Chinese American Names

Tradition and Transition

By: Emma Woo Louie

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Paperback | 30 July 2008

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The naming practices of Chinese Americans are the focus of this work. Since Chinese immigration began in the mid - 19th century, names of immigrants and those of their descendants have been influenced by both Chinese and American name customs. The naming traditions of China are first presented. It is a base for understanding the numerous modifications that may happen to personal names in the interaction between cultures as diametrically opposed as Chinese culture can be from American culture, 'itself part of another great tradition, Western civilization'. One discovers that surnames are clues to Chinese dialect sounds, that many have been Americanized, that new surnames were created and that, in more recent decades as the Chinese American population has grown, new names practices developed and surnames have proliferated. Included are ideographs to surnames and an overview of their preservation by Americans of Chinese descent.

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"unique...interesting...a wealth of information...the first serious, comprehensive study of Chinese American names...engagingly written and often amusing...quite insightful...rich details on Chinese naming practices...outstanding...one of the most important sources for studying Chinese American history and naming practices"-NAMES; "new, unique...comprehensive...a great read"-Pacific Reader; "explains the mysteries"-C&RL News.

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Foreword	p. 1
Acknowledgments	p. 3
Introduction	p. 7
Chinese Name Traditions	p. 13
History, Myths and Family Names	p. 15
Sources of Family Names	p. 22
Some Characteristics of Family Names	p. 33
On Chinese Given Names	p. 42
The Generation Name	p. 51
Names as Clues to Identity	p. 59
Who Are Chinese Americans?	p. 61
A Great Variety in Dialect Sound	p. 70
A Choice of Name Styles	p. 82
Chinese American Name Customs	p. 93
Chinese Names in Early Official Records	p. 95
Stabilizing Surnames	p. 106
It's Only a "Paper" Name	p. 113
Attempts to Standardize Chinese Name Spelling	p. 117
Americanization of Names	p. 123
Transferring Name Traditions	p. 132
New Patronyms and Other New Names	p. 139
Surname Clumping and Family Associations	p. 149
What's in a Surname Character?	p. 161
Parsing the Character	p. 163
Preserving the Surname Character	p. 168
Summary	p. 177
Common Surnames and Their Chinese Characters	p. 181
Glossary	p. 193
Notes	p. 197
Selected Bibliography	p. 209
Index	p. 223
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