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NEWS FROM THE UNWLA HEADQUARTERS: We welcome new Members-at-Large: Marta H. Mulyk, Pennsylvania Maryann Mysyshyn, Massachusetts Natalka Lazirko-Ferrell, New Jersey February 28, 1995, Washington, DC. Embassy of Ukraine. Ambassador of Ukraine, Dr. Yuri Shcherbak, invited leaders of Ukrainian American community for a briefing and meeting with the entire diplomatic staff of the Embassy. Consuls General Viktor Kryzhaniwsky of New York and Anatolij Olinyk from Chicago were also present. President Anna Krawczuk represented the UNWLA, other Ukrainian community leaders were: Uli ana Diachuk, UNA and UACC president, president Askold Lozynskyj and VP Orest Baranyk of UCCA, Ivan Oleksyn UFA president, Dr. Zenon and Nadia Matkiwsky of CCRF, Bozhena Olshaniwsky of AHRU, Walter Bod nar of UNCHAIN, Walter Baranetzky and Taras Honczak A visitor examines reference material. The meeting was a small step, but a progressive one. In addition to the department directors, Caryl Levin, a member of the World Affairs Council, also attended. The visitors were greeted with the traditional Ukrainian welcome of bread and salt and were given the opportu nity to view the museum, listen to a well-presented lecture on Ukraine, sample Ukrainian foods, and take with them a concise synopsis of Ukraine’s history from past to present which could be used to enhance instruction about Ukraine in the Philadelphia public school system. The reactions were positive and the visitors were extremely pleased that they now had a resource for research materials in the archives of the Ukrainian Heritage Studies Center at Manor Junior College where some 5,000 volumes in both English and Ukrainian are available to researchers and students alike. of CCAU, and Dr. Stepan Woroch, Larissa Barabash— Temple, Eugene Iwanciw, Tamara Gallo, Wolodymyr Bilajiw, Ihor Gawdiak and Judge Bohdan Futey. The purpose of the briefing was to meet with Ukrainian American community leaders, inform them of the posi tion of the government of Ukraine in relationship with the USA and the need of cooperation and mutual under standing. This was followed by exchange of general information among those present. Anna Krawczuk noted that all the emphasis was being given to the politics, economics, privatization but the most important com modity is forgotten — the children of Ukraine, their health and the health of mothers and women in Ukraine. Lack of proper nutrition, vitamins and everyday neces- saties still exist. Laws protecting the children need to be addressed. She concluded that “the children are the future of any nation” and asked everyone present not to forget that the children in Ukraine — are Ukraine’s future. The UHSC also provides an outreach program, bringing demonstrations and samples of Ukrainian culture and art to area schools and community groups. What started as an attempt to correct an inaccuracy turned out to be a task well worth the effort. But nationwide, other school systems are suffering from the same malaise. Lack of accurate resources is not the problem. It is the lack of enough teachers interested in updating their teaching program, or worse, teachers who deliberately misinform, knowing full well that accurate data exists. It is really up to each parent to actively challenge every inaccuracy in local school texts concerning Ukraine — and not just with an individual teacher who may or not be sympathetic — but with whatever school board runs the school system. Parents need to take an active role, not just by correcting errors, but by encou raging their children to select Ukrainian topics when given a choice for research projects or papers. Bio graphies, country outlines, culture descriptions, science projects and other assignments where a student is allowed to select the subject matter are all opportunities to promote accurate information about Ukrainians and Ukraine. Help is available from many sources, including the Ukrainian Heritage Studies Center whose staff can be reached at (215) 885-2360. It takes patience, hard work and perseverance, but the results will benefit each new generation of Ukrainians. Those Ukrainians who came before us and preserved our heritage, culture and traditions, left the basis for our understanding and love for Ukraine. It is now up to us to continue to enhance the image of Ukraine by correcting decades of neglect and outright misinformation given to non-Ukrainians as fact. You can make a difference. 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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