![]() ![]() She would have him learn about Martin Luther King Jr. It was important to Kidd III’s mother that he knew about his history and what his people had gone through to allow him the opportunity to live the life he was living. Kids would treat him like an outcast and call him names, but Kidd III knew this would happen. But, as he got older and started playing youth lacrosse with more white kids, Kidd III began to find it more challenging to be accepted. ![]() He was just like everyone else because no one had the same background. Kidd III, who is half-black and half-Chinese, grew up in, as he put it, the middle to lower-middle-class melting pot in Port Moody, British Columbia. This empowered Kidd III to handle racist encounters throughout his youth and helped transform him into the person and lacrosse player he is today. Angela Chow was a single mom who raised her son, Bobby Kidd III, to be proud (and knowledgeable) about his black and Chinese heritage. ![]()
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