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Dong

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Apr 19, 2003, 11:23:51 AM4/19/03
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After I became a US citizen years ago, I legally changed my first name to an
American name and my real Korean first name has become my middle name. I've
regretted this name change and now I am thinking of changing it back to what
it was.

I noticed many asian-americans, who were raised in Asia, have american names
like(Johnny Chung-dealt business with clinton. Henry Lee: famous Korean
american DR)

Do most of them have just american nicknames or are there names legally
American? Any of you legally went through a legal process to change your
name to an American name? any regrets?


man_mars

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Apr 19, 2003, 11:49:53 AM4/19/03
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Dong, I think you made the right choice in changing your name.

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Crunchy Cookie

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Apr 19, 2003, 6:37:38 PM4/19/03
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"man_mars" <man_...@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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Naw, if he had just put a "Long" and a "Duk" before it, he could've been a
famous Korean too.


Peter L

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Apr 20, 2003, 12:55:52 PM4/20/03
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I know a guy named Fu Yu. He changed his name, no regrets, I hear.


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Newballs

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Apr 20, 2003, 5:58:59 PM4/20/03
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My Chinese name was Sum Ting Wong, and for a long time, I've always
felt that something is not right :).

On Sun, 20 Apr 2003 09:55:52 -0700, "Peter L" <pete...@hotmail.com>
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Newballs

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Apr 20, 2003, 6:02:28 PM4/20/03
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I don't know if anybody knows this, there is a Chinese restaurant in
Alhambra called "Yu Fat", I shit you not ! Somebody confirm it for me,
busness there seems pretty good despite of the name.


On Sun, 20 Apr 2003 09:55:52 -0700, "Peter L" <pete...@hotmail.com>
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>I know a guy named Fu Yu. He changed his name, no regrets, I hear.

man_mars

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Apr 21, 2003, 9:24:29 PM4/21/03
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On Sun, 20 Apr 2003 22:02:28 GMT, sciss...@yahoo.com (Newballs)
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>I don't know if anybody knows this, there is a Chinese restaurant in
>Alhambra called "Yu Fat", I shit you not ! Somebody confirm it for me,
>busness there seems pretty good despite of the name.
>

I saw a Dung Wong or Wong Dung, or some such restuarant in
Monterey Park. Not too difficult to finds names like these.
I still would like to eat someday at "Fuk Yu".

Newballs

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Apr 22, 2003, 5:32:24 AM4/22/03
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On Tue, 22 Apr 2003 01:24:29 GMT, man_...@adelphia.net (man_mars)
wrote:

>On Sun, 20 Apr 2003 22:02:28 GMT, sciss...@yahoo.com (Newballs)
>wrote:
>
>>I don't know if anybody knows this, there is a Chinese restaurant in
>>Alhambra called "Yu Fat", I shit you not ! Somebody confirm it for me,
>>busness there seems pretty good despite of the name.
>>
>
>I saw a Dung Wong or Wong Dung, or some such restuarant in
>Monterey Park. Not too difficult to finds names like these.
>I still would like to eat someday at "Fuk Yu".

Well, they do have "Fu Yu Eggs" as a dish in most Chinese restaurants,
so go feast on that if you must.

man_mars

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Apr 22, 2003, 10:10:52 AM4/22/03
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On Tue, 22 Apr 2003 09:32:24 GMT, sciss...@yahoo.com (Newballs)
wrote:

>
>On Tue, 22 Apr 2003 01:24:29 GMT, man_...@adelphia.net (man_mars)
>wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 20 Apr 2003 22:02:28 GMT, sciss...@yahoo.com (Newballs)
>>wrote:
>>
>>>I don't know if anybody knows this, there is a Chinese restaurant in
>>>Alhambra called "Yu Fat", I shit you not ! Somebody confirm it for me,
>>>busness there seems pretty good despite of the name.
>>>
>>
>>I saw a Dung Wong or Wong Dung, or some such restuarant in
>>Monterey Park. Not too difficult to finds names like these.
>>I still would like to eat someday at "Fuk Yu".
>
>Well, they do have "Fu Yu Eggs" as a dish in most Chinese restaurants,
>so go feast on that if you must.
>

I might. I just might. Always trying to expand my knowledge of Chinese
food.

Wheeljak

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Apr 22, 2003, 12:32:20 PM4/22/03
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On Tue, 22 Apr 2003 01:24:29 GMT, man_...@adelphia.net (man_mars)
said in writing:

>On Sun, 20 Apr 2003 22:02:28 GMT, sciss...@yahoo.com (Newballs)
>wrote:
>
>>I don't know if anybody knows this, there is a Chinese restaurant in
>>Alhambra called "Yu Fat", I shit you not ! Somebody confirm it for me,
>>busness there seems pretty good despite of the name.
>>
>
>I saw a Dung Wong or Wong Dung, or some such restuarant in
>Monterey Park. Not too difficult to finds names like these.
>I still would like to eat someday at "Fuk Yu".
>

On the 'net, I saw a place called Mei Dung. I wouldn't wanna eat
there.
--
Wheeljak
"I have not failed, I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
--Thomas Edison

Wolfgang Burkhardt

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Apr 23, 2003, 10:00:21 AM4/23/03
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I am wondering if the North Korean leader Kim Jong il named his
missiles after his manhood - No Dong ?

No-Dong Missile

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Long

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May 17, 2003, 9:48:24 PM5/17/03
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Not a problem for me personally. amongst Hong Kongers and people from
HK, people starting having english names as well as Chinese names
starting around the 50s. In addition to my Chinese name, my birth
certificate in HK has my english name on it and so does my HK identity
card.

My legal name in the US is just my English name. It's just for
convenience sake that I use my English name. No need to have
non-Chinese speakers mangle my name Chinese name trying to pronounce
it correctly.

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