A Boy From Many Cultures | Ezra Okonkwo | TEDxAIS Abuja Youth

Please welcome Ezra Aonquo. When I was 8 years old, my mom made chokaen Haitian hot chocolate. It was thick, rich, warm, and sweet. As she handed it to me, she said, "This is part of who we are. " I didn't understand what she meant at first because my dad is Nigerian, my mom's from the Caribbean, my sister was born in Dubai, and I was born in China. And that's when I realized something. I'm not just from one place. I'm from many. Culture isn't just special holidays, special foods, or even special stories. C ...