Yellow Peril #2: Phuc Bui, Assimilation, and Anglicizing Names with Eric, Andrew, and Stephen - a podcast by Sean Niu

On the second episode of the Yellow Peril series, we discuss the vietnamese-american student Phuc Bui at Laney College whose professor demanded that she change her name because of his ignorant misunderstanding of the name's pronounciation.

Eric starts the convo by wondering out loud how he and his south asian wife Nadia have approached naming their future children. (7:03) Andrew asks the rest of us @ (14:50) how we would feel if our kid wanted to legally change their name, and finally Stephen brings us back to the key to approach any name you dont know how to pronounce: respect. (30:52)

LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE
How to pronounce Phuc Bui
Atlantic article citing studies on how different names affect decision making

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