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НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ • Червень 2023 33 29-й Відділ СУА, Чікаґо 21 червня 2021 р. відійшла у вічність одна із засновниць 29-го Відділу СУА Наталія Шевченко Масник Наталія Шевченко Масник народилася 31 липня 1935 р. у Польщі та була однією з п’ятьох ВІДІЙШЛА У ВІЧНІСТЬ сестер. З родиною переселилася до Німеччини, де ходила до школи в таборі для імміґрантів. За якийсь час сім’я переїхала до США та поселилась в Чікаґо. Тут Наталя вийшла заміж за Степана Масни - ка. Була активна в громадському житті і разом з іншими жінками заснувала 29-й Відділ СУА. Багато уваги приділяла діяльности від - ділу у різних сферах. Але найбільше опікувалася роботою виховної референтури, оскільки сама мала четверо дітей. «Садочок Казок», започаткований 29-м Відділом, став великою підпорою для україн - ських дітей в Чікаґо та мав успіх. Заняття для малят були цікавими та корисними: ознайомлення з основами наук, вивчення мови, спі - ви, виступи на Шевченківських святах, участь у програмах до Дня Матері та ін. Восени відбувалися маскаради з піснями, танцями Наталія Шевченко Масник in the U.S. and they would be married. In the interim, she attended Radcliffe, then Harvard, where she earned a PhD in 1955. Even before she finished her degree at Harvard, the University of Michigan Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures hired her to teach russian language and literature courses; she was soon promoted and spent her entire academic career (1953–1998) there. In 1969, Ukrainian language and literature were finally introduced in the department. Assya worked for many decades developing her own methodology for teaching Slavic languages and eventually wrote a textbook, Modern Ukrainian (1980), long considered one of the best in the diaspora. During the same period, she encouraged budding poets in Ukraine and mentored many graduate students from all over the world. One of those poets included her own sister, Mirtala, who is also an accom - plished sculptor. Assya had many professional accomplishments, among them the presidency of the Shevchenko Scientific Socie - ty and the American Association of Ukrainian Studies. She was prominently featured at numerous conferences, giving keynote addresses and promoting Ukrainian Studies, most notably at the annual and only Ukraine-fo - cused meetings held in the U.S. at the University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign, where she was the star at - traction for nearly 30 years. The sheer list of articles on her CV indicates not only how much she knew but also how wide her interests were. She published numerous articles on Ukrainian literature and also co-authored two russian-language textbooks, Modern Russian I and II (1964, 1965). In her retirement, Assya continued to counsel students, journalists, and historians and corresponded often with colleagues around the world about her own work and their research. She also tirelessly cataloged, edited, translated, and published her writings so that they could be used by generations after she was gone. At a reception following Assya’s funeral, her sons and grandchildren spoke almost in astonishment of how “she was always happy.” It was obvious to all of us how much she was loved. Branch 50 will miss Assya’s humor and her many contributions to our knowledge about Ukraine and to its cultivation in the U.S. She had a brilliant mind and a brilliant smile, and she used them both often. Oksana Malanchuk , President, Branch 50, Ann Arbor, MI Natalie Grossman , Press Officer, Branch 50, Ann Arbor, MI
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