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OUR LIFE MONTHLY, 'published by Ukrainian National Womens League of America Bilingual UNWLA Branches Conferences C o n fe r e n c e s f o r t h e U N W L A B ilin g u a l B r a n c h e s w e r e h e ld in N e w J e r s e y an d O h io in S e p te m b e r . On S e p te m b e r 2 3 , 1 9 7 3 , m e m b e r s o f B r a n c h 3 2 le d b y t h e ir P r e s id e n t, M rs. J e a n S a w c h u k , h o s t e s s e d a c o n fe r e n c e fo r B r a n c h e s 32 , 40 , 52, a n d 7 2 in I r v in g to n , N . J. A m o n g t h e t h ir t y la d ie s a t t e n d in g , w e r e M rs. N a t a lia D a n y le n k o , J u n io r B r a n c h O r g a n iz a tio n a l C h a ir m a n an d M rs. O lg a S a lu k , V ic e - P r e s id e n t o f t h e N e w J e r s e y R e g io n a l C ou n cil. F o u r B r a n c h 4 0 m e m b e r s c a m e a ll t h e w a y fr o m A lle n to w n , P a . M rs. S a lu k w e lc o m e d t h e p a r t ic ip a n t s an d sp o k e o f t h e im p o r ta n c e o f t h e A m e r ic a n S o y u z a n . k y t o t h e o r g a n iz a tio n . S h e p o in te d o u t t h a t i t w a s t h e ir lo n g a n d w e ll e s t a b lis h e d c o n t a c t s w it h t h e n o n -U k r a in ia n p u b lic t h a t m a d e t h e f u lf illm e n t o f t h e a im s o f t h e U N W L A e a s ie r to a c c o m p lish . M rs. R o s a lie P o lc h e , p a s t P r e s id e n t o f B r a n c h 7 2 an d p r e s e n t V ic e - P r e s id e n t o f t h e N e w Y o r k R e g io n a l C ou n cil g a v e a c a p s u le h is t o r y o f t h e w o r k o f t h e f i r s t im m ig r a n t w o m e n — ou r m o t h e r s — in t h e b e g in n in g s o f t h e U N W L A a n d o th e r U k r a in ia n o r g a n iz a tio n s . M rs. M a r y R o- h o w s k y , B r a n c h 3 2 m e m b e r , to ld t h e s t o r y o f h e r m o t h e r ’s im m i g r a tio n t o t h e U n it e d S t a t e s , h e r e a r ly s t r u g g le s a n d h e r s u c c e s s f u l in s t illa t io n o f a lo v e f o r t h e U k r a in ia n h e r it a g e in h e r c h il d ren . T h o s e o f u s p r e s e n t, w h o a re c h ild r e n o f t h e s e f i r s t im m i g r a n t s , w e r e e a s ily a b le t o r e la t e t h e ir o w n r e c o lle c tio n o f li f e w it h M a m a t o t h e w o r d s o f M rs. P o lc h e an d M rs. R o h o w s k y . M r. G irard M u en ch , S u p e r v is in g C o u n se lo r f o r t h e S t a t e o f N e w J e r s e y , g u e s t le c tu r e r a t S e to n H a ll U n iv e r s it y on W h it e E t h n ic Y o u th in t h e C itie s and G u id a n ce C o u n selo r a t S t. J o h n ’s S c h o o l in N e w a r k , N . J., ta lk e d on e t h n ic c o n s c io u s n e s s an d t h e im p o r ta n c e o f a s e c u r e e t h n ic id e n t it y , e s p e c ia lly in y o u n g p e o p le. H e s t r e s s e d t h e v i t a l ro le o f p a r e n ts in t h i s a r e a — in t h e h o m e, in t h e P .T .A ., an d e l s e w h e r e , w h e r e p r id e in h e r it a g e s h o u ld b e d e m o n s tr a te d a t e v e r y o p p o r tu n ity , t h u s b u ild in g in t h e y o u t h a f ir m an d s e c u r e b a sic in n e r id e n t it y . T h e g e n e r a l d is c u s s io n f o llo w in g a lo v e ly lu n c h p r e p a r e d o y t h e m e m b e r s o f B r a n c h 3 2 g a v e t h o s e p r e s e n t a c h a n c e t o e x p r e s s o p in io n s, a s k q u e s tio n s a n d o f f e r s u g g e s t io n s . R e c o m m e n d a t io n s f o r e x p a n d in g b ilin g u a l b r a n c h a c t iv it ie s in c lu d e d t h a t o f M rs. S t e