A cease-fire in Ukraine between government troops and pro-Russian separatists has brought a temporary lull in the crisis gripping that country. But many of the estimated 1.2 million Americans of Ukrainian descent remain tense, fearful and angry.
At Saint George Academy, a Catholic school in the heart of New York City’s Ukrainian-American community, the high school students know the Ukrainian national anthem by heart – and they sing it regularly and with gusto. Most were either born in Ukraine, or their parents were.
War and peace in the same heart
Their school’s principal, Rev. Peter Shyshka, himself …read more
Source: Voice of America
