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jgapinoy on April 13, 2009 at 6:21 PM

it is pronounced almost like “win”.

Oldnuke on April 13, 2009 at 3:57 PM

My wife is from Japan. We did a couple of things that I think were the right approach. Named our daughters American names that were easy for their Japanese relatives to pronounce and didn’t get them teased in US schools. (No r’s or l’s) Son got my name so he got used to being called Burahdo by the relatives – no biggie.
Other thing we did was dual citizenship for the simple reason that if something happened to me when they were toddlers the wife could go back home with a mimimum amount of paperwork if that was her desire. Given names were the same but last name was my wife’s maiden name. At age 22 they were required to pick their nationality and chose American – its where they have grown up. Fortunately I didn’t depart the scene early and my wife has no desire to go back to live in “the old country”. She loves the freedom that most Japanese don’t have after graduating college and entering the working world. They are pretty much stuck in their position/career and changing is not an easy thing to do.
I’ve known many Asians who take an American nickname but don’t change their legal name – usually it is for the kids and concerns about them fitting in at school.

Don’t you have any sense of humor at all? How about just a sense of proportion?

Actually yes to both. Although your post did sort of rub me the wrong way, I was actually laughing when I wrote the reply. The thing that came to mind when I read your post was the scene in The Godfather II where Vito Andolini gets renamed Corleone. My ,admittedly rather heavy handed, point was that it’s probably much more traumatic and stressful for the Asian trying get his name across than it is for you and it’s infinitely more important to them to get it right.

And as for my remark about the names Ashton and Preston being somewhat less than macho, c’mon, that wasn’t idiotic. That was funny. Something a proud secure grandpa should shrug off with ease.

CarolynM on April 13, 2009 at 4:22 PM

I really didn’t find that funny only odd that someone who is totally unfamiliar with someone would label a name like that. If you’d put a smiley face at the end I’d probably have understood that you were being humorous. As it was it just seemed that you were lashing out a little because of my post. Beta….Heh! if you knew those two you’d probably never have said that…Beta they ain’t. Packers fan cheeseheads from Wisconsin yes but I wouldn’t describe them as Beta. Maybe it’s because their other names are James and Andrew. :)

I almost never reference my Grandsons as Asian American. They are simply Americans. Their Mother is a naturalized citizen born in Burma.

Anyway, glad to see we’re not going to be blood enemies, although that could have been fun too. :-)

Don’t you have any sense of humor at all? How about just a sense of proportion?

And as for my remark about the names Ashton and Preston being somewhat less than macho, c’mon, that wasn’t idiotic. That was funny. Something a proud secure grandpa should shrug off with ease.

CarolynM on April 13, 2009 at 1:31 PM

CarolynM on April 13, 2009 at 1:37 PM

Wellll, I guess you told me and I’m certainly glad you cleared that up…..twice.

Because I am in a government occupation which services our citizenry.

Then service it and quit bitching. If you can’t handle your job find another less stressful one. A person’s name is a person’s name no matter where they hail from. It’s just as important to them as yours is to you. Why should you insist (your words) that they change it?

A persons legal name is crucially important to what we do and sometimes it’s impossible to tell which 2 letter combination of vowel and consonant is the first or last name.

Since you have such demanding important task I assume that you take all necessary steps to insure that you get it right and no stupid clerical mistkes are made.

And as for suggestions, other than the fact that your grandsons names tend to be a tad beta male-ish, I think they are nice names.

And as for this completely idiotic remark, I’m going to use small words just for you.

It’s always a pleasure to debate with intelligentsmart, articulate clear speaking, adversariesfoes. Unfortunately you aren’t one.

I agree with Blake. One option is to drop most the vowels in their names. Then they can be successful like Coach Krzyzewski of Duke and people can pronounce , um wait …. let me think of another example.

“I’ll be back.”

Dusty on April 13, 2009 at 1:58 PM

Heh.

One big non sequitur.

baldilocks on April 13, 2009 at 1:42 PM

Ah, poor you! Afraid you may have to pay a decent wage for labor? Tough.

Blake on April 13, 2009 at 3:26 PM

What are you smoking? Please pass it.

