P C U H Focus

Newsletter of the Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage

Новини Центру Дослідження Української Спадщини

PCUH - Supporting Ukrainian Heritage Summer 2010

Through Higher Education Inside this issue:

Created in 1998, the Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage (PCUH) is an academic unit PCUH in 2009/10 1 of St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan. As an anchor for Ukrainian Studies at the University of Saskatchewan, PCUH supports course offerings in this area while engaging in Mohyla Lecture 2010 3 research and projects that promote a wider understanding and appreciation of the Ukrainian Conferences and Exhibits 3 experience in Canada and abroad. Conceived as a community-university partnership and supported by endowed funds, the Centre is Ukrainian Studies at STM 4 seen as an important link between the University and the Ukrainian-Canadian community. Heritage Press News 4

Reflecting on another year at PCUH: Ukrainian Students’ Association 5 A message from the Director Oral History Program 5

The University of Saskatche- tively sustain New Program at PCUH 6 wan has been known as a cradle the profile of of Ukrainian Studies on the the Ukrainian Graduate Internship 6 North American continent, and Studies at this as a place ―where it all began.‖ University, Redemptorists’ Donation 6 The first course in elementary what should Ukrainian was offered here in the response Spring Session in 7 1943 and eventually a program to these devel- PCUH Members’ News 7 of study was established, allow- opments be ing students to pursue Ukrain- like? Upcoming Events 7 ian language, literature, and The academic folklore, amongst other sub- year of Dr. Khanenko-Friesen (left) speaking with Taras Nahayko Support PCUH 8 jects. The half century-old tra- 2009/10 saw a (P-Khmelnytsky), Gelinada Grinchenko (Kharkiv) and a Kharkiv University representative during the International Oral dition of Ukrainian studies at number of Donate to PCUH 8 the U of S has seen better and History Symposium in Kharkiv this past December. new develop- worse days, and in many ways ments in our its trajectory followed the de- ences, PCUH, together with St. Contributing Writers Centre that address these issues Natalia Khanenko-Friesen velopments in the larger acade- and I am pleased to provide a Thomas More College, em- mia. Throughout those years, barked on a new project to re- Bohdan Kordan brief description of how PCUH Nadya Foty programs in Ukrainian Studies continues to respond to the organize and streamline the Yakym Oneschuk Mykhailo Morien have been subject to much revi- ongoing transformations and delivery of the Ukrainian sion on many campuses across courses. Thus, our Centre challenges in the academic life Text Editing North America. at the U of S. Our goal thus far spearheaded a new initiative to Natalia Khanenko-Friesen Nadya Foty At the U of S, due to restruc- has been to enhance Ukrainian establish a new Ukrainian studies turing, faculty cuts and declin- studies on our campus by main- minor at the U of S, with Layout and Design Nadya Foty ing student interest, Ukrainian taining a high academic profile courses drawn from anthropol- programs, developed in the — locally, nationally and inter- ogy, languages and linguistics, 1960s through the 1980s have nationally. political studies, and religious been slotted for termination studies. The work on this pro- On our campus, with Ukrainian gram has just begun and we since 2006. For a centre like studies deemed unsustainable ours, with the mandate to ac- hope to see it launched in the by the College of Arts and Sci- near future. P a g e 2 P C U H Focus Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage

