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The Name's Du Xiao Hua, But Call Me Steve: What's up with Chinese people having English names? ⇒

   4 May 2009, mid-morning

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  1. Both my parents gave themselves English names when they reached adulthood. It was the 70s + British colonial mindset – having a western name meant more modern.

    I’m guessing mainlanders feel the pressure to “modernize”.

    Check out this Sufei clip.

    by tiff on May 4 2009, 11:02 am   #

  2. What’s up with Chinese parents giving their kids English names that they can’t pronounce?

    by mah-fa on May 4 2009, 10:38 pm   #

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