a group of fllisted film industry professionals who served time in prison for being in contempt of Congress during the McCarthy era red scare
^ [10] "Born and raised in New Jersey's insulated Ukrainian community, where she "went to Ukrainian Catholic school, was in the Ukrainian Girl Scouts, and did Ukrainian folk dancing in the Catskills during summers," Farmiga did not learn English until she was six."
^ [14] "ce of the Ukrainian patriot and exile Orthodox priest Agapius Honcharenko..."
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Ukrainian_Americans   (512 words)

  
 Ukrainian American Bar Association's fall meeting focuses on CBS controversy (01/01/95)
The American representative to the International Organizing Committee, UABA Vice-President Orest Jejna, reported that the Second World Congress of Ukrainian Lawyers was an unprecedented event, which also saw the opening of the legal year in Ukraine.
Stretovych's objectives as president of the World Congress of Ukrainian Lawyers are: publishing a directory of law firms that practice in Kyyiv, selecting candidates for internships abroad, and developing a code of ethics for government workers in Ukraine.
The UHDC has an open invitation for all Ukrainian organizations throughout the United States to join the committee, the purpose of which is to formulate a strategy to firmly deal with the issues raised in the program, as well as similar incidents that are anticipated in the future.
www.ukrweekly.com /Archive/1995/019520.shtml   (1610 words)

  
 Ukrainian American Veterans - Freehold, New Jersey, Post 30
It was in 1989, at the initiative of Jurij Jacus that efforts were made to unify Ukrainian American Veterans in Monmouth County New Jersey.
National Adjutant George Miziuk and National Public Relations Officer Andrew Kaybida opened the meeting and gave a brief outline of the history, goals and ideals of the Ukrainian American Veterans.
We are also seeking biographical data of other Ukrainian Americans listed on the Memorial to submit to the Center.
www.uavets.org /Post30/Post30.html   (825 words)

  
 Урядовий портал :: Washington hosting regular conference within framework of "Ukrainian - American ...
A regular conference within the framework of the "Ukrainian - American Political Dialogue" Program is underway in Washington, DC on Tuesday.
The political dialogue program is aimed at elaborating practical means for the two countries' Governments for developing and strengthening Ukrainian - American cooperation, President of the Ukraine - USA Foundation Nadezhda MacConnel stated.
Conclusions of each of the conference's working groups into improvement of bilateral relations in a certain domain will be laid down in a final document of recommendations for the Ukrainian and US Govts.
www.kmu.gov.ua /control/publish/article?art_id=49065158   (377 words)

  
 Biography of the Ukrainian Dancers of Miami
The dance troupe known as the Ukrainian Dancers of Miami is a group of youthful Ukrainian-Americans, ranging in age from 2 to 50, who learn and perform traditional Ukrainian folk dance.
The Ukrainian Dancers of Miami was formed in the late summer of 1949 by a group of young Ukrainians led by Taras Maksymowich, Kay Hodivsky, and Olga Maksymowich.
The Ukrainian Dancers of Miami pledges its commitment to educate their own and all others in the traditions of their ethnic heritage, and to keep alive the beautiful legacy of the Ukrainian dance.
www.ukrainiandancersmiami.org /biography.htm   (527 words)

  
 Ukraine Info | Embassy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
She is going to involve American businessmen, public leaders and medical institutions in taking part in the Hospital to Hospital program to build a Center for Maternal and Child Health in Kyiv.
The second forum of mass media of the Ukrainian Community in the USA was held on May 16 in Parsippany, New Jersey.
A group of Ukrainian children from the town of Slavutych is now on a visit to the United States.
www.ukraineinfo.us /embassy/embassy.html   (3012 words)

  
 Joint Conference of Ukrainian American Organizations
The Washington Group, the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America, the Ukrainian National Credit Union Association, the Ukrainian Engineers Society of America, and the Ukrainian American Bar Association announce that, for the first time, we will all hold our respective annual meetings and conferences, simultaneously, in Washington D.C., between June 23 and 27, 1999.
Planned cultural activities include special presentations of Ukrainian art at a Georgetown Art Gallery and the Ukrainian Embassy, a photographic essay on Ukraine, and a cultural performance on Sunday, June 27.
Ukrainian American organizations wishing to participate are invited to consider this event theirs.
www.thewashingtongroup.org /Events/1999/pressrelease.htm   (644 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Spotlight on Ukrainian-American community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — During the Cold War, thousands of Ukrainians were introduced to America by a voice that came across the Pacific Ocean and into their shortwave radios.
It is a regional influx: Approximately 150,000 Russian and Ukrainian immigrants have settled in Sacramento, Portland, Ore., and Seattle since the late 1980s.
He was rejected by the Ukrainian army because of mental instability.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2001/08/21/sacramento-immigrants.htm   (576 words)