PCUH in 2009/10: Furthermore, in order to sustain a message from the Director (cont. from p. 1) its status of a widely-recognized scholarly institution, PCUH New In the area of academic stud- through our work. Aside from actively contributes to the inter- PCUH ies, PCUH continues to col- educational initiatives, our re- national research and scholar- Faculty laborate with STM College on search centre is also responsible ship. Two international confer- Affiliate, ences, spearheaded and coordi- Nadya the Spring Session in Ukraine for a number of projects that Foty program, established in 2003. enable us to collaborate with nated by PCUH, were held in This successful study-abroad across the Ukraine during this past aca- program brings Canadian and province and nationally. The demic year. An Oral history project international students to traveling exhibit Far, Far Away: on De-collectivization in Ukraine in Ukraine, where they study the Postcards from Pre-Revolutionary the 1990s has produced unique wan: A Celebration of Folk Ukrainian language and im- Ukraine prepared by PCUH a research material, consisting of Burlesque‖ and joined the fed- merse themselves in local life few years ago has been actively a hundred and thirty life stories erally-funded Local Culture and while staying with host fami- touring various communities recorded with former collective Diversity on the Prairies oral his- lies in the city of Ternopil. across Canada and now is about farmers, as well as hundreds of tory project as both fieldworker PCUH also supports the to be launched in Alberta. photos collected, all now held at and project co-manager. Having Ukrainian language courses PCUH. PCUH‘s reputation in had extensive experience in on the U of S campus, and New developments have taken the area of ethnic studies organizing and describing the was instrumental in the trans- place in the Oral History Project on brought our Centre into the project fieldwork materials, fer of these courses to St. Sociocultural Change. In 2002 and international network of schol- Nadya began working as Archi- Thomas More College. We 2003, this project brought us ars and archivists focusing on vist at the Bohdan Medwidsky are happy to see the enrol- into many people‘s homes, and immigrant letters. PCUH and its Ukrainian Folklore Archives, ments in the Ukrainian lan- we are happy to report that soon director have been invited to act where she worked until her guage classes going up and the digitized interviews will be- as consultants to the Immigrant move back to Saskatoon. are looking forward to teach- come fully incorporated into the Prints and Publications Project run In 2007, Nadya started her PhD ing these classes to more stu- University library and its elec- by the Immigrant History Re- program in Ukrainian Folklore, dents in the future. tronic catalogue system. Our search Centre at the University focusing on ethnographic meth- of Minnesota. All these devel- While attending to the revival new research initiatives — on odology and two specific Ukrainian Canadian personal mem- opments attest not only to the Ukrainian Canadian oral history of the Ukrainian studies on high commitment of PCUH to our campus, our focus has oirs and on ‗Old country’ letters — projects. In 2008, Nadya co- continue on with the notion of the study of Ukrainian heritage authored an exhibit and cata- also been on the students. in Saskatchewan and the world, PCUH closely collaborates research into Ukrainian Canadian logue entitled ―Ukrainian Wed- history in Saskatchewan and but also to the high level of dings,‖ which was displayed with the Ukrainian Students‘ recognition of PCUH scholar- Association at the U of S, and Western Canada, and provide us both at the Karpaty Pavillion with the opportunity to closely ship, both locally and interna- (Folkfest) and the Ukrainian sponsors public events which tionally. this association organizers. In work with many wonderful peo- Museum of Canada locally, as well addition, PCUH has been ple in our province. More on PCUH programs and projects as traveling to locations as far as instrumental in securing some these projects is presented be- are coordinated by PCUH re- New Brunswick since then. low. provincial funding to create search associates and affiliates, In addition to her research further career develop- who are faculty members of St. work, Nadya comes to us with ment opportunities for Thomas More College. As our plenty of post-secondary teach- graduate students in social membership is not large, we are ing experience. During her time sciences to teach courses very pleased to welcome Ms. at the U of A, Nadya taught in an international setting, NADYA FOTY, who joined beginner Ukrainian language namely at Chernivtsi Na- the PCUH team in March 2010, classes, a general survey course tional University, Ukraine. in her capacity as a Ukrainian in Ukrainian culture, and a class These and other initiatives language professor at STM. on Ukrainian folk songs. Nadya are further described in Nadya brings to PCUH a wealth has brought her talent for teach- this newsletter. of experience. After completing ing and inspiring students to one of the last degrees offered learn about their culture and At PCUH, we recognize in Ukrainian Studies at the U of the important link that heritage to STM College, with a S in 1999, Nadya entered a Mas- record enrollment in the exists between our aca- ter‘s program in Ukrainian Folk- demic centre and the Ukrainian 114 class taught by lore at the U of Alberta. In her in September 2009. Nadya Ukrainian community of 2003, she successfully defended Saskatchewan, who support Dr. Bohdan Kordan with the Far, Far also taught the intermediate Away exhibit in Yorkton this past year. her Master‘s thesis ―Ukrainian Ukrainian language class this us in numerous ways and Mock Weddings in Saskatche- who we are proud to serve past fall. Summer 2010 P a g e 3

