'Not just a thing, but a piece of heart': how Ukrainian women create handmade gifts in the USA

Increasingly, Americans are encouraged to buy gifts not from large retail chains, but to support small shops or craftsmen who make original souvenirs on their own. And what products of Ukrainian craftsmen are in demand in the USA? Voice of America narrates. Sofia Ogorodnik from Lviv produces elegant ladies' hats ...

'Do not lose faith in a miracle': how an immigrant from Ukraine supports the homeless in Colorado

An immigrant from Ukraine turned his passion for collecting medicinal herbs in the Colorado mountains into a project to support the homeless. A difficult test of fate pushed him to charity, says Voice of America. The holiday is a time of generosity and charity. However, there are people who devotedly help during...

How to get a job in the USA and what is wrong at Google: the experience of a Ukrainian developer

Developer Vladimir Zhabyuk has been in the profession for 17 years. His track record includes more than 10 companies, including Twitter, Google, LinkedIn. Volodymyr told the DOU project about his career in Ukraine and the USA, about what he didn't like about Google and why ...

Ukrainians are building an e-sports arena in California: what they will play there

Dota, Counter-Strike, Fortnite are popular video games. They are not only a hobby for teenagers, but also a new kind of sport. Everything here is the same as in football or boxing: teams or individual cyber players undergo long training, compete in the arena for prizes, and...

What banks do US immigrants keep money in?

Three billion dollars is the asset of Ukrainian credit unions in the United States, which unite 100 families and have more than 000 representative offices in 50 states. Founded in the middle of the last century, credit unions have become the financial base of the Ukrainian community in the United States, says Voice of America. Majority…

Ukrainian woman created a service that is used by thousands of schools in the USA: a success story

In 2015, Kharkiv Vlada Lotkina, who at that time had lived in the United States for almost 10 years, launched the ClassTag service. Now more than 25 American schools use it, and the project attracts millions of dollars in investment. BBC correspondents spoke with the founder of ClassTag about ...

Hollywood star of Ukrainian origin: the USA honors the memory of the host Alex Trebek

In the heart of Hollywood, on the Walk of Fame, the memory of the legendary American presenter Alex Trebek is honored. However, few Americans know that Alex was of Ukrainian origin, writes Voice of America. Ukrainians in Los Angeles carry flowers and the Ukrainian flag to the Walk of Fame in Hollywood. Here, among...

Flag over Iwo Jima: how a Ukrainian immigrant became a hero of American history

On February 23, 1945, the Americans managed to take Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, a Japanese island. It was then that five American infantrymen and one sailor raised the American flag over the island. The senior rank among the standard bearers was Sergeant of Ukrainian origin Michael Strenk. This is a historical event...

Ukrainians in the USA commemorated the victims of the Holodomor: how it happened

A prayer sounds in the Ukrainian cultural center of Los Angeles. Representatives of the diaspora and Americans of Ukrainian origin came here who want to remind the world of the word “Holodomor.” The Voice of America talks about this. Holodomor Remembrance Day is an annual national memorial day in Ukraine, falling on the fourth...

Ukrainian woman wins for the first time in the elections to the US Congress: what is known about her

In the US elections to the House of Representatives of Congress, for the first time in history, a native of Ukraine, Victoria Spartz, who ran for the Republican Party in the state of Indiana, won, writes New Time. According to The New York Times, Spartz received 51.7% of the votes. Her rival is from...

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