Age: 19
Community: Liberia
Languages: English
Hobbies: Music
Favourite cultural artists: Richie plays his own music
Favourite traditional foods: Chicken feet, Cassava Root
Country/Culture Information
(from the 2008 CIA World Factbook)
Name: Liberia
Population: 3,195,931 (July 2007 est.)
Capital: Monrovia
Languages: English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence
Area: 111,370 sq km
Economy - Exports commodities: Rubber, timber, iron, diamonds, cocoa, coffee
Government: Republic
Flag of Liberia
CBC In Depth-Liberia
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Richie grew up in Liberia. He talks about how it looks, its rich history, and the difficulty of moving to Canada without his father.
Audio (2:06)
Coming to a new country is difficult. Living alone in a new country is even more of a challenge for Richie because his family is still in Ghana and Liberia.
Audio (0:54)
When Richie moved to Winnipeg, he lived in the Central Park district. He quickly had to adjust to the difficulties of living in a large Canadian city and learned how to stay away from trouble.
Audio (1:41)
The Liberian culture has a few particular characteristics: they're proud and a little mouthy.
Audio (0:48)
A difficulty for new immigrants is adjusting to the Canadian education system.
Audio (1:30)
Many people who meet Richie are surprised to learn he's from Africa and, like most Liberians, speaks English fluently.
Audio (1:00)
Does Richie think Canadians know enough about Africa?
Audio (1:00)
Richie talks about his knowledge of Aboriginals in North America before coming to Canada.
Audio (1:00)
Richie talks about the hardest thing he has to do every day plus where he sees himself in 10 years.
Audio (0:36)
