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Many Ukrainians migrated to the United States for various reasons. The majority of Ukrainians migrated to the United States in 1870. This was due to several reasons such as, reforms of Alexander II which occurred during the 1860’s and 70’s and the Ukrainian language prohibition, which was enacted in 1863 by the Russian empire. Economic hardships, intolerable political conditions, and the loss of rights and cultural freedoms, which occurred after the Austro-Hungarian government gave authority to the Polish to rule over the Ukrainians all contributed. The year 1899 marked the height of the migration to the US, and many came to the United States for refuge and in hopes of a better life. Today, New York followed by Pennsylvania, California, New Jersey, and then Illinois serve as home to the largest populations of Americans of Ukrainian descent in the US.
Major Religions and beliefs
The church serves as the center of focus for most Ukrainians, and most Ukrainians, well over 50%, are Eastern Orthodox Christians. Other religious faiths are also practiced such as Catholicism, Protestantism, and Judaism. The majority of Americans of Ukrainian descent belongs to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Also, a significant amount of individuals belong to the Byzantine Greek Catholic Church.
History, traditions and culture
The Ukrainian culture and traditions have been shaped by many influences ranging from its eastern and western neighbors to its religious influences. A lot of the architecture, music and dance of Ukrainians have strong influences from Ukraine’s eastern and western neighbors. Easter is the most important holiday in the Ukraine for Christians (the dominant religious group in Ukraine), and such practices like decorating eggs with colorful patterns are performed. The Ukraine is known for a dish called Borshch, which is a mildly tart vegetable soup deep red in color made with vegetables, a rich meat stock, and lots of beets and flavored with salt, pepper, garlic, and dill. Sometimes, on days of fasting, the meat is omitted. These traditions were brought with the Ukrainians who migrated to the US, and are still apparent in the Ukrainian-American communities in the US today.
Academic Organizations
Ukrainian Research Institute
Harvard University
1583 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Hours of operation: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. EST
tel: 617-495-4053
fax: 617-495-8097
huri@fas.harvard.edu
Indiana University
Russian and East European Institute
College of Arts and Sciences
Ballantine Hall 565
Bloomington, IN 47405
tel: (812) 855-7309
fax: (812) 855-6411
reei@indiana.edu
University of Pittsburgh
Slavic Languages and Literature
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
tel: 412-624-41
Consulates
Consular Department of Ukraine
3350 M Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20007
tel: (202) 333 7507
fax: (202) 333-7510
http://www.ukremb.com/
Consulate General of Ukraine of New York
240 East 49th Street,
New York, NY 10017
tel: (212) 371 69 65
fax : (212) 371 55 47
www.brama.com/ua-consulate
Consulate General of Ukraine in Chicago
10 East Huron Street,
Chicago, IL 60611
tel: (312) 642 43 88
fax: (312) 642 43 85
www.ukrchicago.com
Consulate General of Ukraine in San Francisco
530 Bush Street, suite 402,
San Francisco, CA 94108-3623
Tel.: (415) 398-0240, (415) 398-4974
fax: (415) 398-5039
consulate@UkraineSF.com
www.UkraineSF.com
Ukrainian Youth Association-Svitova Uprava
136 Second Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10003
tel:212.477.3084
fax: 212.505.2577
ky-usa@cym.org
Ukrainian Bar Association
c/o Andrew Pidgirsky, President
4400 One Houston Center
1221 McKinney
Houston, Texas 77010
tel: (713) 308-0138
info@uaba.org
The Ukrainian Museum
222 East 6th Street
New York, NY 10003
tel: (212) 228-0110
info@UkrainianMuseum.org
Ukraininan Museum- Archives
1202 Kenilworth Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44113
tel: 216.781.4329
American Association for Ukrainian Studies
Director of Central and East European Studies
175 University Avenue
Rutgers University
Newark, NJ 07120
mtz2@columbia.edu
znayenko@andromeda.rutgers.edu
The Washington Group- Organization of Ukrainian-American Professionals
P.O. Box 11248
Washington, D.C. 20008
www.culturalfundathewashingtongroup.org
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