“I arrived in the U.S. as a refugee, but I wanted to grow my career.”

“I arrived in the U.S. as a refugee, but I wanted to grow my career.”

Ukrainian refugee and English professor rebuilds her teaching career in the U.S. When the war in Ukraine erupted in February 2021, Hanna was faced with an unimaginable choice — remain in her Russian-occupied homeland or seek safety and opportunity for her family elsewhere. As the conflict intensified, daily life became a struggle for survival. “My city was occupied within three days of the beginning of the war,” she says. “They isolated the city…