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UKRAINIAN WOMAN OUR ENGLISH COLUMN Mother, Where A re You Bound? On June 9th to 15th the W orld M ovem ent of M others (M M M ) will hold an im portant interna tional conference under this slo gan in Paris. Follow ing the French session of 1956 “M other, W ho A re Y ou?” during which a num ber of ex perts w ent deeply into the con cept of “M other” in term s of physiology, sociology', and philo sophy, the 1958 conference will deal w ith the interrelation, on a worldwide scale, betw een scien tific, economic and social evolu tion, and m other's life and role in it. In discussing all these problem s of m other in general, the specific problem s of m other em igrant will also be taken under consideration. T he num ber of people, who dur ing and after the Second W orld W ar were forced 'to em igrate from their native land, is estim at ed to be around 54 millions and they present a serious problem to the free world. The E ducational Com m ittee of W orld Federation of U krainian W om en’s O rganizations made an extensive study of problem s which an em igrated fam ily has 'to face, and will present a report to the study group of MMM which will devote herself to this p a rti cular problem. A special attention will be given to the m other’s role and different aspects of her life in an em igrated family. The hardships and difficulties of a m other 'em igrant arise from the peculiar circum stances in which her fam ily was resettled. A fter sudden and painful de parture from her native land, w here all their property and m ost of their belongings w ere left be hind, the fam ilies found them selves in strange, unfriendly su r roundings. U ndoubtedly, m others and children, suffered m ost w ith out proper food or clothing. Soon after the Avar m ost of displaced persons and refugees found shel ter in D P camps, but lack of stea dy income, uncertainty of the fu ture and existing overcrow ding conditions did hardly allow a fam ily to live a norm al life. The m o ther had a difficult task to give her children the proper upbring ing and training in this tem po rary setting. T herefore she and her fam ily looked forw ard to the perm anent resettlem ent. The resettlem ent th at followed for m ost of them , brought new problem s and difficulties, which m ost of the new com ers have to encounter in the adopted country. They had to learn a new lan guage, find a place w here to live, and take any w ork which was available. O ften a m other was bound to take also a gainful em ploym ent and she had little tim e and energy for perform ing all her varied tasks and duties at home, and hard w ork m ight underm ine her health. The children had their own problem s to solve. In school they often faced ridicule and scorn be cause of the language difficulties. A lthough they learn the language quickly, a resentm ent could re main tow ard their classm ates and the children m ight develop infe riority complex which usually re flects in family relations and in the activities within the com m un ity. The m other had the respon sibility to help her children in ad justing to the new environm ent and to retain love and respect to their place of origin. Even so the w orking m other did not have sufficient tim e to give full attention to her children and to follow their progress. The children fell more under the in fluence of the school and their environm ent which played an im portant part in form ing their characters. The neighbors and the community offered little sup port and understanding to the newcom ers in their struggle for stability and economical security, and often w ere indifferent to their problems. A fter studying the different phases of m other em igrant, the Educational Com m ittee of the W orld Federation of U krainian W om en’s O rganizations included in its resolutions the following recom m endations: 1. M other em igrant deserves understanding and every consi deration from the G overnm ents of the countries where she resides, she deserves help from all social agencies, charitable institutions and from the public. Inform ative m aterial should be available to ihe public in the countries of tem porary and perm anent resettle ment. 2. The educational influence of m other em igrant deserves fullest assistance. F or this purpose es tablishm ents of kindergartens and supplem entary schools as well as youth organizations of different national groups should be encour aged because they help the fam ily to fulfill its educational obliga tion and solidify the bond be tw een the parents and the chil dren. They protect the young generation from unhealthy influ ence of harm ful environm ent and help them to become good and useful citizens. U K R A IN IA N W O M E N IN R E S P O N S IB L E P O S IT IO N S Sarseille — is a little tow n in the vicinity of Paris. Since several years the locality has had p a rti cular significance for the U krain ians as it has become the center of U krainian scholars in W estern Europe. There are tw'o institutions lo cated in an old castle there, the Shevchenko Scientific Society and the U krainian Correspondence School. The staffs of both foun
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