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List Of Dominican Americans (Dominica)
Dominican Americans, also known as Dominiquais Americans, are Americans who have full or partial ancestry from the island of Dominica. Notable people * Aldis Hodge * DJ Envy * Edwin Hodge * Erison Hurtault * Maurice DuBois * Tobi Jnohope * Nathalie Emmanuel * Adolph Caesar * Rosetta LeNoire Rosetta LeNoire (born Rosetta Olive Burton; August 8, 1911 – March 17, 2002) was an American stage, film, and television actress. She was known to contemporary audiences for her work in television. She had regular roles on such series as ' ... * Wyatt Bardouille References See also * Dominica–United States relations Dominica diaspora Caribbean American {{NorthAm-ethno-group-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Of Dominica
Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically situated as part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. Dominica's closest neighbours are two constituent territories of the European Union, the overseas departments of France, Guadeloupe to the northwest and Martinique to the south-southeast. Dominica comprises a land area of , and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at in elevation. The population was 71,293 at the 2011 census. The island was settled by the Arawak arriving from South America in the fifth century. The Kalinago displaced the Arawak by the 15th century. Columbus is said to have passed the island on Sunday, 3 November 1493. It was later colonised by Europeans, predominantly by the French from the 1690s to 1763. The French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Hodge
Edwin Martel Basil Hodge (born January 26, 1985) is an American actor. He is recognized for portraying Dante Bishop in ''The Purge'' film series, and is the only actor to appear in all of the first three films. Early life Hodge was born on January 26, 1985, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, to Aldis Basil Hodge and Yolette Evangeline Richardson, but he was raised in New York. (2010) ''Tv.com''. Accessed 2010-02-09. Hodge's mother is from the state of and his father from . He is the older brother of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American People Of Dominica Descent
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominica–United States Relations
Dominica–United States relations are bilateral relations between the Commonwealth of Dominica and the United States of America. Overview The United States and the Commonwealth of Dominica have positive bilateral relations. The United States supports the Dominican government's efforts to expand its economic base and to provide a higher standard of living for its citizens. U.S. assistance is primarily channeled through multilateral agencies such as the World Bank and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), as well as through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) office in Bridgetown, Barbados. The Peace Corps also provides technical assistance to the Commonwealth of Dominica, and has volunteers on the island working primarily in education, youth development, and health. The United States and the Commonwealth of Dominica work together in the struggle against illegal drugs. Dominica cooperates with U.S. agencies and participates in counter- narcotics programs in an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wyatt Bardouille
Wyatt Bardouille is a Seattle-based independent film and media producer/director and actor. She is currently the Executive Producer at Bardouille Productions. Originally from Indiana (with Dominican roots), Bardouille obtained a degree in computer engineering at the University of Michigan. She worked at Microsoft and Expedia and in 2004, decided to pursue a career in filmmaking. She attended the Seattle Film Institute for post-baccalaureate studies in Filmmaking. She has worked mainly on short films. With author and public relations specialist Whitney Keyes, she co-hosted, produced and directed WhitneyandWyatt.com in 2007, one of the first independent, web-based talk shows for women. Most recently, she has produced and directed the award-winning 2011 documentary '' Dominica: Charting a Future for Paradise'', which received the award for Best Documentary Short at the 2012 Third World Independent Film Festival.Romola Lucas"Cine Caribés’ Best of 2012: Documentaries" ''Cine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosetta LeNoire
Rosetta LeNoire (born Rosetta Olive Burton; August 8, 1911 – March 17, 2002) was an American stage, film, and television actress. She was known to contemporary audiences for her work in television. She had regular roles on such series as '' Gimme a Break!'' and ''Amen'', and is likely best-known for her role as Estelle "Mother" Winslow on ''Family Matters''. In 1999, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts. Early life and career Lenoire was born in Harlem, New York City, as the eldest of 5 children to Harold Burton, who was from Dominica, and Nymarie Edith Jacques Helwig, of Jamaica in the West Indies. As a young girl, LeNoire suffered from rickets, which her godfather Bill "Bojangles" Robinson helped her overcome by teaching her to dance. Stage theater was her first love, and LeNoire performed in the Federal Theater Project's ''Bassa Moona'' and was cast as a witch in Orson Welles' 1936 production of ''Macbeth''. She appeared in a 1939 production of '' The Hot Mikado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolph Caesar