p h a n ie W o ch o k , a m e m b e r o f B r a n c h 5 2 an d P r e s i d e n t o f t h e P h ila d e lp h ia F e d e r a tio n o f W o m e n ’s C lubs, w h o s u g g e s t e d t h a t b r a n c h e s b e c o m e in t e r e s t e d a n d a c t iv e ly in v o lv e d in t h e ir c i t y f e d e r a t io n s o f w o m e n ’s c lu b s. D e s p it e a p o u r in g r a in in P a r m a, O hio, on S e p te m b e r 2 9 , 1973, 80 w o m e n c a m e to t h e C o n fe r e n c e sp o n so r e d b y B r a n c h 60 u n d er t h e le a d e r s h ip o f t h e ir P r e s id e n t, M rs. M a r y F e d a k . In a d d itio n t o t h e P r e s id e n t s an d s o m e m e m b e r s o f B r a n c h e s 3 7 , 58 an d 80 w h o c a m e fr o m D e t r o it f o r t h e m e e t in g , th e r e w e r e P r e s id e n t s a n d m e m b e r s o f lo c a l U k r a in ia n s p e a k in g b r a n c h e s , in c lu d in g Ir e n e K a s h u b y n s k a , p a s t P r e s id e n t o f t h e C le v e la n d R e g io n a l C ouncil, H o m e E c o n o Vol. XXX. NOVEMBER, 1973 No. 10 m ic s C h a ir m a n U N W L A a n d a fo r m e r a c t iv e N e w Y o r k C ity S o y u z a n k a . M rs. M a r ia H r u s z k e w y c h , P r e s id e n t o f t h e C le v e la n d R e g io n a l C ou n cil g r a c io u s ly w e l co m ed t h e p a r tic ip a n ts , e c h o in g M rs. S a lu k ’s w o r d s in s t r e s s i n g t h e v a lu a b le c o n tr ib u tio n m a d e b y t h e A m e r ic a n m e m b e r s t h r o u g h t h e ir c o n t a c t s a n d w h o s e m e m b e r s h ip g iv e s t h e U N W L A a b r o a d e r b a s e o f id e a s a n d a p p r o a c h e s s o g i v i n g a w id er sc o p e t o t h e o r g a n iz a tio n ’s p r o g r a m . M rs. F e d a k to ld t h e c o n f e r e n c e g r o u p w h a t s h e r e m e m b e r ed a b o u t h e r m o th e r a n d a g a in w e all r e c a lle d o u r o w n m o th e r s a s t h e so u r c e o f ou r lo v e f o r ou r h e r ita g e . T h e r e la t io n s h ip o f e t h n ic a w a r e n e s s t o g o o d m e n ta l h e a lt h w a s d is c u s s e d b y M r. E li F e r e n - c h ik , D ir e c to r o f t h e E t h n ic H e r it a g e C en ter in t h e C le v e la n d C o m m u n ity C o lleg e. H e o u tlin e d t h e g r a d u a l t u r n in g in t h e U n it e d S t a t e s fr o m t h e “ m e lt in g p o t ” t h e o r y t o t h e m u l t i- c u lt u r a l r e a lit y . M r. F e r e n c h ik p o in te d o u t t h a t p r id e in o n e ’s s e l f s t a r t s in t h e h o m e a n d is r e in fo r c e d a t sc h o o l, r e it e r a t in g M r. M u e n c h ’s p o in t t h a t p r id e in h e r it a g e s h o u ld b e e s ta b lis h e d in t h e h o m e an d t h a t t h e in v o lv e m e n t o f p a r e n ts in s c h o o l o r g a n iz a t io n s an d p r o g r a m s c a n r e in fo r c e t h i s p r id e th r o u g h m u l t i- c u lt u r a l p r e s e n t a t io n s . Mr. F e r e n c h ik a ls o s t r e s s e d t h e im p o r ta n c e o f e t h n ic a w a r e n e s s a n d k n o w le d g e f o r t h e a d u lts w h o m u s t g iv e i t on t o t h e ir c h ild r e n . H e s a id t h a t g o o d r e la t io n s h ip s w it h in o u r c o u n tr y can b e e n c o u r a g e d b y e t h n ic p r o g r a m s g e a r e d t o b u ild in g b e t t e r u n d e r s ta n d in g o f s e l f an d a n a p p r e c ia tio n o f o th e r s . A f t e r a t a s t y lu n c h , t h e C on f e r e n c e w a s a d d r e s s e d b y M rs. НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЛИСТОПАД, 1973 25
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