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RAISA MOROZ AND HER SON ARRIVE IN NEW YORK L a te o n T h u r s d a y , J u ly 5, 1979, R a is a M o ro z a n d h e r s o n V a le n ty n , J r. a rriv e d in N e w Y o r k fr o m M o s c o w . V a le n ty n M o ro z , a fte r n in e y e a rs o f s e p a ra tio n , w a s f in a lly re u n ite d w ith h is f a m ily a g a in . A m o n g th e m a n y p e o p le g a th e re d a t K e n n e d y a ir p o r t to a w a it th e a r r iv a l w e re A m e r ic a n n e w s p a p e r a n d ra d io c o r r e s p o n d e n ts , m e m b e rs o f th e U k r a in ia n pre ss, re p re s e n ta tiv e s o f c o m m u n it y o r g a n iz a tio n s , y o u th fr o m P la s t a n d S U M A a n d o th e r s w h o h a d c o m e o n th e ir o w n t o w e lc o m e th e n e w a rriv a ls . M a n y c a r r ie d flo w e rs , a n d p la c a rd s in E n g lis h a n d U k ra in ia n . A fte r a lo n g w a it w h ile th e n e w a r r iv a ls w e n t th r o u g h im m ig r a tio n fo r m a litie s , R a isa a n d h e r s o n e m e rg e d a n d w e re g iv e n a lo n g e m b ra c e b y V a le n ty n M o ro z . E v e ry o n e p re s e n t b ro k e in to s in g in g “ M n o h a y a lit a ” a n d w e lc o m e d th e tw o w ith th e t r a d itio n a l U k r a in ia n o ffe r in g o f b re a d a n d sa lt. A t th e p re s s c o n fe r e n c e w h ic h im m e d ia te ly fo llo w e d , M o ro z e x p re s s e d th e h o p e th a t m e m b e rs o f th e m e d ia w h o had g re e te d h im a fe w m o n th s a g o a n d w e re n o w g re e tin g h is w ife a n d s o n , w o u ld s o o n be a b le to g re e t o th e r d is s id e n ts s u c h as S h u k h e v y c h , L u k ia n e n k o a n d R u d e n k o . L a te r M o r o z s a id t h a t h is fo u r te e n - y e a r s e p a ra tio n fro m h is s o n h a d b e e n th e m o s t p a in fu l a s p e c t o f h is im p r is o n m e n t. “ M y g re a te s t jo y h a d b e e n to w a tc h m y s o n g ro w , to in flu e n c e h is d e v e lo p m e n t. T o b e d e p riv e d o f “ O n c e a g ir l g e ts r e in fo r c e m e n t, s h e ’ ll re a c t to it m u c h m o re s t r o n g ly th a n a b o y w i l l , “ r e p o rte d R o b e r t s o n . “ M a y b e i t ’s b e c a u s e g ir ls te n d to be c o n s e rv a tiv e in e s tim a tin g h o w w e ll t h e y ’ ll d o in it ia lly . T h e n , w h e n th e y g e t m o re c o n fid e n c e , th e y d o b e tte r .” In o th e r w o rd s , h o w w e ll a fe m a le c h ild p e r fo r m s m a y d e p e n d a lo t o n w h a t o th e rs s a y a b o u t h e r. G ir ls s ta r t a t a d is a d v a n ta g e , in th a t th e y h a v e lo w e r o p in io n s o f t h e ir a b ilitie s th a n b o y s , R o b e r ts o n n o te d , r e g a rd le s s o f w h e th e r t h e y ’re rig h t. “ B u t if th e y g e t a p o s itiv e r e s p o n s e fr o m t h e ir e n v i ro n m e n t, th e y c a n p u ll u p to a n d e v e n a h e a d o f b o y s !” T h is n e x t b it o f n e w s w ill n o t b e n e w s to U N W L A m e m b e rs , m e r e ly a c o n f ir m a t io n o f w h a t e v e ry o n e a l re a d y k n o w s . If y o u w a n t to g e t s o m e th in g d o n e , s ta r t a w o m e n ’s c lu b a n d d o it. A r e v o lu tio n in w o m e n ’s a w a re n e s s is u n d e r w a y in E ast J a v a , b r in g in g in its w a k e e c o n o m ic a d v a n c e m e n t, r e d u c tio n in th e f e r t ili t y ra te a n d a c o n s id e r a b le d r o p in th e in fa n t m