Adolph Caesar (December 5, 1933 – March 6, 1986) was an American actor, theatre director, playwright, dancer, and choreographer. Known for his signature deep voice, Caesar was a staple of Off-Broadway as a member of the Negro Ensemble Company, and as a voiceover artist for numerous film trailers. He earned widespread acclaim for his performance as a Sgt. Vernon Waters in Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize-winning ''A Soldier's Play'', a role he reprised in the 1984 film adaptation ''A Soldier's Story,'' for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture. Early life and education Caesar was born Harlem, New York City in 1933 as the youngest of three sons born to a Dominican mother and a black indigenous father. At age 12, he contracted laryngitis which led to his notably deep voice. After graduating from George Washington High School in 1952, Caesar enlisted in the United States Navy during t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathalie Emmanuel
Nathalie Joanne Emmanuel (born 2 March 1989) is an English actress. Emmanuel began her acting career appearing in theatre in the late 1990s, acquiring roles in various West End productions such as the musical ''The Lion King''. In 2006, she began her on-screen career by starring as Sasha Valentine in soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', after which she appeared in various British television series until her debut film appearance in '' Twenty8k.'' Emmanuel gained international recognition for her role as Missandei in the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones'' (2013–2019), and continued her career with supporting roles in '' Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials'' (2015) and its sequel '' Maze Runner: The Death Cure'' (2018), the ''Fast & Furious'' films ''Furious 7'' (2015), ''The Fate of the Furious'' (2017), and '' F9'' (2021), and had a role in ''Army of Thieves'' (2021). Early life Emmanuel was born on 2 March 1989 in Southend-on-Sea, a seaside resort town in Essex, England. Her mother is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobi Jnohope
Tobi "Bob" Jnohope (born 4 October 1997) is a Dominican association footballer who currently plays for Lernayin Artsakh FC of the Armenian First League. Youth and college Jnohope began his youth career with Clearwater Chargers Soccer Club in Florida where he played for 10 years before joining the Sounders FC Academy in 2015. On 3 February 2016, it was announced that Jnohope signed a letter of intent to play college soccer at the University of Denver. After being redshirted as a freshman, he was expected by some media outlets to play a greater role for the upcoming year. However, he was off the roster by the start of the 2017 season. Club career On 25 March 2016, Jnohope made his professional debut for Seattle Sounders FC 2 of the USL, the reserve side of Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer. The match ended in a 1–0 defeat to Sacramento Republic. In total he made five league appearances for the club during the 2016 USL season. In January 2019, Jnohope signed for Mosta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice DuBois
Maurice DuBois (born August 20, 1965) is an American television anchorman for WCBS-TV in New York City and the CBS network. Early life and education DuBois was born on Long Island, New York, the son of immigrants to the U.S. from Dominica, an island nation in the Caribbean. He attended Port Jefferson High School, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois."Maurice DuBois" on the website. Accessed January 4, 2011 While in college, he served as an intern at the Public Affairs Office of the |
Erison Hurtault
Erison George Hurtault (born December 29, 1984) is an American retired sprinter who has represented Dominica in international events, including the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. He specialized in the 400 metres. He grew up in Aberdeen Township, New Jersey, where he attended Matawan Regional High School.Staff"Matawan grad Hurtault serves as Dominica’s Olympic flag bearer", ''Matawan Independent'', July 31, 2012. accessed August 16, 2012. "It’s the thrill of a lifetime to compete in the Olympics. Matawan Regional High School graduate Erison Hurtault was already a veteran Olympian prior to the London Games." He graduated from Columbia University. One of the most decorated athletes in recent Columbia University history, Hurtault was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012. He competed in the Olympic 400 metres event. Hurtault was honored as the national flag bearer of his parents' native Dominica at the Parade of Nations at the Opening Ceremonie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Envy
RaaShaun Casey (born September 3, 1977), known professionally as DJ Envy, is an American disc jockey (DJ), record producer, and radio personality.DJ Envyat AllmusicBaker, Al (May 13, 2006D.J. Is Arrested Over His Threat to Rival's Child ''The New York Times'' He is one of the three hosts of the syndicated radio show ''The Breakfast Club'', alongside Angela Yee and Charlamagne tha God on Power 105.1. Education Casey graduated from Hampton University in 1999 with a degree in business management. Career A native of Queens, New York City, DJ Envy, then called DJ Shrimp, was tutored and mentored by neighborhood acquaintance DJ Clue,DJ Envy Return of the Hustle Xxlmag.com (July 27, 2007) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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