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OUR LIFE M O NTHLY, p ub lish ed b y U krainian N ational W om en's League o f A m erica VOL XXXVII SEPTEMBER 1980 No. 8 E D ITO R IA L A SCORCHING HOT SUMMER The summer passed quickly. We will all have vastly different accounts of our experiences over the past few months; one thing, however, we will all remember — this summer was extremely hot. Nature manifested its unrest in rains in Ukraine and Poland, in volcanic eruptions in Oanada; even the very scheme of recent events seemed to raise the temperature of our moods. All these natural and political disasters prove that man is not yet master of the world he lives in. Man is as of yet unable to rule nature or the products of his mind and his technology. Peaceful coexistence of individuals, much less of entire nations, too, seems to be out of the reach of man. This is fully illustrated by the invasion of Soviet troops into Afghanistan and the holding of the American hostages. Let’s also consider the matter of the worker’s strike in Poland. Recent issues of Time and US News and World Report have been able to provide us with news of the strike and numerous photos of the young strikers, many on their knees in prayer; these young men have been raised under the Soviet regime, but have not forgotten their heritage BETWEEN US AND THE TELEPHONE The summer seems to bring many possibilities to meet various people. Thus one time I met an architect, O., and a lawyer, B. During a lull in the conversation, I addressed Mr. O. — Why don’t you give me a few of your cards and I’ll pass them on to some Ukrainian friends of mine. Maybe one of them has need of an architect. — Mrs. Luba — said Mr. О. — I Продовження: УСПІХИ Ж ІНОК Романа Ляшевич закінчила середню школу в Ірвінґтоні, студії хемії в університеті Сітон Гол у Мейпелвуд. Для дальших студій вибрала університет у Боффало, де по 5 роках одержала докторат з хемічних наук. Тепер вона викладає загальну хемію в Нью-Йоркському стейтовому університеті. В часі студій була членкою Студентської Громади і нале жала до хору ’’Євшан-зілля”. Від моло дих літ належала до Пласту й брала участь у виховних та вишкільних таборах. Тепер належить до куреня старших пластунок ’’Верховинки". and religion. The geographic location of Poland enables the news of the strike to reach us. Maybe the times are changing, but I need only recall the many repressions against Ukrainians and other nations under the regime and I know that nothing has changed. One needs only to glance through the "Bulletin of Repressions in Ukraine”, now in its fifth edition. The descriptions given by the ’’Bulletin” are brief, but concise, giving us a complete picture of the tragic reality. This hot summer also saw the ’’World Women’s Conference” in Copenhagen. Our ladies tried to show the world the repressions against the women in Ukraine. In November, we’ll have another chance to present our case — in Madrid at a debate over the accomplishments of the Helsinki aggreements. Will our voice be heard? This we do not know, but we must at least try to spread our word. After the hot summer, what will the fall bring? Will we see the warm smile of ’’Indian Summer” or a bitter frost? Will we greet the winter with success or with failure& We must think positively, but we must also act upon our beliefs. Belief without action — signifies but a dying dream. Translated by M. Jarymowycz thank you for your kind suggestion, but I’d really rather not have any Ukrainian clients. — Why is this so, Mr. O? — Well, Mrs. Luba, the problem is such. Any Ukrainian client of mine seems to expect an automatic discount. Then he’ll take my building plans to be looked over by a "good” architect. Why come to me in the first place, I ask? Then, when the job is finally finished, he seems to take forever to pay his bill. Mr. B., too, had a story to recount on the same subject. — When my father first came to America, he had to complete an intern ship in a hospital. There being few of our people in the area, he was glad to find that one of his patients was Ukrainian. He devoted as much time as he could to this patient and was very hurt to find out that the patient had requested that a ’’real” doctor examine him. For a year, my father would not admit to being Ukrainian. Then, however, he realized what the problem was. Many Ukrainians, unless living in a Ukrainian community, have never dealt with Ukrainian pro fessionals and therefore do not believe that they are really ’’professional.” Now that I have my own law practice, approximately one third of my clients are Ukrainian; I have no complaints about them as clients and they have no com plaints about me as a lawyer. As to the paying of bills. I have seen both Ukrainians and non-Ukrainians who try to avoid paying bills. Mr. O. was not yet ready to accept Mr. B.’s explanation. He brought up an example of a religious organization that had signed a contract with a professor. Then, before the end of the contract period, they broke the contract and hired another professor, even though the first one had been fulfilling his duties very well. But I asked Mr. O. if this was not so throughout the professional world. — Therefore — I said — we expect perfection from our own people, but not from others. Mr. O. looked at me, then smiled and said: — I guess you’ve got a point there! — and gave me 10 of his calling cards ..... Trans, from L. Kalynovych, M.J. 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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