“It’s a little piece of Ukraine here in San Antonio, especially at this moment, with the war that has been going on,” said Zoryana Marynowitz, who volunteers at the school.
Irene Tymko teaches children about Ukraine’s symbolic sunflower during a Saturday session in July of the Ukrainian school at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio.Twenty young children shuffled into vacant classrooms at Our Lady of the Lake University on a sweltering Saturday in San Antonio in early July.
Marynowitz moved to the U.S. years ago and experienced a similar cultural project in Philadelphia, where she was when the war began. , when shelling began as Russian forces invaded Ukraine in what Russian leaders expected to be a short “special military operation.” But more than a year later, war has continued to rock the country, sending families to flee to communities near and far, including San Antonio.
“That is Russian propaganda, and everyone in Ukraine knows it,” said Viziv, who teaches several subjects at the Ukraine school. “When the war started, we hardly knew if Kyiv would be taken in 72 hours,” Bravo said. “And it was horrible because my family is from there. For me, it was really difficult because I knew if Russia took over, I could never go back; I would become persona non grata.”
“This is a tragedy for these kids,” Viziv said. “They lost their homes, their toys, or even their relatives. It’s really hard for them to feel comfortable in a foreign country. “
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