Study seeks Ukrainian Americans to learn about war's ripple effects

Posted on November 3, 2025

While extensive research has documented the devastating impact of war on those experiencing it firsthand, a new study aims to fill a critical gap in understanding: How does conflict affect people thousands of miles away who share cultural and familial ties to the war zone? Christina Pitio, a Clinical Psychology Master's student at Columbia Teachers College, is conducting groundbreaking research examining how the Russo-Ukrainian War is affecting Ukrainian Americans—and she's calling on community members to participate.

UHEC completes first phase of "Ukrainians in New Jersey" project

Posted on December 30, 2024

The UHEC is proud to announce the completion of the first phase of its project on the history of Ukrainian immigrants (and their descendents) in the State of New Jersey, which covers the period up to but not including the mass wave of post-World War II refugees. Despite there being Ukrainians living in New Jersey in measurable numbers since the 1880s, there has been a surprising lack of historical secondary sources on their history. This project is an attempt to remedy this.

Memory Eternal - Stefan Maksymjuk (1927-2024)

Posted on April 11, 2024

Stefan Maksymjuk speaking at the Solomiia Krushel'nyts'ka Museum in 1995.
It is with great sadness that we learned yesterday of the passing of the UHEC's very dear associate and donor Stefan Maksymjuk, who passed away in the early morning of April 10, 2024. Those of you who follow the UHEC's work will know that he donated his extremely large collection of Ukrainian recorded sound to the UHEC Archives beginning in 2016.

Voice of America coverage of UHEC exhibition

Posted on November 25, 2023

On Saturday, November 18, correspondent Iryna Solomko from the Voice of America Ukrainian Service ("Holos Ameryky") visited the UHEC to interview director Natalia Honcharenko and Michael Andrec, curator of the exhibition "Depicting Genocide: 20th Century Responses to the Holodomor".

“Passport Through Ukraine” Summer Camp at the UHEC

Posted on September 1, 2023

This past August, students aged 5-10 “traveled” through Ukraine during the “Passport Through Ukraine” Summer Camp – an event offered by the Educational Programs Department at the Ukrainian History and Education Center in Somerset, NJ. With “passports” in hand, participants traveled to 5 regions of Ukraine to learn about the culture, art and land of the area.

UHEC statement on Russia’s war against Ukraine

Posted on February 24, 2022

The Ukrainian History and Education Center condemns Russia’s unprovoked, unjustified, and unlawful war against Ukraine. It is disheartening that this attack has been accompanied by a Russian disinformation campaign and severe restrictions on access to information within Russia. Particularly disturbing are the gross misreadings of history that appear to be informing the current leadership of the Russian Federation.

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