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<\/p>\nIn the second season episode 20 of the show Fresh off the Boat, the protagonist Even struggles to decide if he is going to use his Chinese name or English name as the signature on the bank account paperwork. Even found out that the name that his parents gave him is a random nearby nurse\u2019s name. He is wondering that if he should keep using the random American nurse\u2019s name, which makes everything easy for him but it is not actually his name or should use his given Chinese name that may cause endless struggles to him.<\/p>\n
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When he goes to the restroom to decide what name he going to use, he sees his grandma. His grandma said \u201cYour name doesn’t make you. You make your name.”\u00a0The point that Even\u2019s grandma makes here is the name does not give value to him. Rather, she is encouraging Even to give value to his name by doing well and doing big. For instance, Nobel Prize is named after Alfred Nobel. It is not the name \u201cAlfred Nobel\u201d defined him as a successful inventor, but it is himself and his works give remarkable value to his name.<\/p>\n
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From this episode, I remember when I first came to America, I had a hard time to choose to sign my English name or Chinese name. Since in America, there is hardly anyone call me in my Chinese name. Even my mom only calls me in my Chinese name when she gets mad. Also, even when I am with my Chinese friends, we barely know each other\u2019s Chinese name. We are more comfortable with the English names which is the nickname to call each other.<\/p>\n
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http:\/\/www.chemistryviews.org\/details\/news\/10639511\/Whos_Next_Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry_2017__Voting_Results_22_September.html<\/p>\n
https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.chine_informations.chinesename<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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