Their stays in the U.S. were extended through their senior years of high school, but where they would live and what lay ahead following graduation were uncertain.
Those seven Ukrainians are now freshmen at the University of Northern Iowa, along with a Ukrainian immigrant who fled to Iowa following the war's outbreak. River to River host Ben Kieffer talks with two of these students about their experiences during the last couple of years in the U.S.
Two of the Iowans who helped the students find a future at UNI also share their perspectives, one of them a Ukraine native.
This episode was originally produced in September 2023.
Guests:
- Odee Shtefanchuk, business major, University of Northern Iowa
- Mary Curley, Marshalltown resident and host parent
- Oksana Grybovych Hafermann, Chief of Staff, professor, University of Northern Iowa
- Ulyana Karplyuk, psychology major, University of Northern Iowa
