Cohen, Kenny (Kenneth), 1986- interviewee Lopez, Jaime, 1986- interviewer Cline, Barrie, interviewer Occupational Folklife Project, sponsor sound recording-nonmusical spoken word still image Sound recordings. Digital photographs-Color-2010-2020. Interviews. Oral histories. Personal narratives. nyu 2017 monographic 2017-05-14 eng

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1 sound file (wav) (01:11:20) : digital, sound. 6 photographs : digital, jpg, color. 1 manuscript : PDF, pdf, text file. Kenneth Cohen is a 31-year-old African American and an A-Journeyman, who grew in a Union family--his father is a retired Local 3 Electrician. He describes how he started college because of peer and societal pressures about successful careers, and how he left to find more satisfaction in becoming a Local 3 electrician. He talks about how, when his father started, it was primarily a father-to-son industry, and now, how most apprenticeships are first generation in the trade. Nevertheless, he feels that today's diverse apprenticeship program retains a familial closeness due to mentorships, club programs, and other Union activities. He describes his own on-the-job experiences, including how "professional adrenaline" allowed him to overcome a fear of heights, and the unique "learning dynamic" that electrical work provides. He describes the trust and partnerships that must develop---despite personalities--in order to work safely: for example, when lifting heavy pipe with a partner. He equates his long-term interest in advocacy and activism to both his Union activity and the job itself: "The better electrician I am, the more opportunities there are for others like me." Collection is open for research. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at Duplication of collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions. Recorded at the Electrical Industry Training Center, Long Island City, New York, May 14, 2017. Illuminating history: union electricians in New York City, Archie Green Fellows Project, 2016-2017 (AFC 2016/035: 03664) Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. To honor the memory of Archie Green (1917-2009), a fellowship program was established at the American Folklife Center in 2010. Archie Green Fellowships support new research in the contemporary culture and traditions of American workers. In English. n-us-ny Cohen, Kenny (Kenneth), 1986- Interviews Apprenticeship programs Blue collar workers Diversity in the workplace Education Hazardous occupations Income Job satisfaction Labor unions Mentoring Occupational training Work-life balance Workmanship Electricians New York (State) New York Interviews Electric industry workers New York (State) New York Interviews Long Island City (New York, N.Y.) Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2016035.afc2016035_03664_sr01 (DLC) 2017655426 AFC 2016/035: 03664 2020655326 hdl:loc.afc/afc2016035.afc2016035_03664_sr01 dacs DLC 200122 20250607100757.9 21397603 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208) eng