Ukrainians of Western Pennsylvania

by Stephen P. Haluszczak

Overview

Originally known as Ruthenians, Ukrainians began to immigrate to western Pennsylvania in the late 1800s. Attracted by the region's growing importance as an industrial center, they settled in cities and towns close to their work. Like other immigrants, they faced many economic and social hardships, but they were proud to call themselves Americans as they firmly preserved and celebrated their ethnic heritage. Their dispersion among the hills and valleys of western Pennsylvania prevented the development of a highly centralized community, but it also preserved many of the unique aspects of a diverse people. Ukrainians of Western Pennsylvania chronicles where these hardworking people settled, the ways they organized community and personal life, the venues through which they presented their heritage, their contributions to the general community, and how their community has grown with the times.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781439637401
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	05/04/2009
Series:	Images of America Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	53 MB
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About the Author

Stephen P. Haluszczak is well known for his work in the Ukrainian community of western Pennsylvania, including at the Ukrainian Selfreliance of Western Pennsylvania Federal Credit Union, the Ukrainian Cultural and Humanitarian Institute, his church, and other community organizations. Born in Carnegie, both his paternal and maternal grandparents immigrated to the United States from Ukrainian lands before World War I.