Dear Editor:
In my almost 50 years of voting I have never seen the Ukrainian community so politically engaged as I have in this past election year. It is refreshing to see Ukrainians take an active role in our democratic process.
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the first Ukrainian-American, Victoria Spartz, to be elected to the House of Representatives. What an accomplishment! We need more people to emulate her.
As nationally conscious, patriotic Ukrainians on both sides of the political spectrum, it is time to unite to make our voices heard. We must put the animosity and division aside and focus on the issues important to us as Ukrainian Americans – Holodomor education, Nord Stream 2, support for our troops in Ukraine fighting against Russian aggression, etc. It is said that for every one person that contacts their representative, there are at least 100 people with the same viewpoint. Your representatives care about your opinion.
Let’s continue our political activity and make this a time of healing in our community.
Oksana Kulynych
Yonkers, N.Y.