There have been a couple posts like this lately, the answer is simple.
Nationality you would say which country you are a citizen of.
But ethnicity stays the same no matter where you go. Just say you're ethnically Ukrainian or Ukrainian-American. We Ukrainians aren't a very gate keeping people, and as a culture that is constantly being genocided against, the more the merrier.
I don’t think it’s necessarily disrespectful, but 5th gen is pretty far removed. As long as you don’t portray yourself being as Ukrainian (or even more Ukrainian lol) than people actually from Ukraine, I don’t think it’s disrespectful. Lots of Polish Americans act that way and it makes actual Polish people dislike them a lot.
Also, this is a Ukrainian language subreddit lol maybe try to learn the language?
If you mean that you want to learn Ukrainian (and perhaps also Russian), that might help you connect to your roots somewhat. I'm sure there are also cultural events introducing you to your heritage.
As a fifth generation Dutch immigrant with Indian roots I think that our lives have drifted too far apart from what it was like in our homelands at the time our ancestors left to build a strong connection.
I really noticed it when I went to India for summer holidays. But I still wouldn't have wanted to miss out on the experience. I've been to Ukraine more often, but not anytime recently for obvious reasons.
And that life in the new world is also something to be cherished. Even my parents don't recognise the country (Suriname) they grew up in and I only ever spent the first few months of my life in.
No one expects more from you than a little bit of effort. And at the same time Ukrainians will be happy to communicate with someone who is from the diaspora but still wants to connect with their roots.
Ukrainian here. I don't see how that could be disrespectful.
Ok thanks for letting me know 😊
There have been a couple posts like this lately, the answer is simple.
Nationality you would say which country you are a citizen of.
But ethnicity stays the same no matter where you go. Just say you're ethnically Ukrainian or Ukrainian-American. We Ukrainians aren't a very gate keeping people, and as a culture that is constantly being genocided against, the more the merrier.
It’s impressive that you can trace that far back - did the earliest emigrants from Ukraine arrive in the 1800s? Assuming you’re American or Canadian
yeah, i around the boom of the industrial era. I wrote a biographical narrative about it for an English final :)
This sub is for language learners, try r/ukraine.
No, there is nothing wrong with that, as long as you don't try to claim that you're 100% as Ukrainian as people living in Ukraine
I mean technically, the subreddit's description says "all things related to Ukrainian language and culture"
Ohh ok, I saw similar posts/non-language related so I thought it was ok, but I think I misunderstood! Thanks for your input
I don’t see why it would be a problem 🤷♂️
I don’t think it’s necessarily disrespectful, but 5th gen is pretty far removed. As long as you don’t portray yourself being as Ukrainian (or even more Ukrainian lol) than people actually from Ukraine, I don’t think it’s disrespectful. Lots of Polish Americans act that way and it makes actual Polish people dislike them a lot.
Also, this is a Ukrainian language subreddit lol maybe try to learn the language?
Read the subreddit banner...?
The only one disrespectful thing is to write "Ukrainian/russian". Try to be more rusofobic and you will connect faster
OP lives in a western country and presumably his friends are also of ukrainian/russian descent. There's nothing to take offense at
If you mean that you want to learn Ukrainian (and perhaps also Russian), that might help you connect to your roots somewhat. I'm sure there are also cultural events introducing you to your heritage.
As a fifth generation Dutch immigrant with Indian roots I think that our lives have drifted too far apart from what it was like in our homelands at the time our ancestors left to build a strong connection.
I really noticed it when I went to India for summer holidays. But I still wouldn't have wanted to miss out on the experience. I've been to Ukraine more often, but not anytime recently for obvious reasons.
And that life in the new world is also something to be cherished. Even my parents don't recognise the country (Suriname) they grew up in and I only ever spent the first few months of my life in.
No one expects more from you than a little bit of effort. And at the same time Ukrainians will be happy to communicate with someone who is from the diaspora but still wants to connect with their roots.
Why bother? You are American and you are not Ukranian even if you have ancestors.
Yeahh I’m thinking this too. What exactly would it look like to connect with your roots and why are you asking reddit? The 1800s were so long ago