UkraineView Diaspora documents Ukrainian-American life in the United States: elected officials, organizations, schools, cultural institutions, museums, archives, nonprofits, religious communities and Jewish-Ukrainian heritage.
Ukrainian-Born and Ukrainian-Rooted Elected Officials in the United States
Current elected officials with a documented connection to Ukraine. UkraineView distinguishes between birthplace, ancestry and other forms of connection.
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Advocacy & NGOs
Razom for Ukraine
Location: New York City, New York
U.S.-based nonprofit supporting Ukraine through humanitarian assistance, advocacy, healthcare, civil society and cultural programs.
Ukrainian Congress Committee of America
Location: New York City, New York
National umbrella organization representing Ukrainian-American interests in the United States.
Ukrainian National Women’s League of America
National Ukrainian-American women’s organization supporting education, culture, humanitarian assistance and preservation of Ukrainian heritage.
Schools & Education
Shevchenko Scientific Society in the United States
Location: New York City, New York
Ukrainian-American scholarly institution with a specialized library, archives, publications and educational programs.
Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center
Location: Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
Educational and cultural center serving the Ukrainian-American community of the Delaware Valley; includes a Ukrainian library and Saturday School.
Ukrainian Institute of America
Location: New York City, New York
Cultural and educational institution promoting Ukrainian art, music, literature, history and culture in the United States.
Ukrainian National Women’s League of America
National Ukrainian-American women’s organization supporting education, culture, humanitarian assistance and preservation of Ukrainian heritage.
Culture, Museums & Community Centers
Pushkin Society in America
Location: New York
Cultural and archival organization studying immigration experience and preserving materials connected with Russian and Ukrainian cultural history.
The Ukrainian Museum
Location: New York City, New York
Museum preserving and presenting Ukrainian art, history and cultural heritage in New York City.
Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center
Location: Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
Educational and cultural center serving the Ukrainian-American community of the Delaware Valley; includes a Ukrainian library and Saturday School.
Ukrainian Institute of America
Location: New York City, New York
Cultural and educational institution promoting Ukrainian art, music, literature, history and culture in the United States.
Ukrainian National Museum of Chicago
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Museum and community institution preserving Ukrainian history, culture and heritage in Chicago.
Ukrainian National Women’s League of America
National Ukrainian-American women’s organization supporting education, culture, humanitarian assistance and preservation of Ukrainian heritage.
Research, Libraries & Archives
Germans from Russia Heritage Society
Location: Bismarck, North Dakota
American nonprofit research and heritage organization preserving the history and genealogy of Germans from the former Russian Empire, including communities historically located in areas of present-day Ukraine.
JewishGen Ukraine Research Division
Jewish genealogy and archival research project documenting Jewish communities, families and historical records from towns across Ukraine.
Library of Congress — European Reading Room
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Federal research library resource for European and Slavic studies with Ukraine-specific reference expertise and holdings relating to Crimea and Crimean Tatars.
Pushkin Society in America
Location: New York
Cultural and archival organization studying immigration experience and preserving materials connected with Russian and Ukrainian cultural history.
Romani Archives and Documentation Center — University of Texas at Austin
Location: Austin, Texas
University archive and research resource documenting Romani people, languages, history and culture. UkraineView uses it as a comparative and archival resource for research on Roma communities of Ukraine.
Shevchenko Scientific Society in the United States
Location: New York City, New York
Ukrainian-American scholarly institution with a specialized library, archives, publications and educational programs.
Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center
Location: Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
Educational and cultural center serving the Ukrainian-American community of the Delaware Valley; includes a Ukrainian library and Saturday School.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum — Ukraine Research Resources
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Museum, archive and research institution providing extensive Holocaust documentation from Ukraine, including millions of digitized pages from Ukrainian archival collections.
Jewish-Ukrainian History & Heritage
JewishGen Ukraine Research Division
Jewish genealogy and archival research project documenting Jewish communities, families and historical records from towns across Ukraine.
