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Originally Posted by UGAalum94
I don't think people should have to change their names, but it also seems like they could consistently use one legal spelling on all state documents. Did I misunderstand what the difference between their "legal transliterated names and the English name shown on their driver's licenses" meant?
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This is what I was thinking, too. I run into this all the time, but not just with Asians...with Indians and Middle Easterners, too. Their born name may be Mohammad or Yuki, but they go by Mike or Suzy in this country because they think it's easier for Americans to understand. But I guess I'm wondering how someone could get any legal documents used for IDing at the polling place by using a made-up name. How is that even possible?
Or is this an issue where their Chinese name cannot possibly even be translated into English? After all, different languages have different letters in their alphabet, so I suppose it's possible that some names might not have a literal translation.
Or is it an issue of the first and last names being switched in order, as is the case in Chinese? Someone named Jack Johnson in this country would be referred to as Johnson Jack in China. Are some Chinese Americans signing their ballots with their last name first, which is perhaps not the way it's stated on their Driver's License?
On the other hand, if this is an issue where closed minded fools are unwilling to acommodate a "funny sounding" name, this woman should be ashamed of herself.