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T h e la te M ay D e m e y A TRIBUTE On Aug. 1 a fte r a b rief illness our frien d and 2nd president of B ranch 72, M ay Demey, passed aw ay. Our B ranch, R egional Council and th e U krainian Catholic C hurch lost a cooperative and tireless w orker. Scores of friends саше to bid a te a rfu l farew ell, b u t know ing fun-loving M ay we are certain she would not w ant us to m ourn and grieve b u t p e r haps rem em ber h er in our p ra y ers ; b u t we will, nevertheless, m iss h er generosity, h er fra n k ness and straig h tfo rw ard n ess, h er good sp irits and h ea rty laugh as well as h er zest fo r liv ing and enjoym ent of th e sim ple pleasures. Sleep well, dear Soyuzanka, know ing full well, you will live in th e h e a rts of your friends. V itchnaya P am y at! - - - K. Lucyshyn Br. 72 in New York City UNITY VIA DIVERSITY The article of Alice B erw ecky ‘S tren g th th ro u g h U n d erstan d ing,’ p rin ted in No. of O ur Life, stru ck me by its contents. Its in tere stin g proposals cannot rem ain unansw ered. The chief assum ptions p re sented in th is article tend to re flect some th o u g h ts of our E n g lish speaking branch m em bers. The a u th o r presum es th a t some artificial b arriers ex ist betw een th e tw o v ital and d istin ct groups th a t form our organization. O ur fellow m em ber states th a t she is unable to find any d istin g u ish able differences betw een U k rain ian A m ericans and A m erican U krainians, since th ey have th e sam e goals, nam ely, of preserv ing th e U krainian culture, and m aking A m erica and th e world aw are of U kraine and h er pro b lems. T herefore, th ere is no legi tim a te reason for th e separation of th e E nglish and U krainian speaking branches of th e League. They should be fused into a single unit, th u s, co n trib u tin g to a b e tte r u nd erstand in g betw een both groups, and u lti m ately, resolving th e linguistic difficulties of both branches. Of course, these proposals are all very fine and idealistic. They also show a deep concern and com m itm ent to our organization. Y et th ese ideas tend to become im practical and un realistic if closely exam ined. T he au th o r seem s to confuse th e issues in volved, since th e issue h ere clear ly is no t th e differences betw een U krainian A m ericans or A m er ican U krainians, because th ere sim ply is no difference, b u t only th e tw istin g around of absolute adjectives. P erhaps, M rs. B er wecky im properly p hrased h er sentence. The proper p h rasin g is: w h at are th e differences be tw een m em bers born in th e U nited S tates who are p a rt of th e U krainian ethnic group, and those m em bers who are n a tu r alized U krainian citizens? N aturally, differences exist, w hich are not only linguistic, as th e au th o r contends, b u t also, behavioural and environm ental. T here is absolutely no difference as to th e ir im portance and func. tion w ithin our L e a g u e ; to be sure, th e ir assignm ents are to propagate th e U krainian culture and cause, and to preserve th e ir ethnic heritage, as th e au th o r ju stly discerns. B ut, A m erican born U k rain ians m ust realize th a t th ey are th e products of a d iffe ren t envi ronm ent and of d iffe ren t b eh a viour p a tte rn s th a n th e ir fellow U. S. naturalized U krainians. The nativ e born reflect an A m er ican type of upbringing, though w ith some stro n g U krainian overtones. U sually clubs operate on a neighborhood regional basis. The m em bers are quite freq uen tly common friends, all having some identical origin or goal, living som ew hat closely to g eth er w ith in a common te rrito ry . The League is no exception to th is prescribed rule. M any women join clubs to seek some sm all re lief from daily dom estic tension and th e anxieties w hich engulf them . They desire to create la s t ing and m eaningful friendships w ith one a n o th e r; th ey endeavor to aid th e ir com m unity and re solve som e problem s w ithin th e ir own kind of people in order th a t th ey will feel a t ease w ith them and to perfo rm th e ir ta sk efficiently. Indeed, th e UNW LA is a r e alistic and practical o rganiza tion, using th e ratio n al approach to solving p articu lar situ ation s and problem s w hich arise w ith in it. This process has enabled th e organization to cope w ith all so rts of dissent, and endure th e storm clouds of discontent. E v ery th in g is based on consensus and m ajo rity rule, w ith respect fo r m inority views. No lim ita tions, no b arriers, no discrim ina tion exists in th e UNW LA ag ain st m ino rity or m ajo rity m em bers, or branches. The L eague recognizes individual choice and freedom as_ .the cor n erstone of th e organization. T herefore, th ro u g h careful r e search and tactfu l handling th e organization has form ulated a policy based upon a dem ocratic fram ew ork, w hich enables m od eration and consensus to operate freely, while leaving room fo r new ideas and peaceful dissent. T his policy exists due to th e fa c to rs of diversity, and dedication of purpose, w hich, n o t only sup p o rts th e policy, b u t has enabled th e League to survive. Irene Palevich Member of Branch 98 O U R LIFE Edited by Editorial Board Published by the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America, Inc. 4936 N. 13th St. Philadelphia, Pa. 19141 НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЖОВТЕНЬ, 1969 Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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