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UNWLA BRANCHES-AT-LARGE: Who They Are, Where They Are, and What They Do The following article is based on a report presented by Ulana Hlynsky, Liaison for UNWLA Branches-at- Large, at the UNWLA ’s National Board Meeting held in New York City on October 26-October 28, 2007. The nature of life in the United States has long been conducive to mobility, whether this manifests itself professionally, personally, or geo graphically. Ukrainian immigrants to this country are a case in point. Those who moved to this country (and this applies to all waves of Ukrainian immigration) found it convenient, and sometimes imperative, to settle in urban areas where it was easy to find work, easy to find compatriots, and establish ethnic enclaves in which they built churches, schools, cultural organizations, profess- sional organizations, and other Ukrainian-centered institutions that made life a little easier as they made their transition from strangers in a strange land to citizens of their new homeland. Over the decades, however, many Ukrainian Americans have relocated from these safe and comfortable enclaves—some moving to suburban communities that are within driving distance to the institutions established by their predecessors, and others moving to areas where Ukrainians and Ukrainian institutions are far and few between. Like the American pioneers who moved South and West as this country expanded, these Ukrainians had to make a choice: to leave the past behind and forge a new social order removed from that which they had left behind, to maintain bonds forged in their past lives, or to do a little of both. This historical pattern and the choices it engenders was and continues to be faced by Ukrainian women who moved away from Detroit, New York, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Ohio, Chicago, and New England where numerous UNWLA branches are tied together by UNWLA Regional Councils. To accommodate these women, the UNWLA created the concept of “branches-at- large,” self-standing branches that are not affiliated with a Regional Council but maintain their con nection to the UNWLA through a liaison who represents them as a member of the UNWLA National Board. When the National Board convenes for its annual meeting, it is this liaison who reports about the activities, concerns, and successes of the branches-at-large, just as the heads of the Regional Councils report on the activities, concerns, and achievements of their member branches. Today, there are 11 branches-at-large located in 8 states: 3 Phoenix AZ 14 Atlanta GA 17 Miami FL 27 Pittsburgh PA 38 Denver CO 56 North Port FL 78 Washington DC 107 San Jose CA 111 Los Angeles CA 118 Houston TX 124 St. Petersburg FL Like all other branches within the UNWLA, branches-at-large work to fulfill resolutions formed and approved during the triennial UNWLA con ventions. Unlike most other UNWLA branches, however, the branches-at-large are often the center of Ukrainian diaspora life in the communities in which they are located, often sharing this function with the other bulwark of diaspora life—the church. Per the resolutions approved by the XXVII UNWLA Convention, all branches must fulfill certain responsibilities related to the following matters: organizational, cultural, press, education, social welfare, the Ukrainian Museum, and the UNWLA’s scholarship program. Each branch ap proaches these responsibilities in its own way while operating within the parameters established by the UNWLA by-laws. Branches also interact with communities beyond the UNWLA and create in teresting programs and events that are attended by other Ukrainian Americans or individuals who are not connected to the Ukrainian diaspora at all. During such programs and events, the branches showcase the work of the UNWLA and the culture and history of Ukraine and its diaspora. The branches-at-large are an integral part of this process, and the following information shows what they have accomplished during the past year.
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