PCUH in 2009/10: a message from the Director (cont. from p. 2)

Nadya most happily plugged with PCUH in helping to main- BUYNIAK, Ukrainian studies deepest gratitude to all other into the PCUH circle upon her tain the high profile of Ukrain- professor emeritus, continues donors and supporters of return to Saskatoon by working ian Studies at our University. on with academic work and PCUH, who inspire us in our as a research associate on the Welcome on board, NADYA! takes an active part in the life of work and who simply make it following projects — PCUH as our founder and long possible. Please join us for our ―Ukrainian Canadian Memoirs,‖ Though the faculty at PCUH is -term supporter. We are most events in the next academic year ―Letters to/from the Old the primary driving force for grateful to Dr. BUYNIAK for and look for us on the internet Country,‖ ―Oral History of De- various PCUH projects and his generosity and cannot imag- where we publish all ongoing collectivization in Ukraine in initiatives, we would not be able ine what PCUH would have announcements. the 1990s,‖ and recently on the to accomplish any of this work been like without his insightful ―Redemptorist Library Collec- without the sustained and gen- vision and commitment to the Dr. Natalia Khanenko- tion.‖ Nadya is eager, focused erous support of our founders future of Ukrainian studies at Friesen and enthusiastic to cooperate and donors. Dr. VIKTOR the U of S. We also extend our

Projects Update: MOHYLA LECTURE 2010 Dr. David Marples

The Mohyla Lecture Series is a series of annual public lectures devoted to a discussion of Ukrainian heritage and contemporary affairs. Dr. DAVID MARPLES, Distinguished University Professor, Department of History & Classics, U of Alberta, and the Director of Stasiuk Program for the Study Contemporary Ukraine, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, delivered this year‘s Mohyla Lecture at St. Thomas More College on February 26th, 2010. The presentation entitled ―Causes of the Famine-Holodomor in Ukraine, 1932-33,‖ took place in Shannon Library in STM College on February 26, 2010. The event was well received, especially given the importance of the topic presented. The Prairie Centre for the Ukrainian Heritage would like express its gratitude to the Saskatchewan Provincial Council of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress for supporting this event. Dr. David Marples speaks at the 2010 Mohyla Lecture. CONFERENCES & EXHIBITS

In Search of Voice: An international scholarly conference entitled ―In Search of Voice: Oral History as Theory, Method and Source Oral History as Theory, Method, and Source,‖ was held in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on 11–12 December 2009. It was jointly organized by the

Kharkiv, December 11-12, 2009 Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage at St. Thomas More College, the Kowalsky Eastern Institute of Ukrainian Studies, the Ukrainian Oral History Association, and the V. Karazin National Uni- versity of Kharkiv. Specialists in various fields of social studies and humanities from Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Canada, Germany, Belgium, Finland, and , who actively apply the oral history method in their research, took part in the conference.

Issues pertaining to oral history as a research method, the analysis and interpretation of interviews, and the use of oral sources were dis- cussed, and results of scholarly projects were presented.

