My personal belief is that if you wouldn’t do it, you shouldn’t ask others to do it. I’m sure if someone asked you to change your name so it was easier for them, you’d be outraged. Surnames and the like have meaning, family history, people are filled with pride from their name. The world is not the same as it was over 100 years ago, people aren’t coming over through Ellis Island and lining up to get a new last name. Is that what your family did out of cowardice of discrimination? Is that why you have such a lackluster name such as ‘Brown’? Well my family didn’t do that, and my family is Irish, they came over when the Irish were despised here. But they chose to keep their name because they were proud of it.

America is a melting pot of other races and cultures. Do you not understand that? Republicans like you often scream “love it or leave it”, but why don’t you try loving America for what it is in reality, not what your senile delusions make it out to be. America is more than Browns or Smiths. They’re Takahashi, Gonzalez, Tarantino, Baumhauer, Monaghan, Konstantinov, Beaumont, and Sung. Really, out of all those the Asian ones are he simplest. But for some reason when you see those names attached to an Asian person, the little bit of a brain you have shuts down. Why is that? It’s not that hard.

And you’re saying that Democrats are making this out to be a race issue? No sweet heart, you did. You only asked this of Asian-Americans. Even though there are plenty of European, Hispanic, and African names that are hard to pronounce, you only asked Asians. It namely seems like you’re targeting the Chinese, which makes me baffle at your stupidity, as it’s been said, many Chinese (hell many Asian surnames aside from Japanese) are one simple word.

If you can’t comprehend one simple word like ‘Sung’ ‘Bai’ ‘Chan’ or ‘Li’, then I don’t know how you think they’re going to be able to make things simpler for you. Maybe you should let your children to the voter registrations instead since they’ll probably be able to comprehend those last names easier than you.

I am a staunch Republican, but must say I am totally embarrassed that you are one of the group. How ignorant are you to make a statement that Asians should change their names to make it easier for Americans to understand? Asian surnames, especially Chinese surnames contain one syllable. Maybe one syllable is one too many for you to understand. I think you have BROWN for a BRAIN. Your remarks haven’t exactly made you one of the more popular people in the party.

I agree with your idea that Asians should change their names for the sake of ease and to allow better identification of people via their name. Forget that some names are hundreds or even thousands of years old, likely older than your family of origin. Everyone should simply have a conventional one-name first, middle and last name. Let us extend your idea to your Latino, Pilipino and other constituents to drop their multiple middle names. Why bother with inconvenient multiple formal names which reflect their family and marriage histories. In fact other ethnic minorities should also consider changing their names. (You should start preparing your own name change, since Caucasians will likely be a minority in the coming decades.)

My job would be easier that when I see patients I could simply identify in the waiting room the next person without announcing their surname publicly. Imagine the seconds I could save!

I am dismayed to find that your last name “Brown” does not easily identify you or your skin color. I should look up a number of “Whites” of African-American descent who went to my elementary and middle schools and ask them to reevaluate their name when they complete state and federal forms. Similarly, you might consider changing your name to Bette WASP Smith. (Dear Smith family, forgive me for suggesting such a change.) This would make it much easier for me to identify you. Now I will have to ask my non-Asian wife to change her name after she voluntarily took my last name to honor my family and heritage…

Asian-American Physician

And lets make your life easier by getting them slaves back and killing them gays. Yee Haw!!!

PS: I would LOVE to see her try to pronounce my Swedish roomates last name properly. Or my German first name and French middle name.

Those are foreign languages too, even though they’re from Europe. Maybe we should just change all the Geoffreys to Jeffrey because “Geoffrey” is not American and she probably can’t pronounce it.

This is a completely racist statement, and there is absolutely no way around that.

Asian names are great because many of the names are hard to pronounce AND they mean something really cool. I don’t think they need to change their names to suit us at all, and also BTW aren’t they AMERICANS also?

This is ALL about racism, and it should not be tolerated. I say kick that lady out of her job and replace her position with someone who is more in tuned with reality.

http://victimofprejudice.blogspot.com/

My friend was also victim of racism. His name was also distorted at work. But he never agreed to racism even at the cost of his job. Read his incident on url. Very inspiring.

http://victimofprejudice.blogspot.com/

I don’t know whether to call her an ignorant racist or just plain STUPID.
Actually.. she’s both.
Just because we’re Asian does not mean that you have the right to even REQUEST that we submit to your literacy challenge.
Just because you think you’re a high-class white lady does not mean that your ‘minor’ suggestions will be taken into consideration.

Get your head out of La-di-da land, dumb broad. You are not the center of the universe. You are not the only conscious living being in this universe. Remind yourself that there are other well-rounded people in this world that have MORE than half a brain (you have less) to come to your house and give you a long-awaited … hmm … kick in the shins. I don’t know how this lady even lived half her life with people enduring this kind of idiocy.

Go pick up a dictionary. I’m sure you’ll have more suggestions after.

And how about once, JUST ONCE, can you AT LEAST TRY to live with other people’s cultures? Just because you think you are the superior race, other people should submit to you and change their background JUST FOR YOU? JUST BECAUSE IT’S EASIER FOR YOU?! I don’t think so! This is America, and Native Americans were kind to the white people and even learned about their culture. What did the white man do? Kill all the natives. Just ’cause its EASIER to deal with! HOW TYPICAL.

The point ISN’T that other names are just as hard to pronounce. The point is is that this lady is a selfish, outrageously self-centered TEXAN who can’t get her mind outta her ignorant box!

Wake up lady! I think it’d be easier to deal with YOU when someone finally has your lips sewn together!

I would NOT try to use an alphabet I don’t even know for a language I can’t speak and write the word or name myself. If I did that, then I could not possibly expect them to pronounce it the way I intended.