The Ukrainian Connection

By: Paul John Miazga
  • Summary

  • Successful Ukrainian-Canadians from all walks of life talk about their professional and personal successes and how they express their culture. Funding for this podcast was made available thanks to the generous funding support of Ukrainian-Canadian Congress Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Lotteries. Theme music for The Ukrainian Canadian podcast is used by permission of Tut i Tam. All rights reserved.
    Copyright 2021 All rights reserved.
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Episodes
  • Strategic planner, public policy analyst and travel enthusiast Nadiya Miftakhova
    Aug 24 2021

    Most people pay scant attention to government policy and public administration, but not so for Nadiya Miftakhova, a Strategic Planner with Crown Investments Corporation and a graduate of the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy. Government work has always been in focus for this career policy wonk, and while Nadiya enjoys learning about the technical interplay of business and politics, she also likes cinema, theatre, studying French, working out, travelling with her family and friends, and she volunteers any time remaining from her busy schedule.

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    14 mins
  • Kevin Tkachuk: ex-international rugby stalwart for Canada turned high school history instructor
    Jul 20 2021

    Kevin Tkachuk in many ways epitomizes the rugby adage: it’s a sport for hooligans played by gentlemen. The former Glasgow Warriors prop forward represented Canada in more than 50 international matches, including at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, but a decade since his playing days ended, this Oxford-educated Regina native now teaches history to young boys and girls in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at The Hill School—one of the most prestigious private academies in the United States. 

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    36 mins
  • Award-winning author, singer-songwriter and former teacher Marion Mutala
    Jul 16 2021

    Originally from the Hanley-Kenaston area of Saskatchewan, Marion Mutala is a former elementary and high school teacher in Saskatoon who has written 16 books to date, most famously her “Baba’s Babushka” series which reflects her childhood memories and rekindles the loving, guiding spirit of her maternal grandmother. Marion has a Master’s degree in Educational Administration from the University of Saskatchewan, and her books have won several awards, including The High Plains Award for Best Children’s Book in 2015. Her most recent work is “Live Well: My Ukrainian Upbringing and Other Stories”, available at babasbabushka.ca.

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    15 mins

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