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Finding community in Hawaiʻi while supporting friends and family in Ukraine

Catherine Cruz
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HPR

The uncertainty around the path forward amid the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces has upended lives across the globe stretching into another month. The Conversation spoke with Makiki resident and interpreter Antonina Thompson, and her ethnically Russian friend Marina Krivlova in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

This interview aired on The Conversation on May 3, 2022. The Conversation airs weekdays at 11 a.m. on HPR-1.

Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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