During the First World War, Ukrainian Canadians and others from Eastern Europe were labelled enemy aliens and robbed of their freedom. Canada’s first national internment was brought about by the War Measures Act and didn't end until well after that War.

University students are back on campuses across Canada.  In Ottawa, a recent graduate and a final year student speak about their respective scholarly, community and personal pursuits.

It is a love story that started long ago and continues today. September 1st, Irena Pavliw turned ninety.  In this week's episode of Nasha Kasha, the author and educator recalls love in a time of uncertainty, survival and recovery.

When marchers set out on their 500 kilometer trek from Sudbury to Parliament Hill, organizers blessed their efforts to bring attention the victims of residential schools.  The name they chose was Blinding Light Tiger Lilly.  Like reconciliation with our First Nations, the lily stands atop a tall strong stem.  Petals are complex and multi layered.  And they take years to flower.

Nasha Kasha is back on the road.  With masks and social distancing at the ready, we present a long overdue visit to catch up.

Taras Shevchenko is a poet who modeled language retention, free speech, courage and grace in the face of oppression. Today his spirit and example quietly inform anyone who will take the time to notice.  This report is from Quebec City.

Pets provide nonjudgmental emotional support.  Studies show that contact with pets reduces stress, and that animals help older adults cope with social isolation—  Here is Nasha Kasha’s all cat show. Some of these stories may conflict with the data, but each has a happy endings.

2021 is the 150th anniversary year of Ukrainian poet Lesya Ukrainka.  Her significance for Ukraine and for Europe is this week’s story on Nasha Kasha.

This week, Nasha Kasha revisits North Winnipeg, and we learn about its history and evolution from a long time resident and film-maker.

 Ricky Skaggs plays one in Mandolin Rain.  Rod Stewart’s mega hit Maggie May closes with one.  R.E.M featured one in the song Losing My Religion.  Today, Nasha Kasha salutes the mandolin.  Companion, music tool, sad song tremolo.

Halifax broadcaster, author and politician Richard Zurawski was very close to his father. But for much of his life Richard knew only a fraction of his father's story.

He is called the father of multiculturalism.  Senator Paul Yuzyk died July 9th, 1986.  As we approach the 35th anniversry of his passing, Nasha Kasha acknowledges Yuzyk's legacy. 

A rushnychok is an embroidered cloth: a memento haded down through generations.  Here is the story of a band that wove their songs and music through that embroidery for more than a decade. 

Marten Falls First Nation is an Anishinaabe reserve located in Northern Ontario. It’s communities live on both sides of the Albany River far to the north of Thunder Bay. This week Nasha Kasha brings us their story. First we’ll hear from Canada’s top First Nations leader.

Nasha Kasha visits Sarnia to reprise and to update the story of a church congregation, like so many, on the margins of viability.

To come to live permanently in a country other than one’s native land is to immigrate.  What the Oxford Canadian Dictionary doesn’t mention are the hardships.  

As the worldwide pandemic forces us to press "paws" on community life and to stay close to home, it does enhance our appreciation for our homes and the pets in them.  Among these is one particular species, many consider to be- the cat’s meow. 

It is rare. Only a few hear it. Fewer still answer. This week, Nasha Kasha chronicles the last three years of one couple, who followed their calling into Ukrainian life.  

Mark and Marichka Marczyk have earned two Dora Awards, an Edinburgh Fringe First Award, and an Amnesty International Freedom of Speech Award.  Today on Nasha Kasha, they speak of their music and meeting at an intersection in Ukrainian history.

Today Nasha Kasha introduces two life-long musicians, who also thrive at their day side construction jobs. And we will learn how music sustains them, particularly during this pandemic.

For the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine, Nasha Kasha offers recollections, analysis and a prayer.

Ukrainians in PEI maintain their roots pretty much on their own.  The population is tiny and still they thrive on the Island that is Canada's smallest province.  

Friends, family and music.  They are all elements of a beautiful dance called life.  This is true, even if the dancing has to be done at a distance.  

Summer Festival organizers and performers are itching to welcome attendees back, and they hope at least part of the 2021 season can be salvaged.  As we all await post pandemic freedom, here’s a look back at a British Columbia favourite.

This week Nasha Kasha explores fusion and harmony in Ukrainian music. We begin with a project that blends reggae with Ukraine’s iconic instrument- the bandura.