The Ethnic genre of the SWOFC has a truly diverse array of ethnic folklore. Spanning from the United States to the Middle East and even the Pacific Islands, these are some of the ethnicities represented in the collection:
- Iranian
- Polish
- Lebanese Maronite
- Palestinian
- German
- Scottish
- Russian
- Bavarian
- Lithuanian
- Liberian
- Chamorro
- Appalachian
- Cambodian
- Hungarian
A Lebanese Maronite Proverb that reminds one to be aware of their finances
Various Ethnic Folklores
Appalachian material folk culture, the mule-ear chair
Bavarian Proverb
Superstitions collected from a migrant of Southwestern Zimbabwe
Iranian proverb that states, “You cannot pick up two watermelons with one hand” or “You cannot take up two
responsibilities at once.”
Scottish proverbs and song