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y o u r e a rly e d u c a tio n in th e tw o s c h o o l y o u a tte n d e d , E n g lis h a n d U k ra in ia n ; y o u r te e n ye ars ; a n d fin a lly , y o u r o u tlo o k fo r th e fu tu re . W h e n y o u sta rte d A m e ric a n sc h o o l did y o u s p e a k E n g lish ? A: N o , b e c a u s e w e d id n o t s p e a k E n g lis h a t h o m e . Q: H o w d id y o u fe e l in s c h o o l w h e re all th e c h ild re n s p o k e E n g lis h a n d y o u d id n ’t? A: A t firs t I o n ly lis te n e d , b u t I le a rn e d v e ry q u ic k ly . I re m e m b e r k n o w in g th e a lp h a b e t a n d g ra m m a r in th e s e c o n d g ra d e m u c h b e tte r th a n th e o th e r c h ild re n . In th e s e c o n d g ra d e , b e c a u s e o f m y a b ility I w a s p la c e d in th e a c c e le ra te d g ro u p . Q: H o w d id y o u d o in h ig h s c h o o l? A: I w a s th e e ig h t in m y cla ss w ith a a v e ra g e o f 4.0 . Q: D id y o u e x p e rie n c e fe e lin g s o f re b e llio n a g a in s t a d d itio n a l s tu d ie s in th e U k ra in ia n s c h o o l o r in P last? A: Y es, p a rtic u la rly d u rin g m y h ig h s c h o o l d a y s I h ad n e g a tiv e fe e lin g s a g a in s t " U k ra in ia n is m ”. N o w I fe e l th is w a s c a u s e d b y th e fa c t th a t w e lived in a s m a ll to w n w h e re v e ry fe w o f m y p e e rs w e re U k r a in ia n , th e ir k n o w le d g e o f th e U k ra in ia n la n g u a g e w a s w e a k e r th a n m in e , w e s h a re d n o in te re s ts , h e n c e th e re w a s a d e fin ite c o n flic t b e tw e e n us. B e c a u s e o f th is s itu a tio n I d id no t fe e l a t e a s e in U k ra in ia n s u rro u n d in g s . I h a d a m o re c o m fo r ta b le s itu a tio n w ith m y A m e ric a n frie n d s , b u t m y p a re n ts d id n o t a llo w m e to d a te A m e ric a n b o ys. Q: D id y o u h a v e a c o n flic t w ith a c tiv itie s w ith th e A m e r ica n a n d U k ra in ia n s c h o o ls , as w e ll as w ith P last? A: Y es, all kin d s o f a c tiv itie s w e re g o in g o n s im u lta n e o u s ly on F rid a y s an d S a tu rd a y s in all th e s e p laces . Q: T h e n y o u m u s t h a v e fe lt o u t o f p lace? A: Y es, a n d it w a s n o t v e ry c o m fo rta b le , b u t th is w a s th e w a y m y fa m ily liv ed a n d I h a d to c o n fo rm to it. T o d a y , I lo o k b a c k a n d fu lly c o n c u r w ith th e w a y I w a s raise d . Q: W h e n y o u ta k e in to a c c o u n t th a t o u ts id e o f th e A m e ric a n s c h o o l y o u lived in a s o c ie ty w ith a d iffe re n t c u ltu re , d o y o u fe e l y o u lo st s o m e th in g b y th is o r did y o u g a in s o m e th in g ? A: T h e th in g I lo st w a s th e o p p o rtu n ity to p a rtic ip a te in s p o rt a c tiv itie s u n til I g ra d u a te d fro m U k ra in ia n s c h o o l. Y e t I als o g a in e d a lot. Q: W h a t d id y o u g a in ? A: M o s tly in th e la n g u a g e fie ld . B y k n o w in g th e U k ra in ian la n g u a g e I w a s a b le to m a s te r F re n c h a n d S p a n is h m u c h q u ic k e r th a n m o s t o f m y frie n d s . N o w I a ls o fin d le a rn in g G re e k e a s ie r b e c a u s e o f m y k n o w le d g e o f U k ra in ia n . T h e s e c o n d g a in is th e m a n y frie n d s I h a ve m a d e b e c a u s e I h a v e b e e n a m e m b e r o f P la s t — frie n d s in C a n a d a , E u ro p e a n d A u s tra lia w ith w h o m I c o rre s p o n d , s o m e tim e s w e m e e t d u rin g P la s t c a m p s a n d fu n c tio n s . M y A m e ric a n frie n d s d o n ’t h a ve th is. Q: T h e re fo re th e s e a re th e b e n e fits o f b e lo n g in g to th e U k ra in ia n c o m m u n ity . A: W ith o