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Feature Intro: Aging Around the World: In our series Aging Around the World, we’ve explored what it means to age and thrive in the second half of life from multiple cultural perspectives. The people we’ve interviewed have allowed us windows into cultures across the globe, from Ghana to Greece. Now, we conclude our series with a special interview from our own country. Born and raised in the United States, Roman Jacobs talks about his life as a Native American, part of the Lumbee Tribe, here in the Sandhills. Jacobs talks about his life in his early years, which have shaped so much of how he lives today, in his 77th year, still on the same land with his family. This interview has been edited for length. OutreachNC: Thank you for sitting down with us, Mr. Jacobs. Have you always lived in North Carolina? Roman Jacobs: Yes ma’am. I was born in Red Springs, NC. We moved to Hoke County in 1960.
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FEATURE: AGING AROUND THE WORLD EAT RIGHT: LACTOSE INTOLERANCE FAITH: BUILDING UP