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Smaller incidents in my life made me realize that language, even more than color, defines who you are to people.

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I became a chameleon. My color didn't change. But I could change your perception of my color.

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I'd get suspicious looks from people just walking down the streets. Where are you from? They'd ask. I'd reply in whatever language they'd addressed me in using the same accent that they used. There would be a brief moment of confusion, and then the suspicious look would disappear.

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If you spoke to me in Zulu, I replied to you in Zulu. If you spoke to me in Tswana, I replied to you in Tswana. Maybe I didn't look like you, but if I spoke like you, I was you.

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Living with my mom, I saw how she used language to cross boundaries, handle situations, navigate the world.

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I learned to use language like my mother did. I would simulcast, give you the program in your own tongue.

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Trevor Noah

Trevor Noah

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Born: February 20, 1984 (age 40)

Bio: Trevor Noah is a South African television and radio host, and comedian, known for his role as host of The Daily Show on American network Comedy Central since September 2015.

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