December 16, 2020How did patterns of immigration from Ukraine change over the past 30 years? Where do recent immigrants prefer to settle? The latest immigration from Ukraine, so-called fourth wave, started in 1988. Early immigrants were mostly Jewish and a small number of Protestants. This emigration was made possible by the Jackson-Vanik ... Continue reading
December 14, 2020Hometown: East Elmhurst, New York Current Position: Medical Attending Physician, Internal Medicine, Private Practice Professional Interests: Applying cutting edge medicine for patients Ihor Magun, M.D., F.A.C.P. is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and ... Continue reading
December 2, 2020Natalia Honcharenko is director of Ukrainian History and Education Center (UHEC) and treasurer at the Shevchenko Scientific Society in the United States. Why did the Ukrainian History and Education Center decide to launch the Nashi Predky/Our Ancestors Family History Group? In the summer of 2012 my husband Mike Andrec and ... Continue reading
October 16, 2020This year, the Annual Convention of the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) will be held virtually on November 5-8 and November 14-15. The Shevchenko Scientific Society in the United States will have a strong presence at the convention, with a large number of its members participating ... Continue reading
October 12, 2020У Львові оголосили переможців Премії міста літератури ЮНЕСКО 2020 року та володарів спеціальних відзнак. Головну нагороду – відзнаку Гран-прі отримала українська письменниця, поетка, викладачка Техаського університету у місті Остін (США), членка Наукового Товариства ім. Шевченка – США, Оксана Луцишина за свою книжку Іван і Феба та «за тонку рефлексію подій Революції ... Continue reading
October 12, 2020Shevchenko Scientific Society member and influential political scientist Dr. Alexander J. Motyl discusses the fall of the Soviet Union, weakness in modern Russia, the messy 2020 American election, the proliferation of knowledge, painting professionally, writing fiction, and how academics’ interests and careers may take a circuitous route. Professor of political ... Continue reading
October 7, 2020As we continue to navigate through these COVID-19 times, the Shevchenko Scientific Society has pivoted to virtual programming. Join us for this first webinar of the season: Ukraine on the Eve of the Elections in America. Discussion by panelists Adrian Karatnytsky, Alexander Motyl, Mykola Riabchuk. Join Zoom Meeting.Continue reading
October 1, 2020The Shevchenko Scientific Society in the United States, Razom for Ukraine and the Coordinating Committee to Aid Ukraine have recently awarded stipends to 31 Ukrainian students and artists who currently reside in the United States and experience financial hardships due to the pandemic. The Stipend for Ukrainian Students and Artists ... Continue reading
September 29, 2020Name: Christine Emeran Hometown: St. Louis, MO Current Position: International Programs Officer, American Council of Learned Societies Professional Interests: Democracy, civil society development, global social movements, Ukraine/Europe/US Why did you decide to join the Shevchenko Scientific Society? I was invited to join the Society by a member, Myron Stachiw. ... Continue reading
September 24, 2020On September 16, 2020 during the opening ceremony of the 27th Lviv International BookForum, Vasyl Makhno, Shevchenko Scientific Society’s Program Director, was named the first winner of the “Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize” ™ for his novel Eternal Calendar. Founded in 2020, “Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize” ™ is awarded ... Continue reading
