[2] In 1948 she married Mykola Plaviuk in Munich; they had two sons, Orest and Nestor, and two daughters, Ulyan and Oksana.
[5] Yaroslava Plaviuk made a significant contribution to the formation of self-consciousness in order to support the national idea of Ukrainians abroad and at home, and to preserve the cultural heritage of Ukraine.
[6] She was involved in arranging sponsorship for the annual Ukrainian literary and artistic competition for the best performance of Olena Telihi's works "To continue to go one way", held among the students of Ukraine.
In 2013, Yaroslava Plaviuk transferred to the Central State CinePhotoPhono Archives of Ukraine material related to the musical heritage of composer Bogdan Vesolovsky and singer Antin Derbysh.
[7][8] On 21 January 2018, Yaroslava Plaviuk spoke at events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Ukrainian People's Republic in Toronto.