Chinaza Bado was born in Canada but is a daughter of a father from Obizi Mbaise in Imo state and mother from Okija in Anambra state, both of the Igbo tribe, a people located in the Southeastern region of Nigeria. She grew up listening not only to stories of great Igwe's, Eze's, Obi's, travelers, and native rulers, but also of myths and legends from all across the world.
