Author: Yuliia Kovalenko

https://youtu.be/dtpA3vKix7c Immigrants have the opportunity to listen to music that gives them a feeling of being at home. In this episode, we are talking with Marco Castillo, who explains the importance of music for the Latino community in Manitoba and its ability to connect people. What has helped him adjustContinue Reading

https://youtu.be/UQFIl4ojCUw З 24 лютого 2022 року тисячі українців покинули свої домівки і були змушені шукати нове безпечне місце для життя. Понад 20 000 тисяч з них обрали Манітобу своїм новим домом. Перше питання, яке торкнулось новоприбулих – це пошук житла, що для багатьох виявилось довготривалим і складним процесом. Що вартоContinue Reading

https://youtu.be/kB9Wh8nzkGU Осередок, визнаний одним із найбільших і найвидатніших у Північній Америці українських культурних ресурсних центрів спадщини, відіграє важливу роль у просуванні та збереженні української культури. Майже 80 років він є центром освітньої та культурної діяльності для канадської та українсько-канадської громад. З початку повномасштабного вторгнення в Осередку з’явились нові завдання іContinue Reading

https://youtu.be/RiCdh5svxZY The interest in learning Ukrainian has increased enormously since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. People around the world are taking classes to learn the language for many reasons. Some of them want to travel to Ukraine after the war to help the reconstruction, others want to support UkraineContinue Reading

https://youtu.be/0S89FCQ91Ho Finding a meaningful job in a foreign country is the number one challenge new immigrants face after moving to Canada. It’s not easy to get a job related to your previous background. Quite often, professionals with top skills have to work in survival jobs, which is very upsetting forContinue Reading

https://youtu.be/iFkPgCHFNs8 In the second episode of the Latino-Canadian community, Fernanda introduced us to the members of the Colombian Association of Manitoba. Roberto Sotello, Vice-President and Diana Carolina Morales Valenzuela, Project Manager, tell us the history of the organization’s formation, current projects and activities. Why do Colombians choose Winnipeg as aContinue Reading

https://youtu.be/VHmPWAa4uMg In this episode of Community Hour, Yuliia Kovalenko interviews Marina Tarasiuk about an exciting new exhibit at Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre that will go on through the summer.  Called “The Journey Through Ukrainian Dance” is an exhibit developed in partnership with Rusalka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble.  Tarasiuk, whose UkrainianContinue Reading

https://youtu.be/2Zdw-JX2mdY Fernanda Vallejo joins as another host on U Multicultural’s Community Hour. Fernanda will focus on the Latino-Canadian community in Winnipeg to explore Mexican culture and people who contribute greatly to building a strong community and uniting people within it. In the first episode of a series of interviews, theContinue Reading

https://youtu.be/3zF0FFdX5h4 No part of Ukraine isn’t in the fight against the Kremlin’s aggression. Along with the military, humanitarian and economic positions, the cultural front also holds. Through culture, Ukrainians defend their identity, raise funds, and help war victims. On the Community Hour program, we have music artist Timur Polyanskyi andContinue Reading

https://youtu.be/h7ju2xoMoXA To discuss human rights in Canada, we invited Shayna Plaut, a critical researcher and instructor in human rights and social justice throughout Canada, the United States, and Europe. Plaut is the current director of the Centre for Social Science Research and Policy.  For Plaut, human rights are more thanContinue Reading