RECORD
Valentina Syzonenko oral history
- Creator:
- Ukrainian History and Education Center
- Date Created:
- 2025-05-19
- Description:
- Oral history interview by the UHEC of Valentina Belimenko Syzonenko of Somerset, New Jersey at the time of the interview. Born in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine, she left as a refugee as a young child along with her family, ending up in a number of DP camps in the Munich area. From there, they were able to resettle in the Nova Ukraina development of South Plainfield/Piscataway, New Jersey. The interview covers her memories of her life there and in the Somerset/South Bound Brook area, her education, work experience, and memories of the refugee experience.
- Source collection:
- Valentina Syzonenko oral history
- Source Identifier:
- UHEC_MA_2025.01DA01
- Type:
- sound
- Languages:
- English Ukrainian
- Form:
- Oral histories
- Interviewer:
- Andrec, Michael
- Interviewee:
- Syzonenko, Valentina
- Rights owner:
- Ukrainian History and Education Center
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Valentina Syzonenko oral history", Valentina Syzonenko oral history (UHEC_MA_2025.01DA01), Ukrainian History and Education Center Archives
Rights
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- Rights:
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