US Centenarian Defies Stereotypes of Aging

The number of Americans who live beyond their 100th birthday is growing. A recent report shows there are more than 72,000 centenarians in the U.S. Longevity may not be the challenge it once was, but continuing a healthy, active lifestyle into the second century still is. VOA’s June Soh introduces us to an extraordinary centenarian who defies the stereotypes of aging. Carol Pearson narrates.