u t d o u b t. Q: Is th e re s o m e th in g th a t y o u w o u ld h a v e lik e d d iffe r e n t in y o u r u p b rin g in g ? A: Y es. I w o u ld h a v e lik ed to h a ve lived in an a re a w h e re th e re w e re m o re U k ra in ia n s . I’m g la d th a t n o w I a m a t a s c h o o l in a c ity w h ic h h as a la rg e U k ra in ia n c o m m u n ity . Q: D o y o u ta k e a d v a n ta g e o f th is? A: D e fin ite ly . A t th e u n iv e rs ity th e re is a U k ra in ia n c lu b in w h ic h I a m v e ry a c tiv e . I ta u g h t in th e U k ra in ia n S a t u rd a y s c h o o l a n d I am a le a d e r in P la s t. B e c a u s e o f all th is p a rtic ip a tio n I fe e l I am p a rt o f th e U k ra in ia n c o m m u n ity life. Q: T h e w a y y o u liv ed in th e s m a ll to w n w a s tie d to y o u r p a re n ts ’ p ro fe s s io n s . W o u ld y o u h a v e c h a n g e d s o m e th in g in th e w a y y o u w e re b ro u g h t up? A: N o th in g . N o w I s e e th a t all th e th in g s I w a s n o t a llo w e d to d o a n d d id n o t a g re e w ith , m a d e se n s e . I re a lly w o u ld n ’t c h a n g e a n y th in g in m y u p b rin g in g . Q: F ro m ta lk in g w ith y o u r m o th e r I k n o w th a t d u rin g y o u r c h ild h o o d y o u w e re re q u ire d to re g u la rly read U k ra in ia n b o o k s. D o y o u still c o n tin u e th is? A: U n fo rtu n a te ly , n o w e x c e p t fo r th e n e c e s s a ry re a d in g fo r m y c o u rs e s I h a v e n o tim e fo r a n y th in g els e. H o w ev er, I p lan to ta k e a c o u rs e in U k ra in ia n lite ra tu re n e x t s e m e s te r a n d th e n I w ill re tu rn to re a d in g U k ra in ia n b o o k s. Q: N o w , let us lo o k to w a rd th e fu tu re . D o y o u e n v is io n y o u r fu tu re fa m ily ? A: I k n o w I w o u ld lik e to m a rry a U k ra in ia n a n d te a c h m y c h ild re n th e U k ra in ia n la n g u a g e . Q: T h a t m e a n s , y o u w a n t to e s ta b lis h th e s a m e ru le s by w h ic h y o u w e re raise d ? A: Y e s . I fe e l it is v e ry d iffic u lt to b e U k ra in ia n a n d n o t k n o w th e la n g u a g e . Q: T h is is a v e ry in te re s tin g c o m m e n t fro m an in d iv id ual w h o w a s b o rn in th e U n ite d S ta te s , in re fe re n c e to th e in d is p e n s a b ility o f th e U k ra in ia n la n g u a g e to n a tio n a l id e n tific a tio n . O u r p res s fre q u e n tly s ta te s th a t k n o w l e d g e o f th e U k ra in ia n la n g u a g e is n o t n e c e s s a ry , it is e n o u g h to k n o w a b o u t U k ra in e , its h is to ry a n d c u ltu re . A: H is to ry a n d c u ltu re c a n b e le a rn e d b y a n y o n e . L a n g u a g e is th e fu n d a m e n ta l b a s e o f U k ra in ia n is m . W ith o u t it, w h a te v e r k n o w le d g e th e re is, is s u p e rfic ia l. Q: T h a n k y o u , T a n y a , fo r y o u r d is c o u rs e a b o u t y o u r u p b rin g in g . Y o u r c o m m e n ts , n o d o u b t, w ill b e o f g re a t in te re s t to p a re n ts a n d y o u n g p e o p le , w is h in g to e s ta b lish p rio ritie s . It is e v id e n t fro m th is in te rv ie w th a t it is n o t a lw a y s b e n e fic ia l to g iv e in to th e w h im s o f c h ild re n . It is, h o w e v e r, m o s t b e n e fic ia l to g iv e th e m s tro n g a n d d u ra b le p rin c ip le s in c h ild h o o d , w h ic h e v e n tu a lly th e y w ill n o t o n ly a p p re c ia te , b u t u s e as th e b a sis o f th e ir fu tu re fa m ily life. O u r n e x t in te rv ie w w ill b e w ith T a n y a ’s b ro th e r. Lubomyra Krupa 18 ’’НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ГРУДЕНЬ 1987 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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