Two collections of essays based on the work of this symposium are currently being prepared by PCUH and the Ukrainian Oral History Association. Conference participants in Kharkiv this past December — creating new networks and partnerships. P a g e 4 P C U H Focus Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage

CONFERENCES & EXHIBITS (cont from p3.) Managing Immigration: The Recent A grant from the Government of Saskatchewan, Department of Canadian/Ukrainian/Saskatchewan Advanced Education was awarded to PCUH in support of the Experience faculty/graduate student roundtable Managing Immigration: The A Faculty/Graduate Student Roundtable Canadian/Ukrainian/Saskatchewan Experience. With additional support from the Government of Canada (Dept. of Foreign Affairs), PCUH, and the U of S College of Graduate Studies, the roundtable took place May 11-12 at the Hnatyshyn Canadian Studies Centre, Chernivtsi National University. Canadian Ambassador to Professors BOHDAN KORDAN and DAVID McGRANE, from Ukraine, G. the Department of Political Studies at St. Thomas More College, and stu- Daniel Caron dents and faculty from the U of S participated alongside Ukrainian colleagues with roundtable and students in a discussion on the public policy challenges and issues associ- participants. ated with Ukrainian immigration to Canada. Graduate students participating were TARA LONGMIRE, KIM ASSAILLY, and PCUH graduate intern, CARL HYDOMAKO. The roundtable was initiated and organized by PCUH Associate, PROF. BOHDAN KORDAN.

Far, Far Away: Postcards from Pre-Revolutionary Ukraine Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, September 4 - November 7, 2010 The exhibition Far. Far Away: Postcards from Pre-Revolutionary Ukraine Since then, the exhibit has traveled extensively across Canada. Re- is scheduled to appear at the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton quested by the Royal Alberta Museum, the exhibit and opening in from September 4th to November 7th, 2010. The exhibit was origi- Edmonton is supported by PCUH in association with the Alberta nally organized and curated by PCUH Associate, DR. Society for the Advancement of Ukrainian Studies. BOHDAN KORDAN for the 2007 Learneds Conference.

HERITAGE PRESS UKRAINIAN STUDIES AT STM NEWS In the past academic year, PCUH together STM continues offering its study-abroad pro- with the Dean's Office of STM College have gram in Ukraine, now known as Spring Session Heritage Press, the started working on the new proposal to re- in Ukraine. We are happy to report that STM publishing arm of vive the Ukrainian Studies minor at the U of College extended its administrative support of PCUH, is pleased S. The new BA minor will allow students to this program and now it is being run by the to announce the take 15 credits based on the courses pertain- Dean's Office of the College. In October release of its ing to Ukrainian studies and offered in an- 2009, we hosted our SSU co-ordinators from newest title and the thropology, history, languages and linguistics, Ukraine, Dr. OLENA HUZAR and MR. latest release in the political studies, and religious studies. The SERHIY ALYLUJKO, of Ternopil National Mohyla Lecture minor will be open to any University student Pedagogical University, where our program is Publication Series, enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences. based. Ukrainians, Jews and the STM faculty continues offering Ukrainian Holocaust: Divergent Memories by PROF. studies courses through various departments. JOHN-PAUL HIMKA. A personal In 2009-10, students took Elementary and Inter- reflection, Professor HIMKA (Dept. of mediate Ukrainian (Profs. NADYA FOTY and History, U of Alberta) explores in this GEORGE ZEREBECKY), Anthropological essay the vagaries of memory and the Perspectives on Contemporary Ukraine (Prof. discrepancy in Jewish and Ukrainian NATALIA KHANENKO-FRIESEN) and accounts of the participation of Politics of Change in Post-Soviet Ukraine (Prof. Ukrainians in the Holocaust. This is the BOHDAN KORDAN). twelfth title produced by the Heritage Press since 2000. The publication is SSU 2010 participants: Sean Buchko, Dr. Olena available through PCUH at a cost of Huzar (TNPU director), Christina Rybalka, $19.95 plus GST and shipping. Denise Soveidan-O’Leary, Michael Morien. (Photo credit: Dr. Olena Huzar) Summer 2010 P a g e 5

