Wang or Wang?
Hearts in Taiwan
English - June 03, 2021 08:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsPersonal Journals Society & Culture History taiwanese american chinese american taiwanese taiwan taiwanese history taiwanese immigrants annie wang angela yu annie and angela angela and annie Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This one is for everyone whose name is pronounced differently in America than it would be in your family’s original language. Angela and Annie discuss how even a simple name like Wang can be a hallmark of assimilation, a source of trauma, or an opportunity for reclaimed identity.
Invitation:
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Links:
“America Ruined My Name for Me” by Beth Nguyen
“When the Teacher Doesn’t Even Try to Pronounce Your Name” by comedian Tien Tran
Wangs vs the World by Jade Chang - excerpt in our show notes
"Level Up" by Vienna Teng (Spotify)
Visit our show notes for more about the topics in our episode
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