And what the heck are “Asian-Americans”. There’s only Americans in America. This whole PC crap with the ethnic-whatever in front of American is racist.
Penguin on April 13, 2009 at 2:13 PM

We’re not talking about immigrants from Mexico adopting Asian name, dumbass. You’re no less PC for getting pissy over a descriptive term.

One big non sequitur.

baldilocks on April 13, 2009 at 1:42 PM

Ah, poor you! Afraid you may have to pay a decent wage for labor? Tough.

I agree with Blake. One option is to drop most the vowels in their names. Then they can be successful like Coach Krzyzewski of Duke and people can pronounce , um wait …. let me think of another example.

“I’ll be back.”

Dusty on April 13, 2009 at 1:58 PM

Success for most people is getting the education and job they want and are qualified for. You really think people with the names LaTwanna or what ever stupid black name is en vogue, don’t have problems getting hired? Some may call it racism, others may call it not wanting to giggle during the applicant’s interview. It may be unfair but the world is not going to change just to please some people.

Saddling people with ridiculous names and the inability to communicate in English creates second class citizens. If you are like baldy, you’re fine with it. Me, I want every kid to have a chance.

How you like that?

In any Asian democracy she’d be sacked, you know that, right? She would have to resign. Because there politicians are expected to think before they talk.

And what the heck are “Asian-Americans”. There’s only Americans in America. This whole PC crap with the ethnic-whatever in front of American is racist.

BTW, what does having to pronounce a Chinese name to do with learning Chinese?

That woman is like every single politician out there: a stupid bum. Yes, every single politician is like that. All of them. No exceptions.

How you like that?

In any Asian democracy she’d be sacked, you know that, right? She would have to resign. Because there politicians are expected to think before they talk.

And what the heck are “Asian-Americans”. There’s only Americans in America. This whole PC crap with the ethnic-whatever in front of American is racist.

BTW, what does having to pronounce a Chinese name to do with learning Chinese?

That woman is like every single politician out there: a stupid asshole. Yes, every single politician is like that. All of them. No exceptions.

Rural west Tennessee/north Mississippi, of all places. Knew a few Vietnamese refugees from back in the day. Most all of them resettled along the Gulf Coast…

elgeneralisimo on April 13, 2009 at 1:41 PM

Wow, I am way off…Garden Grove California has a sign…”Little Saigon”.
It is the largest population of Vietnamese outside of VietNam.

Brown has already apologized

another proud memeber of the Juan McShame school for the stupid. These apologistas deserve what they get!

Not less American, but less successful.

Since when?

{baldilocks on April 13, 2009 at 1:42 PM]

I agree with Blake. One option is to drop most the vowels in their names. Then they can be successful like Coach Krzyzewski of Duke and people can pronounce , um wait …. let me think of another example.

“I’ll be back.”

Does that mean “outrageous sex” would be a real winner?

MarkTheGreat on April 13, 2009 at 12:58 PM

No, but if I was a new immigrant to this country, that’s exactly what my new American name would be.

Not less American, but less successful.

Since when?

And one thing I know about Asians is that they don’t strive for failure. That’s why I hate this bi-lingual crap. The left is more than happy creating generations of second class citizens, so they have a never ending supply of gardeners, nannys, busboys, etc. Yech.

Blake on April 13, 2009 at 1:38 PM

One big non sequitur.

Get organized Republicans! When stupid outrageous outrages like these happen, you’ve got to stop fighting with yourselves over the minutae and start attacking the hypocritical Democrats.

You must live in So. Cal…maybe the Garden Grove area?

right2bright on April 13, 2009 at 12:55 PM

Rural west Tennessee/north Mississippi, of all places. Knew a few Vietnamese refugees from back in the day. Most all of them resettled along the Gulf Coast…

They do that voluntarily. Some here are suggesting that to not do so makes them less American.

baldilocks on April 13, 2009 at 1:18 PM

Not less American, but less successful. And one thing I know about Asians is that they don’t strive for failure. That’s why I hate this bi-lingual crap. The left is more than happy creating generations of second class citizens, so they have a never ending supply of gardeners, nannys, busboys, etc. Yech.