ORAL HISTORY
Valentina Syzonenko oral history interview
- Date Created or Published:
- 2025-05-19
- Item type:
- Oral history
- Description:
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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.
Read the transcript - Location:
- Nova Ukraina Franklin Twp. South Bound Brook
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Valentina Syzonenko oral history interview", Ukrainians in New Jersey, Ukrainian History and Education Center
- Reference Link:
- https://www.ukrhec.org/ukrainians-in-nj/items/syzonenko-oral-history.html
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