UKRAINIAN STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION: ORAL HISTORY Haydamaky, Louis’ Pub, September 24th, 2009 PROGRAM 2009-10 Activity On September 24th, the U of S teresting. Accordionist Ivan Update had a unique opportunity to Len‘yo said this: “What is host Ukraine‘s leading folk-rock interesting about Canada is its cul- Joe Yamniuk, SSU band, Haydamaky, marking the ture, integrity, orderliness and that student, conducts an first time Saskatoon has hosted which comes from these elements. But interview in the village of Tatariv in the Car- a professional rock band from the absence of romanticism - that phathian Mountains in Ukraine in nearly 20 years. The which is ever-present in Slavic nations the summer of 2006. six-member band was on a - was noticeable.” Canadian mini-tour, starting in Bassist Volodymyr Sherstiuk‘s This past year, the Oral organizing the fieldwork , playing Edmonton, History Program at PCUH materials arriving from shared his impressions of the Saskatoon and Winnipeg. They saw an increase of process- Ukraine for the project Oral Bloor Street Festival (Toronto): played to an enthusiastic crowd ing work with project mate- History of De-collectivization. “It became apparent that there is a of about 150 at Louis‘ Pub on lot more of Ukraine in Toronto than rials, specifically those from With materials still being the Oral History of collected by colleagues and the U of S campus. in . This was a shock for De-collectivization in Ukraine students in Ukraine, the Haydamaky‘s tour also came in a us. It’s hard to believe how the great project and the Oral History OHD project now boasts year which saw Ruslana per- grandchildren of Ukrainian immi- form in Dauphin for Canada’s grants, which may have never even of the Prairies project, both 167 hours of recordings steered by PCUH Associate from the 117 interviews National Ukrainian Festival. The been to Ukraine, uphold the Ukrain- and program chair Dr. completed. presence of both musical acts ian language and culture. I thought NATALIA KHANENKO marks a growing tide of interest that the Canadian diaspora was an Thanks to the work of Ms. in Ukrainian-language popular old, conservative community with -FRIESEN. Two full-time Olynyk last summer, the staff were hired in the sum- music in Canada. blinders on. But it’s not.” OHP project will soon be mer of 2009 to work on available to interested re- The band takes its name, The Ukrainian Students‘ Asso- this processing, U of S Haydamaky, from the Kozak-led ciation hopes Haydamaky‘s searchers and enthusiasts student FERRON via STM‘s Shannon Library. popular uprising. Their music music was equally impactful, in OLYNYK and new PCUH PCUH‘s Oral History Pro- varies from the energetic folk a positive way for its audience. Affiliate NADYA FOTY. gram is currently negotiat- rock of Vysyt’, iabko, vysyt’ to 2009-10 was the second year of Ms. Olynyk focused her melodic, romantic songs like hosting a concert of progressive ing a term placement of efforts on digitizing the these materials in the li- Rosa or Dolynow, dolynow. Ukrainian music, the first being over 100 interviews per- brary for on-site public Although they are one of the in 2008-09 with Brian Cherwick taining to the Oral History of access —an exciting devel- most successful bands in of the Kubasonics playing an the Prairies project, while Ukraine, much of their touring interactive concert of Ukrainian opment for both the Ms. Foty worked on proc- Library and the Program! success also occurs in other folk music. essing, standardizing and central European Slavic coun- The Students‘ Association tries, and at world music festi- hopes this progressive pro- vals in western Europe. gramming with an educa- For many Ukrainian-Canadians, tional component will in- the idea of listening to Ukrain- spire Ukrainians to think of ian music as a normal part of their identity in a proactive, daily life is still taking root and contemporary way. With requires some support from our the vital support of PCUH more progressive cultural insti- as well as corporate spon- tutions to find these new audi- sors, Terry Ortynsky’s Royal ences in Canada. This process Ford in Yorkton, Museo Coffee is made easier depending on in Saskatoon and private language levels, and can be an donors, the Ukrainian Stu- aid to increase exposure to, and dents‘ Association hopes to assist in retaining language continue this new tradition knowledge. for years to come. Haydamaky’s impressions of Yakym Oneschuk Canadian culture were also in- www.ukrainianstudents.ca Lead singer Sashko Yarmola and accordionist Ivan Len’yo of Haydamaky. (Photo: Gavril Tarasoff) P a g e 6 P C U H Focus Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage

