Heart Stones: A Ukrainian Immigration Story of Love and Hope Nykoluk Christine
Heart Stones: A Ukrainian Immigration Story of Love and Hope Nykoluk Christine In 1914, a young Ukrainian family faces an uncertain future. In the end, Myk makes the hardest choice of his life and…
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Heart Stones: A Ukrainian Immigration Story of Love and Hope Nykoluk Christine
In 1914, a young Ukrainian family faces an uncertain future. In the end, Myk makes the hardest choice of his life and leaves his wife and two young children, with hopes of quickly saving enough money to send for them.Things don't go as planned: WWI breaks out shortly after his departure, leaving his family at the mercy of enemy forces, whose violence and cruelty drive his wife, Lilia, and their children out of their home village. With growing political unrest in the region, they are forced to make a difficult decision between remaining in their beloved homeland or reaching for a better life across the cold Atlantic.
He is left without a means of contacting his loved ones, as he struggles to survive Meanwhile, in Canada, Myk finds himself at the mercy of the authorities, who no longer look upon him as a welcomed immigrant worker but as a potential threat to national security.