Write your name — over and over. You’ll be surprised what you learn. By Jerrine Tan At the start of my first lesson in Chinese calligraphy, my teacher told me to write my name. After I ...

When I was ashamed of my Chinese name, I never corrected how English speakers pronounced my last name. I even felt jealous of my Asian peers who had last names that already exist as English words as ...

To promote a national Chinese identity, the KMT forced Indigenous people to use Han Chinese names in place of their own customs, which vary by Indigenous tribe but often include passing down a ...

Psst. I have a secret. My name is not Mary. That's not my birth name, anyway. It's really Ching Hwa, which means "celebrate China," an homage to my birthdate of Oct. 10, which marks Independence ...

The Chinese government is gradually dropping the name "Tibet" in official English-language references in favor of the region's Mandarin Chinese name—"Xizang"—with experts saying the move is in ...

A common occurrence is for some people choosing to use a more “English-friendly” variation of a migrant’s name instead of the person’s birth name if it’s not easy to say, spell or remember.

If you’re looking for a Chinese baby name, the 2022 National Name Report has you covered. Published by China’s Household Administration Research Center of the Ministry of Public Security, ...

I already had one, of course — Xiaokang, my Chinese name, ... Connie Chung, 37, told me her parents didn’t speak a lot of English at home, and didn’t know a lot of American names.