Religious Institutions
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Business & Professional Organizations
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Ukrainian America by State
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Media & Community Projects
Ukrainian Natives in the USA — BigNY
Location: New York City, New York
Focus: Migration and Diaspora
Ukrainian-American community and media project covering Ukrainian natives, community life and Ukraine-related activity in the United States.
U.S. Research & Academic Centers on Ukraine and Its Peoples
Universities, archives, museums and research organizations studying Ukraine, its history, regions, religious communities and ethnic groups.
Armenian Research Center — University of Michigan-Dearborn
Affiliation: University of Michigan-Dearborn
Location: Dearborn, Michigan
Focus: Armenians of Ukraine, History of Ukraine, Migration and Diaspora, Religious History
University-based Armenian research center with extensive archival, library and publication resources for Armenian history, society and culture.
Carpatho-Rusyn Research Center
Leadership: Paul Robert Magocsi — President
Focus: Carpatho-Rusyn Studies, History of Ukraine, Languages of Ukraine, Migration and Diaspora
American research and publishing organization devoted to the history and culture of Carpatho-Rusyns in Europe and North America.
Columbia University Ukrainian Studies Program — Harriman Institute
Affiliation: Columbia University — Harriman Institute
Location: New York City, New York
Focus: Crimea Studies, Crimean Tatar Studies, Czechs and Slovaks, East Central European Studies, General Ukrainian Studies, History of Ukraine, Hungarians of Zakarpattia, Languages of Ukraine, Poles of Ukraine
Columbia University program supporting research and teaching on the history, language, literature, politics and contemporary society of Ukraine.
East Central European Center — Columbia University
Affiliation: Columbia University — Harriman Institute
Location: New York City, New York
Focus: Czechs and Slovaks, East Central European Studies, History of Ukraine, Hungarians of Zakarpattia, Migration and Diaspora, Poles of Ukraine
Columbia University center devoted to the nations and peoples of East Central Europe, including historical and cultural research relevant to communities whose histories intersect with the territories of present-day Ukraine.
Germans from Russia Heritage Society
Location: Bismarck, North Dakota
Focus: Archives and Genealogy, Crimea Studies, Germans of Ukraine, Historical Demography, History of Ukraine, Migration and Diaspora
American nonprofit research and heritage organization preserving the history and genealogy of Germans from the former Russian Empire, including communities historically located in areas of present-day Ukraine.
Harvard FXB Roma Program for Health and Human Rights
Affiliation: Harvard University — FXB Center for Health and Human Rights
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Focus: Migration and Diaspora, Roma of Ukraine
Harvard research program focused on Romani Studies, anti-Roma discrimination, education, health, human rights and Roma communities in Europe and the Americas.
Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Affiliation: Harvard University
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Focus: Digital Humanities, General Ukrainian Studies, History of Ukraine, Languages of Ukraine, Religious History
Interdisciplinary Harvard research institute devoted to Ukrainian history, language, literature and contemporary political, social and economic studies, including study of diverse religious and ethnic groups in Ukraine.
Hungarian Studies Program — Indiana University
Affiliation: Indiana University — Byrnes Institute / Central Eurasian Studies
Location: Bloomington, Indiana
Focus: East Central European Studies, History of Ukraine, Hungarians of Zakarpattia, Languages of Ukraine, Migration and Diaspora
Indiana University program with one of the largest concentrations of Hungarian Studies specialists in the United States. It is relevant to UkraineView research on the Hungarian population and history of Zakarpattia.
JewishGen Ukraine Research Division
Leadership: Phyllis Gold Berenson — Research Division Director
Focus: Archives and Genealogy, Historical Demography, Jewish History of Ukraine
Jewish genealogy and archival research project documenting Jewish communities, families and historical records from towns across Ukraine.
Library of Congress — European Reading Room
Affiliation: Library of Congress
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Focus: Archives and Genealogy, Armenians of Ukraine, Bessarabia Studies, Bukovina Studies, Bulgarians of Ukraine, Crimea Studies, Crimean Tatar Studies, Gagauz Studies, Germans of Ukraine, Greeks of Ukraine, Historical Demography, History of Ukraine, Languages of Ukraine, Poles of Ukraine, Roma of Ukraine, Romanians and Moldovans of Ukraine
Federal research library resource for European and Slavic studies with Ukraine-specific reference expertise and holdings relating to Crimea and Crimean Tatars.
