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Post #131004 by cynfulcynner on Tue, Dec 14, 2004 2:25 PM

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On 2004-12-14 14:19, DawnTiki wrote:
The little Cambodian neighbor girl gave my sone his first Valenitine card signed
"Suk Mi" pronounced "Sue My". She started school in the states her 5th grade year, by the time she started the 7th grade her name was legally changed to Sabrina.

A lot of my Asian classmates had two first names. They had the Chinese/Korean/Vietnamese name given to them by their parents, and the Americanized name that they actually used.