Very interesting article! I certainly agree that having an unusual (in this case simply being foreign) name helps one identify with their own heritage and there shouldn’t be shaming around it. As someone who recently went through all the administrative trouble to legally change my Chinese name to an English one, I feel inspired to offer my view on this issue. I felt so much more at ease when I use my English name because nobody has trouble pronouncing it and I felt more like a part of the game. Everybody knows I have a Chinese name that they don’t know how to pronounce but they’ve embraced my self-provided English name wholeheartedly without question. I got sick of telling every customer representative about my legal name and how I need to explain my two identities all the time. That’s not to say I’m not proud of my culture — I am very much but I think it’s okay to choose a more easy-to-use name while living in another culture. A lot of parents put their children’s non-English names in the middle name to preserve their identities while giving the children an easier time at school. It’s a matter of choice so there is no right or wrong.