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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ГРУДЕНЬ 2015 WWW.UNWLA.ORG 15 THE HISTORY BEHIND ONE PHOTOGRAPH From the Early Days of the UNWLA Pat Zalisko with her grandmother. As the UNWLA celebrates its 90th anniversary this year, many of us look back to the earlier days of our organization—in or- der to remind ourselves of its unique role in the Ukrainian diaspora and of the many ways in which it has enriched our lives. Some of us are able to look further than others—even all the way to the found- ing of the very first UNWLA branch. Artist and UNWLA Branch 56 member Pat Zalisko is among those women whose family history is intertwined with the history of the UNWLA. She is a third-generation Soyuzianka whose mother and grandmother were both active longtime members of the League. Mrs. Zalisko’s mother, Sophia Kotyk, belonged to Branch 82 of Bronx, NY; at various points, she served as branch president and a member of the New York Regional Council. Mrs. Zalisko’s grandmother, Michelena Parchin, stood at the beginnings of the UNWLA, as a member of Branch 1. Mrs. Zalisko recently shared a photo of her grandmother from those early days of our organiza- tion. She writes: “[m]y granny is the second from the right in the group photo of Branch 1 of the Ukraini- an National Women's League of America. This is the first branch in America, founded 90 years ago. I am also attaching a photo of me and my grandmother, whom I knew as Babusia... I learned so much from her and miss her very much. (...) I guess that I better convince my daughter to join the UNWLA so that we could have a fourth-generation Ukrainian American as a member of Soyuz Ukrainok !” The current exhibition at the Ukrainian Museum in New York, The Ukrainian Diaspora: Women Artists 1908–2015 , is one way in which we are celebrating the 90-year long legacy of the UNWLA. It is only fitting that Pat Zalisko is one of the artists whose work is included in this special exhibition. Three canvases by her, entitled Animas River, Bedford Street, and Punta Gorda Dusk , are on display at the Ukrainian Museum. Olesia Wallo Members of the New York community who are posing for what is probably their first photograph as members of UNWLA Branch 1. Michelena Parchin, Pat Zalisko’s grandmother, is among them.
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