About US: The power of reclaiming my Asian name

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online Candid conversations about identity in 21st-century America.       By Marian Chia-Ming Liu  Email My name was the punchline at a comedy show. Admittedly, it was a cheap joke, but the comedian asked who had been to China and I stupidly woohooed. He followed up by asking my name. I said Marian, and to roaring laughs, he exclaimed that it sure didn't sound Asian. My whole life I've never used my Chinese name to avoid being the butt of jokes, only for it to happen with my English name. This experience, coupled with covering the anti-Asian attacks this past year, made me question my identity. Many of the victims were also female and many of the incidents happened in my home state of California, in areas I used to frequent. As a result, I grew paranoid, especially since I now live in South Florida, where there are fewer Asians. Folks I interviewed warned me to carry a personal alarm and even wear sunglasses to hide my background. Yet I still ventured out to support the community, eating at a Vietnamese restaurant last spring, only to witness a White man tear down the waiter and restaurant workers by mocking their accents. My husband and I were the only other Asians there, so I promptly ran out, afraid the situation might escalate into violence.  While I have tried to make sure my community's voice is heard through my stories, I had not done the same for myself. It is time to change that, starting with my byline, to a name that better honors my true self. ADVERTISEMENT   Perspective | Like many Asian Americans, I have long spurned my full name. A wave of racism made me say: No more. I am tired of hiding my true identity and I'm starting by changing my byline. By Marian Chia-Ming Liu ●  Read more »   Did you feel the need to Anglicize your name to fit in? Or did you choose to use your given name and why? Please tell us your story.   Lest we forget What Martin Luther King Jr. said about the filibuster: 'A minority of misguided senators' Senate Democrats plan a vote to change the filibuster by King's birthday if Republicans continue to block voting rights legislation. By Gillian Brockell ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     Snapshot The U.S. Capitol at sunrise Thursday. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post) In Photos: One year after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol The nation marks the anniversary of the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob. By Washington Post Staff ●  Read more »     More from The Post For these congresswomen of color, the Jan. 6 attack still isn't over By Anne Branigin | The Lily ●  Read more »   Rival Jan. 6 vigils reflect deep divides over insurrection By Ellie Silverman, Justin Wm. Moyer and Emily Davies ●  Read more »   The story of Emmett Till has been told before. 'Women of the Movement' reveals new layers of depth and tragedy. Review ●  By Inkoo Kang ●  Read more »   NPR is losing some of its Black and Latino hosts. Colleagues see a larger crisis. By Paul Farhi and Elahe Izadi ●  Read more »   The radicalization of J.D. Vance By Simon van Zuylen-Wood ●  Read more »   Women allege racism, sexism at food media company Feedfeed By Tim Carman ●  Read more »   Slain officer's sister sues Facebook in 'boogaloo' murder, alleging it pushed extremist content By Faiz Siddiqui ●  Read more »     What we're reading What Latino health research says about 'Encanto' By William D. Lopez | Latino Rebels ●  Read more »   Educational opportunities help fuel Asian population growth in the St. Louis region By Eric Schmid | St. Louis Public Radio ●  Read more »   White backlash is a type of racial reckoning, too By Hakeem Jefferson and Victor Ray | Five Thirty Eight ●  Read more »   Jon Stewart denies accusing JK Rowling of anti-Semitism By BBC ●  Read more »     Word on the street   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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