Oú est Woonsocket?
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Title
Oú est Woonsocket?
Description
Newspaper feature on the changing cultural landscape of Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Comments on the city's once-predominant French Canadian population centered around its Social District. French heritage in Woonsocket as repositioned after WWII by suburban sprawl, new politicians and businessmen, and an appreciation for language and culture that adapted to American processes acculturation. Examples of cultural and linguistic idioms that are uninterpretable to many new Woonsocket residents and young people. The contemporary ways in which people in Woonsocket are working to promote their city's historic offerings. Includes references to the upcoming filming of the Montreal production, "The Mills of Power"("Les tisserands du pouvoir"), to take place in Woonsocket; l'Union Saint-Jean-Baptiste; Representative Rene Lafayette and Mayor Charles Baldelli; and Richelieu International. Featured in an issue of the Providence Sunday Journal Magazine.
Creator
DePaul, Tony
Date
1988 June 5
Contributor
Barmann, Timothy C. (photographs)
Language
English
Type
Newspaper Article
Identifier
Coverage
1988; Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Contribution Form
Zotero
Edition
Sunday
Pages
8-13, 17-18
Place
Providence, Rhode Island
Publication Title
Providence Sunday Journal