Liberia, a country of diverse ethnic, religious, and cultural heritage has had its share of trials, tribulations, strife, opportunities, hopes, and dreams. The purpose of this project is to focus on the opportunities, hopes, and dreams of Liberians and showcase the country’s rich and diverse history, ethnicities, cultural heritage, and especially foods.Celebrating 175+ years of remarkable history,
arts, cultural heritage, and rich foods of Africa's only republic founded by free African American settlers. Taste of Liberia will explore the foods enjoyed by these early freed African American settlers in a new and foreign land. How did the diverse foods of the native inhabitants sustain these new settlers? How did the foods of the country change over time as more freed African slaves were repatriated and other immigrants from the Caribbean came to this new land of freedom on the West African shores? The story of Liberian foods is a rich story of slavery, colonization, geo-politics, ethnic and cultural diversity, innovation, and a road map for future prosperity for a unique and dynamic people.Taste of Liberia will allow Liberians and those of African American heritage to gain a better understanding and education around their shared history, food, arts, and cultural. By showcasing the common history and cultural heritage of Liberians and Americans, this project will foster a common pride and appreciation of all Liberians for their homeland and educate Americans about their shared history with this African nation. Secondly, allow corporations, organizations, and individuals currently doing or seeking to do business in Liberia the opportunity to showcase their products and services and highlight the vast economic opportunities of Liberia. Lastly, this annual event and tour will be a tourism and development vehicle for the government and businesses of Liberia to promote the country and counter some of the recent negative publicity brought on by the recent Ebola epidemic.NEXTAINMENT, LLC is the producer of TASTE OF LIBERIA. We look forward to working with all Liberians, the government of Liberia, our sponsors, local city and state government agencies, community organizations, and the general public to make TASTE OF LIBERIA a very unique and worthwhile educational and cultural journey in the United States and beyond.If you have any questions, would like to perform, or would like to inquire about a media, corporate, non-profit sponsorships and/or vendor packages, please feel free to contact us at 612-460-5795, via email [email protected], at https://www.facebook.com/tasteofliberiausa, on Twitter , and Instagram .https://www.facebook.com/tasteofliberiausa
