LOS ANGELES – On Sunday, August 25, over 300 people gathered at the Ukrainian Culture Center to celebrate the 28th anniversary of Ukraine’s renewed independence.
Walt Zozula, the center’s president, welcomed everyone with a brief address. Under this year’s theme “One Nation Independent,” the Ukrainian community also commemorated a historical event – the 100th anniversary of the unification of the Ukrainian National Republic and the Western Ukrainian Republic into one independent state.