o r t a lit y ra te . A b o u t th r e e y e a rs a g o , th e In d o n e s ia n a rm y o f f i c e rs w h o ru n t h is is la n d c a m e to th e c o n c lu s io n th a t s o c ia l a n d e c o n o m ic im p r o v e m e n ts c o u ld be a c h ie v e d fa r m o re q u ic k ly if t h e y w o r k e d w ith th e w o m e n , as w e ll as th e m e n , in th e v illa g e s . D e te r m in e d to s to p th e r u n a w a y p o p u la tio n g r o w t h t h a t w a s u n d e r m in in g E a st J a v a ’s e c o n o m ic p ro g re s s , th e g e n e r a ls d e c id e d to Valentyn Moroz and Raisa Moroz at Kennedy Airport. Photo: courtesy of Ihor Dlaboha, Svoboda. th is e x p e r ie n c e w a s a s e v e re b lo w .” M o ro z h a d la s t se e n h is s o n - o n e y e a r a g o in p ris o n . S ix m e te rs s e p a ra te d th e p r is o n e r fr o m h is fa m ily d u r in g h is v is it. “ M y s o n h a s b e e n a d is s id e n t s in c e a g e e ig h t, ” s a id M o ro z . “ T h e d a y th e y a rre s te d m e, th e y c a m e a n d to o k h im a w a y f o r q u e s tio n in g .” “ D u r in g th e y e a rs o f m y im p r is o n m e n t, m y w ife has s u ffe re d m o re th a n I.” H e a d d e d th a t it w a s th e W e s t’s m o ra l o b lig a tio n to p r o te c t th e fa m ilie s o f d is s id e n ts , as c o o p e r a te w ith th e v illa g e w o m e n ’s c lu b s . T h e id e a o f o r g a n iz in g w o m e n ’s c lu b s in e v e ry J a v a n e s e v illa g e w a s s ta rte d in th e e a rly 1970s b y th e w ife o f a g o v e r n o r o f c e n tra l J a v a , b u t th e id e a d id n o t re a lly c a tc h o n u n til a fe w y e a rs la te r. T o d a y , 4 0 ,0 0 0 o f th e c o u n t r y ’s v illa g e s h a v e w o m e n ’s c lu b s a n d th e re s t a re in th e p ro c e s s o f g e ttin g o n e . A r e tir e d p h y s ic ia n w h o fo r m e r ly ra n E a s t J a v a ’s f a m ily p la n n in g s a y s : “ W e fo u n d w e g o t m o re d o n e if w e g a v e a t t e n tio n d ir e c t ly to w o m e n , n o t to h u s b a n d s . W e w a n t t o m a k e th e s m a ll, p ro s p e ro u s , e d u c a te d f a m ily th e id e a l o f In d o n e s ia n c u ltu r e . W o m e n h a v e n o t o n ly a lw a y s b e e n th e p illa r s o f th e h o m e a n d th e m a in te a c h e rs o f th e c h ild r e n , b u t th e s e ro le s m a k e th e m th e n a tu r a l c u s to d ia n s o f o u r c u ltu r e . ” S o o n it tu r n e d o u t, to m a n y m e n ’s s u r p r is e , th a t w h e r e v e r v illa g e w o m e n ’s c lu b s g r e w in s tr e n g th , v il la g e s c a m e t o life . T h e r e w a s m o re e c o n o m ic a d v a n c e m e n t, f e r t ili t y a n d in fa n t m o r t a lit y ra te s f e ll a n d th e re w a s a r e m a r k a b le r e n a is s a n c e o f tr a d itio n a l c u ltu r e . A n u m b e r o f a ll- w o m e n g a m e la n p e r c u s s io n o r c h e s tr a s h a v e s p r u n g u p , as w e ll. U n til r e c e n tly , th e s e tr a d itio n a l b a n d s a lw a y s h a d b e e n a ll-m a le . T h e r e a ls o w a s a lo t o f m in i- e c o n o m ic d e v e lo p m e n t a r o u n d th e v illa g e h o m e s : b e tte r fis h p o n d s , b e tte r f r u it tre e s , b e tte r g a rd e n s , m o re p o u ltr y a n d m o r e h a n d i c ra fts , s u c h as th e w e a v in g o f c lo th a n d m a ts o r th e m a k in g o f e a rth e n w a re . S u d d e n ly , a w h o le n e w w o r ld
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