Polish Studies Center — Indiana University
Affiliation: Indiana University Bloomington
Location: Bloomington, Indiana
Focus: East Central European Studies, History of Ukraine, Migration and Diaspora, Poles of Ukraine
Indiana University academic center for Polish history, politics, literature, music, art and interdisciplinary Polish studies. UkraineView links it to research on the long historical interaction of Polish and Ukrainian lands and communities.
Pushkin Society in America
Affiliation: Lodyjensky Immigration Archive Center of Russian and Ukrainian Culture
Location: New York
Leadership: Victoria Kurchenko — President since 2009
Focus: Archives and Genealogy, Migration and Diaspora
Cultural and archival organization studying immigration experience and preserving materials connected with Russian and Ukrainian cultural history.
Romani Archives and Documentation Center — University of Texas at Austin
Affiliation: University of Texas at Austin
Location: Austin, Texas
Focus: Archives and Genealogy, Languages of Ukraine, Migration and Diaspora, Roma of Ukraine
University archive and research resource documenting Romani people, languages, history and culture. UkraineView uses it as a comparative and archival resource for research on Roma communities of Ukraine.
Stanford Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
Affiliation: Stanford University
Location: Stanford, California
Focus: Crimea Studies, Crimean Tatar Studies, Ethnic & Minority Studies, History of Ukraine
Interdisciplinary Stanford center for Russian, East European and Eurasian studies with academic programming on Crimea, the Crimean Khanate and Crimean Tatars.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum — Ukraine Research Resources
Affiliation: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Focus: Archives and Genealogy, Crimea Studies, History of Ukraine, Holocaust in Ukraine, Jewish History of Ukraine, Karaite Studies, Krymchak Studies
Museum, archive and research institution providing extensive Holocaust documentation from Ukraine, including millions of digitized pages from Ukrainian archival collections.
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
Affiliation: Center for Jewish History
Location: New York City, New York
Focus: Archives and Genealogy, Crimea Studies, History of Ukraine, Jewish History of Ukraine, Karaite Studies, Krymchak Studies, Migration and Diaspora
Research institute and archive for the history and culture of East European Jewry, with major collections concerning Jewish communities and historical events in Ukraine.
Recently Added U.S. Organizations & Research Centers
East Central European Center — Columbia University
New York City, New York — Czechs and Slovaks, East Central European Studies, History of Ukraine, Hungarians of Zakarpattia
Polish Studies Center — Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana — East Central European Studies, History of Ukraine, Migration and Diaspora, Poles of Ukraine
Hungarian Studies Program — Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana — East Central European Studies, History of Ukraine, Hungarians of Zakarpattia, Languages of Ukraine
Romani Archives and Documentation Center — University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas — Archives and Genealogy, Languages of Ukraine, Migration and Diaspora, Roma of Ukraine
Germans from Russia Heritage Society
Bismarck, North Dakota — Archives and Genealogy, Crimea Studies, Germans of Ukraine, Historical Demography
Harvard FXB Roma Program for Health and Human Rights
Boston, Massachusetts — Migration and Diaspora, Roma of Ukraine
Armenian Research Center — University of Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn, Michigan — Armenians of Ukraine, History of Ukraine, Migration and Diaspora, Religious History
Library of Congress — European Reading Room
Washington, District of Columbia — Archives and Genealogy, Armenians of Ukraine, Bessarabia Studies, Bukovina Studies
Ukrainian-Born and Ukrainian-Rooted Elected Officials in the United States
Eugene Vindman
United States House of Representatives — Virginia — Democratic
Inna Vernikov
New York City Council — District 48 — Republican
Lex Berezhny
New Hampshire House of Representatives — Grafton District 11 — Republican
Victoria Spartz
United States House of Representatives — Indiana — Republican