Ya, cause Asian names are so freaking hard. Wu, Cho, Sun, Nguyen (there's a tricky one Whitey... it is spelled EN-GU-YEN but pronounced "when") and don't forget the dreaded Yamamoto. I have a better idea, let's make these guys change their names first, cuz they sure are hard to pronounce: Callegari, William Creighton, Brandon Deshotel, Joe D. Hochberg, Scott Kleinschmidt, Tim Kolkhorst, Lois W. Kuempel, Edmund' Leibowitz, David Naishtat, Elliott Thibaut, Kristi from http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/welcome.php
okay on a serious note, why are they using two different names. I don't think I understand the what the article is saying. what's on he dl, what's the problem when you go to the polls?
She's telling the PRC they should have their citizens change their names so its easier for Americans to deal with when the PRC finally takes over.
The rest of the band is: Seamus Fitzpatrick McIrish Jameson Baileys McGuinness McShady John Galt The Late Paddy O'Furniture
There are a lot of white people with hard to pronounce names. I dated a girl who was ethnically Polish and her name had k's, w's and y's all over that weren't all pronounced. I told her if we have kids its going to be good that their name will be "Chang" since that's easy to pronounce.
Wow, Brown may have managed to screw up any chance of fixing a legitimate issue with her complete lack of respect and sensitivity. Having worked for an Asian company, it is true that many Asians who have emigrated over to the US often adopt an Anglo name. What complicates things is that some of their identification documents/cards often have their original name while other identification documents/cards have their Anglo name. This can create a big headache for employers (who may be reporting the employee and their SS# under one name while the government has a different name listed with the SS) and apparently for voter registration places. What I think would be the ideal situation is to insist that Asians (or anyone for that matter) use only one name (Anglo or Asian - whatever their preference) on all their passports, social security card, drivers license, credit cards and any other card/document with their name on it. If they want to have a "nickname," that's fine, but it shouldn't go on the things listed above (just as all my stuff has 'Thomas' rather than 'Tom'). Quick note - I know some of you would wonder how a company and the government could have two different names associated with a SS#. When an employee completes an I-9, they only have to furnish their SS card if they haven't already furnished a document (such as a passport) that demonstrates both identification and right to work in the U.S. So if the passport has one name on it and the SS card has another (and this does happen - I've seen it myself), then everything can get very muddled, especially if the employer never actually sees the SS card
this is a good proposal. another option is keeping their asian name as their first name and then pick an anglo name as their middle name.
Her job is all about making laws. Why is a leglislator mentioning this, unless she is gonna write a bill to make it illegal to have an asian name for voting? How does she expect it to work? It's not like some chinese community leader is going to say "All Chinese must change their names today" and the chinese people all over Texas line up like lemmings at government offices to change all their identification. Each individual has free will, Asians aren't the Borg.
It would also make it easier if some of us, particularly our elected leaders, weren't xenophobic, culturally isolated morons.
I have a brother-in-law who had a similar problem -- his birth certificate had one name and his social security card a slightly different one. They had the spelling wrong on the birth certificate and when they applied for SS card, they used the correct spelling. It created problems for him getting his driver's license because the names didn't match for the supporting docs. So, I helped get his name changed on his birth certificate to the correct spelling. It was a pain in the ass -- first with figuring out how we're supposed to do it, and then the paperwork. We ultimately had to go before a judge downtown and explain why the name should be changed. Now he's all in line and getting documents is easier. I can see a lot of Asians having the same sort of problems. Document issuers should have been tighter about using the same official name everywhere.
buck turgidson used to date a polish chick for three years or so (probably more). i never could pronounce her last name.
So you want us to change the names that their parents gave them? You want them to change their name which alot of asians I assume have as a sense of their national identity? all so some ****ing legislator has it easier? Seriously? I dont see the logical reasoning behind your idea other than to just find people to argue with. Maybe if you considered both sides of the issue then you wouldnt be making boneheaded posts all the time