No, but my name is neither mine, nor a learning opportunity. My name is a cultural compromise, a reminder of my assimilation.
When we came here, my father said, in America everyone in the family has the same…
Kalonji declared Friday as “DO NOT LET PEOPLE CALL YOU OUT YO NAME DAY.” He said that on that day, people like me, those with extraordinary signifiers, should demand that others do not snatch our names away from us and pronounce them how they see…
this is an article about the time i rode in an uber and learned a life changing lesson from the driver: i cannot pronounce my own name. but before i get into that story i need you to understand something about me…
if your name is chimamanda, lil milagro, nahnatchka, nhất hạnh, quvenzhané or bon’quisha then there is always a moment when you introduce your self where the other person’s face will contort. they may scratch their chin or give some other signal that they…