TEXAS LAWMAKER: ASIANS SHOULD CHANGE THEIR NAMES

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http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/09/brown-asian-names/

TEXAS LAWMAKER: ASIANS SHOULD CHANGE THEIR NAMES TO MAKE THEM 'EASIER FOR AMERICANS TO DEAL WITH'

On Tuesday, State Rep. Betty Brown (R) caused a firestorm during House testimony on voter identification legislation when she said that Asian-Americans shouldchange their names because they're too hard to pronounce:

"Rather than everyone here having to learn Chinese - I understand it's a rather difficult language - do you think that it would behoove you and yourcitizens to adopt a name that we could deal with more readily here?" Brown said.

Brown later told [Organization of Chinese Americans representative Ramey] Ko: "Can't you see that this is something that would make it a lot easierfor you and the people who are poll workers if you could adopt a name just for identification purposes that's easier for Americans to deal with?"

Yesterday, Brown continued to resist calls to apologize. Her spokesman said that Democrats "want this to just be about race."


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I'm probably late on this, but SMH at this woman and those who think like her.

 

[pokeyneil30]

nothing really surprises me anymore..

 

[jayadict92]

smh, this lady is wylin. she's prepared to dismiss part of a people's identity (in both name and nationality) for the sake of convenience.

 

[trueshotaura]

I agree! Too many Chungs, Les, Nguyens etc if they want to keep their culture sooooooooo much they can go back home. No?

 

[ghenges]

[email protected]

 

[dendanskesimon]

these few people are the readon the entire world hates america....

 

[nktran001]

 

[dakid23]

Brown later told [Organization of Chinese Americans representative Ramey] Ko: "Can't you see that this is something that would make it a lot easier for you and the people who are poll workers if you could adopt a name just for identification purposes that's easier for Americans to deal with?"

Yesterday, Brown continued to resist calls to apologize. Her spokesman said that Democrats "want this to just be about race."

 

[jfmartimcdandruff]

She acts like people are cool with changing their names...that's disrespectful.

 

[klipschorn]

Originally Posted by Nktran001

 

[skillz]

wow...

 

[pacmagic2002]

While i dont really mind asian last names...........i cant deal with names like "Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff"

BTW......that really is someones last name

 

[frank mucus]

 

[pdoggy85]

 

[creamofdacrops]

wow

 

[frank mucus]

Originally Posted by TrueshotAura

I agree! Too many Chungs, Les, Nguyens etc if they want to keep their culture sooooooooo much they can go back home. No?

 

[size 15 please]

SMH

 

[Nouss]

Originally Posted by pacmagic2002

While i dont really mind asian last names...........i cant deal with names like "Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff"

BTW......that really is someones last name

Nguyens
Not chinese.

 

[tkthegirl]

Wow.

 

[luong1209]

Originally Posted by TrueshotAura

I agree! Too many Chungs, Les, Nguyens etc if they want to keep their culture sooooooooo much they can go back home. No?

Had this discussion with my English class just yesterday afternoon, quite interesting.

In my opinion, one of the reason why America is great is because of its diversity, people of different ethnicity have so much to offer.

 

[dabuddhawitjays]

Originally Posted by TrueshotAura

I agree! Too many Chungs, Les, Nguyens etc if they want to keep their culture sooooooooo much they can go back home. No?

You must be real stupid if you can't put in the effort to pronounce those last names. Yeah?

 

[josebronx]

texan americans cant read

 

[frankie valentino]

Originally Posted by DaBuddhaWitJays

Originally Posted by TrueshotAura

I agree! Too many Chungs, Les, Nguyens etc if they want to keep their culture sooooooooo much they can go back home. No?

You must be real stupid if you can't put in the effort to pronounce those last names. Yeah?

You must be real stupid if you can't recognize sarcasm. Yeah?

 

[kennythegreat23]

Wowwwww. Didn't think i'd hear something like that.

Btw, theirs like 5 different "Truc Tran"s, and 8 different people with "Nguyen" (sp) for a
last name in my Macro Econ. class this semester

And if it matters. I'm asian and my last name has 16 letters in it.

 

[barack 0drama]

Texas.