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The Ukrainian National Association (UNA) is a North American fraternal organization founded in Shamokin, Pennsylvania in February 22, 1894 when the first wave of immigrants from the Western regions of Ukraine came to the United States and Canada. == History == Originally called the Ruthenian National Union ((ウクライナ語:Руський Народний Союз)), it was partly established to counter the influence of the Hungarian-oriented Greek Catholic Union of the USA.〔 The Union adopted the newspaper ''Svoboda'' (Liberty) as its organ and sought to develop a distinctly Ukrainian identity.〔 It offered to provide for material needs, such as funeral expenses and care for destitute members while also promoting Ukrainian culture.〔Axelrod, Alan ''International Encyclopedia of Secret Societies and Fraternal Orders'' New York; Facts on File, inc 1997 p.245〕〔Schmidt, Alvin J. ''Fraternal Organizations'' Westport, CT; Greenwood Press p.335〕 The Union later changed its name to the Ukrainian National Association in order to assert a specifically Ukrainian ethnocultural identity.〔 During the Cold War, the UNA advocated on behalf of Ukraine's independence. It also sponsored the creation of a Ukrainian Studies Center at Harvard University, the erection of the Taras Shevchenko Monument in Washington, DC and the publication of ''Ukraine: a concise encyclopedia''.〔Schmidt p.335〕 UNA retains a close relationship with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA.〔Schmidt p.336〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ukrainian National Association」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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