NEW PCUH PROGRAM : PERSONAL SOURCES ARCHIVES

The Personal Sources Archives at PCUH was projects initiated by PCUH created in 2009 as an archives program for in 2007: Ukrainian Canadian PCUH research. The main goal of this Personal Memoirs and Letters program is to build a collection and create to/from the Old Country. an inventory of vernacular documentation that is of importance to the study of the The Ukrainian Canadian Ukrainian cultural experience in Saskatche- Personal Memoirs project is wan, Canada and around the world. As a designed to engage with the research program, our mandate is to ac- Ukrainian community in tively seek, collect, and preserve such per- Saskatchewan, to help pre- sonal documents as: serve the community's - letters written to/from the illustrious history. The "Old Country" project seeks to collect as many published unique in that, for the first time, research is - diaries and unpublished personal memoirs and being conducted on transatlantic letter- - family histories diaries of Ukrainians in Saskatchewan (and writing by Ukrainian Canadians and their - personal memoirs other parts of the country) as possible. kin in Ukraine. Both projects grew out of a - photos Letters to/from the Old Country casts a spot- larger research project on Diaspora, Home- - other relevant documentation light on correspondence collections written land and the Ukrainian Other in the 20th cen- between Canada and Ukraine. With a pri- tury, initiated by Dr. Khanenko-Friesen in The establishment of the Personal Sources mary interest in those that have a Sas- 2007 and supported by Canada's Social Archives at PCUH grew out of two research katchewan connection, the project is Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

Other News: PCUH GRADUATE INTERNSHIP

PCUH received multiple-year funding from the Government of Chernivtsi National University. The intern is also required to Saskatchewan, Department of Advanced Education, to continue assist in curriculum development and promote the work of the with the University of Saskatchewan/Chernivtsi National University Hnatyshyn Centre more generally. CARL HYDOMAKO, a Graduate Student Internship Program. The program, coordinated by graduate student currently completing his MA in Political Studies PCUH Associate DR. BOHDAN KORDAN, provides for the at the U of S, was selected and is serving at the Centre as the placement of a U of S graduate student at the Hnatyshyn Centre for 2010 U of S graduate intern. Mr. Hydomako is the third student Canadian Studies. The duties of the intern include teaching a disci- sent overseas since 2007 as part of the program. pline-based Canadian Studies course to advanced students at

YORKTON REDEMPTORISTS’ DONATION to PCUH

Ten years ago, PCUH received a do- ment of several boxes revealed that nation of library materials from the the materials represent at least five Redemptorist Seminary in Yorkton, languages (Ukrainian, English, Ger- consisting of 100 boxes of old uni- man, Latin, Polish) and an entire dentified literature. With funds be- spectrum of publications, ranging coming available, in May 2010, this from old books to various Ukrainian collection was transferred from the Canadian newspapers. Of particular Sheptytsky Institute, where it was interest is the extremely rich collec- housed in a storage facility, to STM tion of old Ukrainian folk plays and for initial processing. PCUH Affiliate dramas, several published in Ukraine NADYA FOTY has been conducting in the early decades of the 20th cen- the initial sorting and inventory of the tury, and still more published in Can- materials donated. A sample assess- ada from 1910-1950. Nadya Foty conducts an inventory of the Redemptorists’ collection. Summer 2010 P a g e 7 SPRING SESSION IN UKRAINE 2010 This year's Spring Session in Ukraine (through STM College at the In six weeks, we were fortunate enough to be able travel from Ter- U of S) was a wonderful, and life changing experience for all partici- nopil to L‘viv, Kyiv, Kamianets‘-Podil‘s‘kyi and Khotyn, and our pants. The program is based out of Ternopil at the National Peda- favourite, the Carpathian Mountains. gogical University. There we had daily courses and tutorials. All I would strongly encourage anyone interested in travelling to participants were boarded with wonderful, very kind host families. Ukraine to enroll in STM's Ukrainian language classes or better yet, This year the number of participants was unusually low, (Sean STM's Spring Session in Ukraine! Buchko-Saskatoon; Michael Morien-Saskatoon; Christina Rybalka- Prince Albert; and Denise Soueidan-O'Leary-Toronto), however, Mykhailo Morien, having a small group made it possible for more travel. Spring Session in Ukraine 2010 Student

