The final product of an ethnic heritage studies project entitled Preserving Ethnic Traditions (PET), the document presents photographs and transcriptions of interviews by high school students with members of various ethnic groups. Carried out by 50 high school students from seven Delaware school districts, the interviews focus on values, cuisine, customs, dress styles, traditions, and artifacts among Slavic Americans, Amish, Pakistanis, Ukranian Americans, American Indians, Italian Americans, Afro-Americans, and Hispanics. Information includes recipes for native dishes, instructions for arts and crafts projects, and ways of expressing native hospitality. The interviews are organized into sections by ethnic group and by participating schools. For each section, information is presented on a project overview by interview teams, background of the ethnic group in the country of origin and in America, case studies of several ethnic group members, evaluation of the learning experience derived from participation in the PET project, and recommendations for program improvement. The document concludes with instructional materials developed for a PET orientation/training workshop, a directory of PET resource contacts, and background information on a project dealing with Indian culture in the eastern United States. (DB)