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Tue | January 17, 2006

Chee-Ming Hung: Name Calling

I've walked up to Asians, introduced myself as Chee-Ming, and in the silence of them figuring out what the hell I just said, have added, "it's German."

1 in 4 fall for it. These people are retarded.

1 in 4 refer to me the rest of the time as "Jimmy," which sounds similar in loud and dance beat-friendly surroundings, so they are excused. It was a nickname I incorporated briefly in my life, during a time when being more American to white America was as appealing as an all-you-can-eat pie buffet. This change was not excusable. Please forgive me.

The rest of this focus group (2 out of 4) simply do what I expect most to do: ignore it. They will then introduce me to others as 'you' or 'this guy' until I explain myself again, flash a business card, or write my name on the blackboard, in big cursive letters, for all to observe and remark with, "Oh, I thought it was C-H-I. Weird."

No one gets it fully, and that suits me just fine.

It is a name given to me at birth, one which will be taken to my grave (Gee, I hope that never happens!), and will be questioned during every first impression in-between. I am proud of it, and enjoy the idea of people who have never met me mistaking me for either a mainland Chinaman with half my teeth missing, or a girl.

That's it. Thanks for coming. Now off you go.

Posted by Chee-Ming at January 17, 2006 07:19 PM

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