Browsing: The Year in Review

During 2017, two Catholic bishops were installed in the United States, readers were updated on the development of the Ukrainian…...

Through their political mobilization, Ukrainian Americans in 2017 had quite a number of achievements, including Holodomor resolutions in three states on the 85th anniversary of the Famine-Genocide of Ukraine (most notably Oregon), as well as the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, which provides funds for Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Ukraine to be medically treated in the U.S. Numerous organizations held conventions and conferences, and there were informative meetings with elected officials.

On February 22, the Ukrainian National Association celebrated the 123rd anniversary of its founding back in 1894, when its first convention was held in Shamokin, Pa. It was there that 10 brotherhoods with a total membership of 439 people and assets of $220 resolved to form a fraternal association as had been suggested by an editorial published in the Ukrainian-language newspaper Svoboda on November 1, 1893. Today the UNA continues to live up to its founding principles, succinctly described in its mission statement: “In accordance with its charter, the Ukrainian National Association exists: to promote the principles of fraternalism; to preserve the Ukrainian, Ukrainian American and Ukrainian Canadian heritage and culture; and to provide quality financial services and products to its members.”

With the new administration of President Donald J. Trump coming into office in January, a group of 17 decision-makers and public figures from countries across Central and Eastern Europe sent a letter on January 9 to the president-elect warning him about any potential “new grand bargain with Russia.” According to a news story in The Washington Post, they wrote: “Have no doubt: Vladimir Putin is not America’s ally. Neither is he a trustworthy international partner. Both of the presidents who preceded you tried in their own ways to deal with Russia’s leadership in the spirit of trust and friendship. Big mistake: Putin treated their good intentions as opportunities.”

Canadian-Ukrainian relations received a huge boost at the start of 2017 when Chrystia Freeland – the Ukrainian Canadian star in…...

Authorities in Ukraine started 2017 by presenting evidence in January that disgraced ex-President Viktor Yanukovych asked his Russian counterpart Vladimir…...

Fifty years. That’s how long the Ukrainian World Congress has been around, and the year 2017 for this worldwide body…...

The 2016 sports year was an internationally competitive one with Ukraine an active participant on the world stage. After a…...

This section features the noteworthy events and people of 2016 that defy easy classification (or could fit under more than…...

During 2016 our community mourned the passing of many of its prominent members: artists, church leaders, soldiers and community activists.…...

Nothing like starting the year off right! On January 30, Self Reliance New York Federal Credit Union made yet another…...

Ukrainians in the U.S. were busy with the events, festivals and humanitarian projects of various Ukrainian organizations. With the election…...