Sarnya “KP” Kunchithapatham Pichaiyappa
Sarnya KP emigrated to Woonsocket in 2014 from India when she joined her husband, who was called to work in the city. It was during Sarnya’s time li...
Christine Brackett
Christine Brackett’s great grandparents Babci and Dziadek emigrated to Woonsocket from Poland 80 years ago during the 1940’s. They were looking fo...
Veronicka Vega
It was 2013 when Veronicka Vega moved to Woonsocket from Massachuesetts with her family for a better quality of life due to the ‘cheap rent’ the c...
Zainabou Thiam
When Zainabou Thiam’s family came to America from Senegal they arrived in New York, which is the general location for most Senegambian immigrants. H...
Otisha J. Chaplin
Otisha J. Chaplin moved to Woonsocket in 1973 from Newberry South Carolina with her family, when she was only one month old. Her mother received word ...
Daryl “Black Eagle” Jamieson
Daryl Black Eagle Jamieson moved from Riverside to Woonsocket RI in 1988. Since migrating to Woonsocket over 20 years ago he has faced challenges of s...
Col. Sharon Harmon
Colonel Sharon Harmon is known for making history as being promoted as the first black colonel in the Rhode Island National Guard. She moved to the Ci...
Greigstone “Doc” Yearwood
Dr. Greigstone M. Yearwood is an internist in Woonsocket, Rhode Island and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area. He received his medical ...