Immigrant from the Donbas: a Ukrainian Diaspora should not arouse hostility
Ukrainians are ex-pats can't forget about the fact that in an atmosphere of hatred And enmity peace will not come, writes Ukrainian woman from Connecticut who have subscribed as Olena Lennon (Olena Lennon), in the publication, published by the American edition.
"in September of 2013 I moved from his native Gorlovka of Donetsk region in Eastern Ukraine in new haven in Connecticut. Gorlovka is between Donetsk And Debaltsevo, 2 cities, where there were major fights. I grew up speaking mostly in Russian, But besprepjatstvenno And say in Ukrainian, who learned after the destruction of the USSR in 1991. Living in Ukraine, I was a staunch defender of the independence of Ukraine And supporter of strengthening ties with the West. I considered myself a patriot of Ukraine - in spite of myself, " says the Creator.
According to Olena, live in Connecticut presumably 23, 5 thousands of Ukrainian immigrants live, usually side by side. In new York - 148, 7 thousands, but only in the USA almost a million. American Ukrainian Diaspora is the second largest outside the former USSR. In the world away from home there are More than twenty million Ukrainians.
According to Olena, Diaspora support compatriots in Ukraine: its members will help to place the wounded Ukrainians in American hospitals, tried at home immigrants. But at the same time which best Diaspora puts pressure on U.S. President Barack Obama, demanding to grant Ukraine a real military Assistance. And even at the contest " Miss Ukrainian Diaspora 2014 ", held in Chicago, the main prize was a certificate for the purchase of bulletproof vests for the Ukrainian army.
Help suffering compatriots commendable, it is noted in the publication. In contrast to the painful attention of the Diaspora to the issue of the Ukrainian language (living abroad Ukrainians tend to imagine themselves as victims of the Soviet regime, when their national identity were leveled, and the language was forced out). In Ukraine in different regions different citizens live, And the main objective has to be the formation of a tolerant multi-ethnic society, emphasizes the Creator.
"to help the country as soon as possible to achieve this goal, the Ukrainian Diaspora should weaken pretentious rhetoric in defense of the Ukrainian language And to appease their anti-Russian sentiments. Ukrainians And so are under the influence of militant imposing, And is unlikely to exacerbate the effect, " writes Olena Lennon.
Where there is a strong hostility And mutual rejection, peace will not come, convinced the Creator.
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