I sometimes mention here that I'm half Carpatho-Rusyn. But did you know that there are different kinds of Rusyns? Lemko, Boyko, Hutsul, etc. I happen to be Lemko.
Since I just fed into Eastern European stereotypes with my posting about our comfort food, I guess I should balance things out by proving that we're not all babushkas. Take a look at Ruslana, who's very proud of her Hutsul roots. She hails from L'viv, about 30 miles from where a pair of my great-grandparents came from, so it's fun for me that she incorporates her heritage into her work. You'll get a sense if you click on her "Wild Dances Project." I guess you could say that she's our Rusyn Shakira.