Collect family stories ("folklore") to discover your important family traditions ("folklife").

Interview a family member:

• Read the questions on the following pages.
  
• Choose the questions you would like to ask (you won't have time to ask all of them!).
  
• Ask an older family member your questions. Choose a quiet time for your interview. Use a tape recorder, if you can, to record the answers.
  
• Listen to the tape when you are finished with the interview.

Choose your questions from the following topics: Everyday Family Life Celebrating and Having Fun Good Times and Bad Times Working School Community Migration

From Toward a Better Balance: Curriculum Guide for Multicultural Education, Susan K. Donley (Pittsburgh: Pennsylvania Ethnic Heritage Studies Center, 1988) ©1988 Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Used by permission.

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