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Essay 1 - An Old American Woman
An Old American Woman In 2024, I landed in Chicago where it snows every year. I was born and grew up in Vietnam, which never has snow, so I ...
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Mao smila August, 26 2026 Where and why I am still trying to understand why my parents gave my this name. Their answer is always...
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Allen/Zilun Liu ESL 100 August 30,2026 My “Religious” Name My father told me when I was young, “Your English name is well- ...
It is interesting that your mother chose "Yu" instead of following the family tradition. It reminds me many Chinese families often have special meanings and expectations for their children's names.
ReplyDeleteoh, I didn't know 'JIN' is the last name! Your post really helped me understand how Chinese name work so cool
ReplyDeleteI like the seal impression image you posted.
ReplyDeleteit's cool that every character in your name has a meaning. i didn't know that about Chinese names
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting for me, one character can be more than one meaning.
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