Before you even began to get judgmental - here is my situation, which might resound with you (or not).
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| Zhang Lianxin and Chong Yang from A Beauty in Troubled Times |
- China-born and raised up in an English-speaking country
- then moved to a city with few minorities; mostly caucasian population
- "can you pronounce that name again?" or "is it this or that" or "am I saying it right" is a common occurrence and it might or might not drive you crazy after hearing it the nth time.
- my parents had let me change my own name, which is probably a bad move on their part simply because I was too young and thought names like Lola were cool names for girls
To preface this story, I have never sought to change my given name which would truly alter my identity; instead, I used nicknames in place of my true name. This should resounding with people of Asian descent and have lived in an English-speaking country. Thee first English name I chose was a mistake.
