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Old 07-13-2006, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Taualumna
Actually, it isn't just my family, but Chinese immigrants in general. Most don't think it's important to have only a Chinese name. Most have both, with the Chinese name only used by older family members.
I remember having a Chinese exchange student and here she went by Katie...I couldn't even being to pronounce her Chinese name. One of my friends in college though, Ng Gee Min, didn't want to take an English name.
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