College of Staten Island professor of History and Coordinator of the MA in History and Advanced Certificate in Public History Dr. Susan Smith-Peter was recently interviewed for a piece centered around the sentiment of the Ukrainian population in New York City amidst the Russian-Ukraine conflict by the Wall Street Journal.
The article “In Manhattan’s ‘Little Ukraine,’ People Gather to Denounce Russian Invasion, Find Solace,” authors Ben Chapman and Kate King note how New York City is home to the highest concentration of Ukrainians in the United States, and the community’s reaction to the violence and conflict their friends and relatives are experiencing back home
