You want to know why Asians who are born in America have American names? That one is easy.

It is because they are AMERICAN!!!

Yeah, you were probably born here, but odds are your descendants sure as hell weren't, so why are you pretending to be what you're not?

Fuck, my parents should have named me Ludwig.

Then you whine about them "not being proud to be Asian".

Ever stop to think that maybe they are proud to be American?

Let them sit in your head and brew for a bit.

No, it is simply common courtesy.

People need to realize that just because majority may celebrate Christmas does not mean everyone does. "Happy Holidays" is a way to wish everyone a happy holiday season without going into specifics or singling out any specific group.

Now thinking about it, if I trace back my family history I find that I should be German, Irish, Italian, Norwegian and French.

So now I have no clue what I should do now because I have so much shit to incorporate into my persona now.

Oh mighty one, please enlighten me as to what I should do. How do I display my Geriritanorwerench pride?

My daughter now, due to my fiancee, is Polish as well.

Please tell me, how should I raise her?! 

Should I raise her as an American or should I raise her to wakl down the street with a bottle of Whisky in one hand, a Kelbasi in the other while kissing the cheeks of everyone she meets and whatever the hell Norwgians and French do?

I don't do it yet and now feel like such a terrible parent.

She does lovew Kelbasi though, so that's a start.

You're an idiot Asians don't have to adopt European Names to be considered American. America was built with different cultures and names. My point is Asians dont want their culture to be a part of America... 

Wow with your thinking, I am surprised you don't think you should stop breathing since people around the world fart.

No not by law, but people get upset if you do. 

Culture is a collection of memes and isn't tied to race. If you've been raised in a western culture then you can be western without being white. If my sisters boyfriend talked to you on the phone you wouldn't be able to tell that he's ethnically Chinese or that I'm partially Scandinavian/Celtic and English. You would hear someone with an Aussie accent thats lived their whole life in Australia and has a deep understanding of that culture. Let alone the fact that theres no such thing as one monolithic culture, every society has sub-cultures etc so I don't know what "Asian" culture actually is.

At the end of the day though. Who cares? A person can identify with whatever the hell they want to identify with. Don't be so totalitarian.

I think I arrived too late and missed all the fun. Why all the removed posts?

Anyway, I find it really strange that in Australia, as well as in America, many Asian people living here have taken a 'white' name. They call themselves things along the lines of 'Charles', or other very British, names. It seems a shame to me - when you go over to another country to experience their culture, I think it's nice if you take some of your culture over them for them to experience. I've always puzzled as to why this is done. Is it because it is expected that we'll mispronounce their names? Is it to try to fit in?

If anyone is in the situation of doing this (or the reverse, if you are a Caucasian living in Asia and have adopted an 'Asian name) could you let me know your reason for doing so?

If they were born at the States, they act like North Americans. If their parents don't show them their costums, they may not inherit them. If they know their costums and they still don't show them to others, maybe they don't see the need of doing stuff that make them stand out particularily before the society they live in.

They probably call their family members by their Asian names at home. They probably call their Asian friends by their English names in public because they are used to doing so since grade school to forever.