Fundraiser for Ukrainian girl with 'very uncertain future' after family tragedy in Donegal

Chesnok Cookbook Tells the Story of Eastern European Immigration through Food - Rhode Island Monthly

Author Polina Chesnakova. Photo by Dane Tashima. Chesnok is a new cookbook from Polina Chesnakova, who tells the story of her family’s immigration from Eastern Europe to the United States through food. The Soviet Union disbanded in 1991, which created a diaspora in Eastern Europe, with many fleeing the area to the United States and other countries. Chesnakova was born in Ukraine but immigrated to Warwick, Rhode Island, with her family when she w…

Fundraiser for Ukrainian girl with 'very uncertain future' after family tragedy in Donegal

A fundraiser has been set up for a Ukrainian youngster following a devastating family tragedy in Ireland. Oksanna Ivanova and her daughter Anastasia fled the war three years ago and sought refuge in Donegal. The pair arrived in Ireland ‘with a fighting spirit’, with Oksanna taking time to help fellow Ukrainians to settle in Ireland. Oksanna Ivanova. Pic: GoFundMe Anastasia attends Scoil Cholmcille in Drummar. However, the young girl now faces a…