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I assumed they meant anglicise their whole name to avoid persecution rather than just adopting a common American name for ease of pronunciation.

• abduhl 6y ago
  This has been happening for a long time. You really think that a first generation immigrant from Asia spells their last name Liu or Sato with Roman letters?
  • metiscus 6y ago
    Transliteration is not necessarily a sign of persecution.
  • deleted 6y ago
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