An interesting column from UO student Negina Pirzad in the Daily Emerald, with quotes from other UO students who are and aren’t using Americanized first names. I’ve always enjoyed seeing new students try this out. My ancestor Jost Herbach was all for switching, although he appears to have been misinformed about how easy a time the “English” would have spelling the new last name he picked. So I use Taylor when making dinner reservations. The Emerald’s stories on international students are usually fascinating, I hope Pirzad does more of them.
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