The "Immigrant Letter" Questionnaire

1. When did your family immigrate? Date ______________________________________

2. Did you, or anyone in your family, write letters to/receive letters from Ukraine?

__ Yes, from ______________ (what year) to ______________ (what year)?

Please proceed to Question 5.
Otherwise, skip to the end of the questionnaire.

__ No

3. What kinds of things were discussed in the correspondence?

__ family updates

__ experience in Canada or the U.S./Ukraine

__ political issues

__ returning to Ukraine or bringing family members/friends to Canada or U.S.

__ other, please list briefly below:

____________________________________________________________________

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4. Did you experience any worries about the letters you sent to Ukraine?
Or, did you sense any worry on the part of your family about the letters they sent?

__ Yes __ No

If yes, please proceed to Question 7.
Otherwise, please skip to Question 9.

5. What did you worry about? Or, what do you think your family worried about?

____________________________________________________________________

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6. What, if any, precautions did you or your family members take when writing letters to Ukraine?
(For example: using code words, leaving out names, changing personal details.)

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

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7. Do you think that your friends/family in Ukraine worried about writing letters to Canada or the U.S.?

__ Yes __ No

If yes, please proceed to Question 10.
Otherwise, skip to the end of the questionnaire.

8. What do you think they worried about?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

9. Do you think they took any precautions when writing their letters? Please explain:

____________________________________________________________________

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10. Year of birth ____________________________________________________________

11. Current residence:

City ________________________________________________________________

Province/State _______________________________ Country __________________

Thank you very much for your participation. If you would like to contribute further to this project, or find out more about it, please contact historian John Willis at: Canadian Postal Museum, 100 Rue Laurier Hull, (Québec) J8X 4H2; telephone, (819) 776-8200; fax, (819) 776-7062; e-mail, [email protected].

Please return completed questionnaire by post, e-mail or fax to one of the addresses above.

Should you wish to provide further details on a separate sheet, or send photocopies of relevant examples, please feel free to do so.

Thank you!

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, February 25, 2001, No. 8, Vol. LXIX

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