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Jenni Young

Why Chinese Students Don't Need an English Name: VOA Student Union - 1 views

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    Names can be a tricky thing for an international student, so many choose an English name, but some are changing back to their original names.(Blog)
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    Names can be a tricky thing for an international student, so many choose an English name, but some are changing back to their original names.(Blog)
Jenni Young

Why I'm Not Changing My Last Name for Marriage | Reflective Bride - 0 views

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    To me, as it would be for many other people, my name is my identity. If someone asks you "who are you?" the answer that you give is your first and last name. For me, my name is who I am.... (blog)
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    To me, as it would be for many other people, my name is my identity. If someone asks you "who are you?" the answer that you give is your first and last name. For me, my name is who I am.... (blog)
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The Name's Du Xiao Hua, But Call Me Steve - 1 views

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    What's up with Chinese people having English names? Writer Huan Tsu wonders why Chinese people are so keen to adopt English names?
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    What's up with Chinese people having English names? Writer Huan Tsu wonders why Chinese people are so keen to adopt English names?
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    What's up with Chinese people having English names? Writer Huan Tsu wonders why Chinese people are so keen to adopt English names?
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Taking Your Husband's Name: Yes, We're Still Having This Debate | Love + Sex - Yahoo Shine - 0 views

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    From the blog Love + Sex: Kim Kardashian changed her last name to "Kardashian West" and the newlywed's new name has triggered debate on social media, with some saying her decision was the "respectful" thing to do while others balked at the tradition.
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    From the blog Love + Sex: Kim Kardashian changed her last name to "Kardashian West" and the newlywed's new name has triggered debate on social media, with some saying her decision was the "respectful" thing to do while others balked at the tradition.
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Can a 'Black' Name Affect Job Prospects? - ABC News - 0 views

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    Can a 'Black' Name Affect Job Prospects? Study shows that recruiters have a preference for 'white' sounding names.
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    Can a 'Black' Name Affect Job Prospects? Study shows that recruiters have a preference for 'white' sounding names.
Jenni Young

The Name Game: The Anglicizing of Asian Students - 1 views

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    Why are students, especially those from China, being told to Anglicize their names? How do the benefits outweigh the issues of culture shock, loss of identity and disconnection from their own culture?
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    Why are students, especially those from China, being told to Anglicize their names? How do the benefits outweigh the issues of culture shock, loss of identity and disconnection from their own culture?
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Personal names and identity in Pakistan - 2 views

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    Names are so important that a human being can lose his or her life only because of the wrong name in the wrong place.
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Why should married women change their names? Let men change theirs | Jill Filipovic | C... - 1 views

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    Jill Filipovic: Your name is your identity. The reasons women give for changing their names after marrying don't make much sense (Opinion)
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BBC World Service - Boston Calling, Chinese Characters , English Names for Chinese - 0 views

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    2 items from BBC online. 1. What is behind all the strange American-sounding names so popular in China? 2. Some Westerners also take Chinese names.
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    What is behind all the strange American-sounding names so popular in China? (BBC)
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Are Emily and Greg More Employable than Lakisha and Jamal? - 0 views

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    Results of a study which took identical resumes and put black sounding names at the top of one set of resumes and white sounding names at the top of the second set.
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    Results of a study which took identical resumes and put black sounding names at the top of one set of resumes and white sounding names at the top of the second set.
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New Life in U.S. No Longer Means New Name - 1 views

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    Many immigrants to the US no longer change their names to fit in. Newcomers see less reason to Anglicize surnames and have a desire to retain their ethnic heritage in America.
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    Many immigrants to the US no longer change their names to fit in. Newcomers see less reason to Anglicize surnames and have a desire to retain their ethnic heritage in America.
Jenni Young

Female-named hurricanes kill more than male hurricanes because people don’t respe... - 1 views

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    People don't take hurricanes as seriously if they have a feminine name and the consequences are deadly, finds a new groundbreaking study.
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    People don't take hurricanes as seriously if they have a feminine name and the consequences are deadly, finds a new groundbreaking study.
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A Roshanda by any other name. - 0 views

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    How do babies with super-black names fare?
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    How do babies with super-black names fare?
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Top 20 'Whitest' and 'Blackest' Names - ABC News - 1 views

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    Top 20 'Whitest' and 'Blackest' Names
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    Top 20 'Whitest' and 'Blackest' Names
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Your Birth Name Is Your Identity? Says Who? - 1 views

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    Response to Guardian article "Why should married women change their names? Let men change theirs" by Jill Filipovic
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Name Discrimination: Texas Theory - 2 views

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    In order to truly treat all people equally, we must ensure that individuals with ethnic sounding names are not discriminated against.
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What your name says about your politics - 0 views

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    What your first name says about your politics (Washington Post)
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Have a 'tough' name that Starbucks can't handle? Welcome to my world - 2 views

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    Writing or saying someone's name correctly is a matter of respect.
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The Problem That Has Two Names - 2 views

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    Like others wanting it both ways, I held on to my professional name while also taking on my husband's. Op-Ed from NYT
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In God's Name, or Baby 'Messiah,' Competing Claims of Religious Freedom - 2 views

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    Tennessee judges changes child's name from Messiah to Martin
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