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tory of all ethnic immigrant groups, including Ukrainians. Because of this government policy, they were drawn to their churches and to any other institutions that united them in their heritage. It is for this reason that I bow my head in hom age to Ukrainian churches and leaders of the Ukrainian hromada who after all these years have managed to sustain Ukrainian language and culture on Brazilian soil. Times have changed. Brazil has relaxed its policy on language and Ukraine is now independent and is represented by its own Ambassador to Brazil. Because of this, Ukrainians in Brazil find it easier to be proud of their heritage. When the Brazilian government sponsored visits to Brazil by children from Chomobyl, the Ukrainian community in Brazil became the government's active partner in taking care of them. In ending this report, I find it appropriate to thank the groups and individuals who made our stay in Brazil so memorable. Among the first of these is Vladyka Kryvij who must be thanked for his time as well as for all of the inter esting stories he told us. A personal thank you is extended to seminarian Arsenid Kresar, a scholarship recipient spon sored by the Magun family, who chauffeured us during our stay in Curitiba. Thanks is also due to the extraordinary people from the diaspora who have assisted the UNWLA scholarship program with generosity and good will. Among these is Mykola Chorniy who donated the banduras that "our children" play so beautifully. A special word of thanks is also extended to Honorary UNWLA Member Roma Pryma Bohachevska and her daughter who traveled to Brazil to teach Ukrainian folk dances; to Natalka Danylenko, Vice Presi dent of the World Federation of Ukrainian Women's Organizations, who advised our children and their teachers on em broidering traditional Ukrainian costumes; to Teodosia Sawycka, who created the scholarship program; and to Honorary President Anna Krawczuk who continued and expanded the work begun by her predecessor. All of these individuals are well known to and fondly remembered by the Ukrainian community in Brazil. I end this report with a question for the UNWLA membership which must decide whether to continue our scholarship program in Brazil. It is a critical decision, one which must only be made after many factors are considered. We must remember that Brazil is still a third world country and that opportunities for Ukrainian children in Brazil are still as limited as opportunities for children growing up in Ukraine which is in dire economic straights. A new generation of Ukrainian children has been bom in freedom, but freedom without a stable economy is harsh and sometimes cruel. Ukrainian children in both countries need our assistance, but our resources are limited and we may not be able to extend a helping hand in all directions unless new resources are found. I leave you, dear members, with something to think about for the future of all these children. NEWS FROM UNWLA HEADQUARTERS • July 27 - September 10, 2000. UNWLA President Iryna Kurowyckyj, Scholarship Chair Luba Bilow chtchuk and Treasurer of the Scholarship Fund Orysia Jacus traveled to Brazil to assess the work of the UNWLA scholarship program. • August 24, 2000. The UNWLA president joined other members of the UNWLA at the 9th anniversary cele bration of Ukrainian Independence Day, which was held at the Ukrainian Consulate in New York City. • September 12, 2000. Motria Sloniewsky, UNWLA Vice President in charge of Public Relations, repre sented the organization at the 9th anniversary celebra tion of Ukrainian Independence, which was held at the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, D.C. • September 5 - September 8, 2000. 150 heads of state and other government officials participated in the United Nations Millennium Summit in New York City. Ukraine's President Leonid Kuchma headed the delega tion from Ukraine and delivered his address to the Summit on September 7, 2000. UNWLA President Iryna Kurowyckyj, Nadia Shmigel and Our Life editor Irena Chaban were invited to the General Assembly to hear the Ukrainian President's address. Afterwards, they met with the President and congratulated him on his speech. They also met with other delegates from Ukraine who had come with the President to participate in the Summit. ♦ ♦ ♦ ERRATA. In the September issue of Our Life, the July 6, 2000 news brief on page 7, column 2, should have read as follows: “UNWLA Vice President for Public Relations Motria Sloniewsky attended a meeting at the U.S. Department of State. Ambassador Steven Sestanovych, who coordinates the Department’s work in Ukraine, Moldava and Belarus, chaired the meeting, which was held to inform representatives of various organizations within the Ukrainian-American community of the State Department’s work in Ukraine. Also present was Ambassador Daniel Fried, who recently returned from his tour of duty in Warsaw. Ambassador Fried spoke about his experiences in Warsaw and about expanding relations between Poland and Ukraine. Ambassador Sestanovych expressed guarded optimism about U.S.-Ukrainian relations.” Our most sincere apologies to Ambassador Sestanovych, Ambassador Fried, Ms. Sloniewsky and our readers for the error. “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЖОВТЕНЬ 2000 11
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