Virlana Tkacz was born in Newark, but had family connections to the Ukrainian community in the East Village, to which she eventually moved. She pursued theater at La MaMa under … Continued

Born in Lithuania, Jonas Mekas came to New York City after World War II and became part of the downtown arts scene as a writer, poet and auteur. He pursued … Continued

Born in Germany, Wolf Kahn came to America as a teenager, and discovered painting while working in a U.S. Navy paint shop. He went on to study under Stuart Davis … Continued

Chino Garcia is a Lower East Side/East Village community activist. In this oral history, he discusses his birth in Puerto Rico and movement to New York, his activism as a … Continued