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Originally Posted by Handsome B. Wonderful
Three or four generations later, Canadians with Ukrainian blood are: proud of their heritage, proud of their culture, and glad they're not living in Ukraine. Their ancestors moved here for a reason.
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My family came to Canada around 1900. I went over there about a year ago and visited the villages they came from (we don't have any known relatives still over there) and life there has essentially not changed over the last century. The cities are fairly modern and living in Kiev or Lviv wouldn't be that different from most cities in eastern Europe but the villages have not modernized at all.
I do fully appreciate the reasons why my ancestors left to start over in Canada and I'm grateful that they did. At the same time I am proud of my heritage and we preserve some of the traditions that came with them.