Members’ News: DR. VICTOR BUYNIAK On the occasion of the 110th anniver- the Canadian Doukhobor Society in Most noteably, in November 2009, sary of the arrival of Doukhobors in the 1970s. Dr. Buyniak was honoured with the Canada and the Festivity of St. Peter‘s presentation of the Philanthropist Dr. Buyniak is also donating a com- Day, June 28, 2009, Dr. VICTOR Award by the Saskatoon chapter of plete set of the journal Canadian Sla- BUYNIAK gave a talk to the Saska- vonic Papers and the newsletter of the the National Philanthropy Association. toon Doukhobor Society about the trans- Congratulations from PCUH, Dr. Canadian Association of Slavists to the lation into English of the Doukhobor Buyniak! Ukrainian Museum of Canada in Book of Life, which he completed for Saskatoon. DR. NATALIA KHANENKO-FRIESEN

Natalia Khanenko-Friesen continued work- Voice Symposium on Oral History held in ing Intimacy in the Postal Era,‖ held in May ing on several PCUH projects this past aca- Kharkiv Ukraine in December 2009, and at 2010 at the Immigrant History Research Center at demic year within the framework of the Oral the annual meeting of the Association for the the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. History Program and the Personal Sources Study of Nationalities held in New York in The latter project has been supported by the Archives. In April 2010, she spoke about April 2010), and presented the PCUH pro- faculty research grant from Canada's Social Oral History of De-collectivization in Ukraine in ject on Old Country Letters at the International Sciences and Humanities Research Council. the 1990s at two conferences (the In Search of Symposium ―The Migration Letter: Archiv-

DR. BOHDAN KORDAN PCUH is pleased to announce that Faculty nition Fund in support of a study on the duties at STM and held in conjunction with Associate DR. BOHDAN KORDAN has enemy alien experience in Canada during the an earned sabbatical in preparation of a been awarded a major multi-year grant from Great War. The award will be used in manuscript on the subject. Congratulations, the Canadian First World War Internment Recog- support of a leave of absence from teaching Dr. Kordan!

MS. NADYA FOTY Since arriving at STM in the summer of Dr. Khanenko-Friesen in projects part of Ukrainian mock weddings in Saskatchewan, 2009, MS. NADYA FOTY has been kept the Oral History Program. Most recently, Ms. to serve as an article in a special edition of busy with teaching Ukrainian classes on Foty was invited to translate and summarize Narodoznavchi zoshyty, one of the leading aca- campus and acting as a research associate to her Master‘s thesis on the phenomenon of demic folklore journals in Ukraine.

PCUH would like to extend sincere, warm thanks to the Upcoming Events: following individuals for their generous donations to us over the past year: 2011 MOHYLA LECTURE Dr. Andriy Nahachewsky, Professor of Ukrainian Dr. Victor Buyniak Ms. Lillian Kobrynsky Folklore and Director of the Kule Centre for Ukrainian Rev. Andrew Muzyka Justice Ernie Boychuk and Canadian Folklore, University of Alberta, will speak in February 2011 on ―Academic Perspectives on Judge Gerald Seniuk Mr. William Hnatiuk Ukrainian Folklore in Canada.‖ Mr. Serhiy Kostyuk Dr. Michael & Mrs. Marie Krochak Follow our announcements on the PCUH website. P a g e 8 P C U H Focus Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage SUPPORT PCUH

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