Meet Ukrainian Folk Artist & Educator Oksana Pasakas!

In this interview, Folklife Director Lesley Schierenbeck interviews Oksana Pasakas of Ukrainian History & Education Center of New Jersey to discuss the traditional folk customs of the Ukraine, and the importance of continued education in the traditional folk arts of...

Aaron(student) and Joseph(father) Yang

In this audio, I interview my father, Joseph. We recorded this on January 6, 2023, in he city of Fullerton, California.

The Adrenaline Rush of Graphs

An Interview between Surgoe Soliman, age 16 and Kirolos Sadallah, age 25, both immigrants from Egypt to America. This interview was conducted on a Sunday, November 28th, in a noisy church basement. The interview discussed a wide variety of topics...

A Mom’s Wisdom

My mom and I talked about her experiences as a child, growing up, and now. We talked about what it means to her to be a mother and how that has shaped her.

The Great Thanksgiving Interview of 2021

My grandfather, Michael Byrnes, and I, had a lovely talk about life and travel.

Story of a Jersey Girl

Mother and son, Anna and Thomas, unpacked family history and Anna’s journey from growing up in a small, atypical family to creating one of her own and a life of community activism.

Interview With My Dad

I talk to my dad about his early life and some of the biggest differences

“I didn’t want you guys to experience what I had to go through…”

Jacklyn Kwarteng a 17 year old interviews Gabriel Kwarteng (dad) who moved to the United States when she was 1 month old to know more about where he grew, what his childhood was like, and how living alone in a...

Bhavya Patel and Harsh Patel

Harsh Patel discusses the impacts of Covid-19 on his mental and social health. He also discusses his go-to methods for maintaining a healthy lifestyle during Covid-19, whether that means taking a walk around the local lake or considering the hypotheticals...

Keith DeMarco(Dad)

I sit down with my dad and ask him about life.