E-mail a friendApril 23, 2009
Army Sgt. Juan Luis Alcivar talks about his decision to join the military and his feelings on being a new U.S. citizen. Tony-winning actress-singer Anika Noni Rose describes her anti-glam role in HBO's new series, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, and comments on being Disney's first Black animated princess.
Sgt. Juan Luis Alcivar
Sgt. Juan Luis Alcivar
St. Alcivar talks about moving to America and the decision to join the U.S. Army. (1:26)
Full interview. (9:47)
Earlier this month, Sgt. Juan Luis Alcivar was sworn in as a citizen of the United States, four years after joining the U.S. Army. Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New York, he was attending college and working four jobs when he had the urge to sign up to protect and defend his adopted country. A member of the 19 Delta Cavalry Scout unit, the 25-year-old was shot in the leg by sniper fire outside Baghdad and has since received the Purple Heart.
Anika Noni Rose
Anika Noni Rose
Broadway star comments on learning about the country of Botswana for her role in a new HBO series. (2:10)
Full interview. (14:06)
Broadway audiences know Anika Noni Rose as the Tony-winning actress in Caroline, or Change. She also hit Hollywood with a splash in the big-screen version of Dreamgirls. Rose caught the acting bug in high school and, after earning a degree from Florida A&M and her MFA from the prestigious American Conservatory Theater, moved to New York to pursue her career. She co-stars in HBO's new series, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, and is making history as Disney's first-ever Black princess in The Princess and the Frog.