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The hidden history behind Asian Americans' Anglicized names


My name is not Mary. That s not my birth name, anyway.
It s really Ching Hwa, which means celebrate China, an homage to my birth date of Oct. 10, which marks Independence Day in Taiwan when in 1911 the last Chinese dynastic empire was overthrown by Nationalist rebels.
With such an interesting backstory to my name, why would my family change it? Because upon arrival as non-English speaking immigrants to the United States, my parents knew we had to sink or swim. Assimilate or vanish. That means adapting English names that are easier to pronounce. I became Mary and my brother became Bob.   ....

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The hidden history behind Asian Americans' Anglicized names

The hidden history behind Asian Americans' Anglicized names
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The hidden history behind Asian Americans' Anglicized names

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