Karolina Ohnivchuk’s fingers traced the words on the page, brow furrowed in concentration. She listened as her neighbors, Oleksandr and Varvara Babishkevych, slowly recited English sentences from well-loved paperbacks. Paging through the children’s book, they read of the dog who couldn’t stand to be left alone, who…

One in five tenants at Elk Hills are Ukrainian. They’ve put down roots, but their future in the country remains shaky.