Welcome to MTDA

On behalf of the MTDA family we would like to thank you for taking the time to visit the home site for the Multicultural Tourism Development Alliance where you can learn more about who we are and what we offer. After spending 27 years with American Airlines I'm thankful for the opportunity to lead an effort that is focused on preserving legacy. It is an honor to become a caretaker of the contributions that have been made by our ancestors throughout the Americas and around the world.

My motivation for taking this assignment is best summed up in a poem I read a number of years ago. Although I do not recall the author I'm compelled to share this with you:

Somebody Else

There's a clever young person named Somebody Else
There's nothing that they can't do,
From morning 'til night they're busy at work Substituting for you.
You're asked to do this… you're asked to do that
And what is your ready reply?
Get Somebody Else to do that job
They'll do it much better than I.
In a world with so much to do,
So much and workers so few.
Somebody Else all tattered and torn
Is still substituting for you.
So, next time you're asked
To do something worthwhile,
Let this become your reply.
If Somebody Else can give time and support
My God then why can't I.

The questions generated by that poem "…IF NOT ME– WHO? IF NOT NOW– WHEN?" ultimately led to my decision to take an early retirement. And so, here I am and the Multicultural Tourism Development Alliance is my answer. I sincerely hope that you too can find a reason to protect, preserve and promote the value and benefits of legacy within your community and move to join forces with us. Although we are primarily focused on people of African, Latin/Hispanic, Asian and Native American descent we are striving for the American ideal for all. Our society is changing rapidly and future relationships will depend greatly on an accurate understanding of the past and the role we've all played in the growth and development of this great nation.

May God bless and keep you!

 

Sincerely,

Lou Phililps
President

Visit our companion sites:  www.ethnotravel.com and www.cartergwoodson.com and www.et-club.org.  Keep up with our pledge toward legacy preservation.