  
 Radio Program
The Ukrainian radio program in Pittsburgh, now in its 55th year of continuous service to the Ukrainian-American community in the tri-state area, is heard each Sunday from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
The program is presented in Ukrainian and English and features music, news, commentaries, social announcements, anniversaries, commercials and obituaries.
Its primary objective is to maintain the Ukrainian identity of its listeners through music, language and traditions.
www.pghukrainians.org /radio.htm   (96 words)

  
 Ukrainian American Veterans to Construct National Monument | Maidan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The idea of a national monument honoring all Ukrainian Americans who served in the United States Armed Forces was presented to His Eminence Archbishop Antony, President of the Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, approximately one year ago.
The family's private cemetery is now surrounded by the graves of Ukrainians who fought for freedom both in Ukraine and in the United States.
Honorary chairmen are His Beatitude Metropolitan Constantine of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, His Grace Metropolitan Archbishop Stefan of the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the USA, and long-time UAV activist Stephen Wichar.
eng.maidanua.org /node/241   (597 words)

  
 AAUS Members Database
Ukrainian, Russian, and East European literature, early 20th century-present (esp. contemporary, both poetry and prose).
Public opinion surveys in Ukraine (gauging Ukrainians' outlook on the economy and welfare; their confidence in institutions and leadership; views of other countries; job approval of leadership; general optimism/pessimism; opinions about current events; Ukraine's place in the world and foreign policy).
Slavic and Ukrainian neo-pagan "native faith", the cultural geography of Kyiv.
www.ukrainianstudies.org /database.htm   (2066 words)

  
 Illinois Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA-IL)
Ukrainian American community in the civic and cultural life of the country
To represent the Ukrainian American community and its desire to aid the Ukrainian nation before the governmental structures of the USA
To assist the Ukrainian nation to attain honest, equitable and equal treatment among nations as a member of the family of sovereign
www.uccaillinois.org /index.html   (326 words)

  
 Ukrainian American Bar Association to celebrate 25th anniversary; Philadelphia to host commemorative conference ...
The purpose of that gathering was to organize the first national association of American attorneys of Ukrainian descent, and to begin promoting and defending the interests of the Ukrainian American community as well as individuals in Soviet Ukraine.
During the last 25 years, the challenges facing this organization and Ukrainian Americans were many, and usually clearly defined.
Ukrainian American attorneys can play a vital role in all of these areas.
www.ukrweekly.com /Archive/2002/230209.shtml   (791 words)

  
 UOC USA | Metropolia News Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
  A meeting was held where relevant issues affecting the Ukrainian American community were discussed — the commemoration of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide; aspects associated with the newest immigration of Ukrainians; and, continued cooperative efforts for the development of the Ukrainian community.
The mood of the discussion was very upbeat as the UCCA delegation continued to discuss other relevant issues affecting the Ukrainian American community.
The unity of the Ukrainian American community was also an important topic of the discussion.
www.ukrainianorthodoxchurchusa.org /news/Meeting.shtml   (512 words)

  
 OpinionJournal - John Fund on the Trail
His wife, Kateryna Chumachenko Yushchenko, is the daughter of Ukrainian immigrants who grew up steeped in the traditions of her ancestral homeland.
Yushchenko was raised in suburban Chicago as the daughter of an electrician and seamstress.
She grew up speaking Ukrainian at home, learning the national dances and attending a Ukrainian school and Orthodox church.
www.opinionjournal.com /diary/?id=110006076   (1084 words)

  
 PRESS RELEASE: February 27, 2006
The passage of this legislation is important to the Ukrainian American Community because it confirms that the United States is committed to democracy and reform in Ukraine and to a robust bilateral relationship.
Shust recognized the Ukrainian Federation of America (UFA) and its role in the graduation of the Jackson-Vanik Amendment.
The Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center, founded in 1980, is a non-profit organization whose objective is to preserve and promote awareness of Ukrainian heritage throughout the Philadelphia community.
www.ukrainiancenterphila.org /banquet_2006_press_release_for_web.htm   (2805 words)

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