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Njoku believes Cantonese can be Hong Kong, she loves the Hong Kong Her most popular video Black Girl
mastered with ease once a person dishes at London’s Chinatown. Orders Dim Sum in Perfect Cantonese
learns the tones. “I would say (my favourite foods published last November has garnered
“I don’t think the grammar is too are) dim sum and desserts like pine- over 527,000 views.
complicated. When you are able to apple buns and egg tarts,” she says. “I realised that there might be peo-
pronounce the tones. Everything then ple like me who are looking for people
is not really too difficult,” she says. Helping Other Cantonese (who share their Cantonese learning
She also discovers the beauty of Learners experience) on YouTube, but there
Hong Kong culture. Njoku launched her YouTube weren’t many. So I want to become
“When I first learnt Cantonese, I channel two years ago to share lan- one of those people and help any oth-
knew nothing about it…It was the real guage learning tips. She has about er person who is learning Cantonese,”
learning when I found out it was spo- 36,300 subscribers and over 70 videos she adds.
ken in Hong Kong. Then I started to as of early November. Being a YouTuber also helps Njoku
know about Hong Kong culture and I Nearly a quarter of her videos are build a network and reach out to peo-
fell in love with that as well,” she says. about enhancing Cantonese learning ple who speak different languages in-
Though Njoku has not been to and exploring Hong Kong culture. cluding Cantonese around the world.

Grace Njoku loves making Hong Kong dishes such as scrambled eggs
with tomatoes at home. (Photo courtesy of Grace Njoku)

“

…It was the real learning when I found out it was spoken in

Hong Kong. Then I started to know about Hong Kong culture

and I fell in love with that as well.

”