{"id":21664,"date":"2017-03-02T15:58:28","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T15:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=21664"},"modified":"2017-03-02T15:58:28","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T15:58:28","slug":"name-and-identity-do-chinese-students-need-an-english-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/name-and-identity-do-chinese-students-need-an-english-name","title":{"rendered":"Name and Identity: do Chinese students need an English Name?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>It\u2019s a Friday night outside of Pryzm night club in Cardiff and a Chinese student\u2019s I.D. and bank card have been confiscated by the bouncer.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23463\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23463\" style=\"width: 6000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23463\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/DSC_1495-1474.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4004\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23463\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/DSC_1495-1474.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4004\" \/><\/noscript> <b>For international students, please make sure to use the names that on your ID cards, even going clubbing.\u00a0<\/b><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her name is Xianqing Shao<\/span><b>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">but here she goes by her English name, Lucy<\/span><b>. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She\u2019s an international student from China studying at Cardiff University. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shao had gone to the club with her friends that night when the bouncer doubted her identity, because of the two names. He demanded access to her gmail account on her phone, or else she wouldn\u2019t get her cards back. The names didn\u2019t match up. She\u2019d used her English name for the e-mail account. The bouncer held the cards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAll of my friends helped me prove my identity to the bouncer, but he claimed these proofs are useless,\u201d said Shao. \u201cUntil the police arrived who negotiated with the bouncer for a while, I got my cards back, but I could see the unwillingness on his face.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe bouncer\u2019s taking of Shao\u2019s BRP card and credit card is totally out of order and is unlawful,\u201d says Barrister Buachail via JustAnswer. Buachail has 17 years practice in law. \u201cEssentially, a bouncer is an employee of a private entity, a club, which has no jurisdiction to take or withhold anyone\u2019s ID or credit card. .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The incident could have negative effects for the club, according to Buachail. \u201cThis is an unlawful taking and Shao can sue for damages, although the damages would be very small,\u201d he says. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pryzm Night Club declined comment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Having an English name when studying abroad is pretty common for Chinese students.<\/p>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-21702\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/xianqing.jpg\" width=\"124\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/xianqing.jpg 834w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/xianqing-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/xianqing-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/xianqing-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/xianqing-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/xianqing-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/xianqing-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 124px) 100vw, 124px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-21702\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/xianqing.jpg\" width=\"124\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/xianqing.jpg 834w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/xianqing-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/xianqing-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/xianqing-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/xianqing-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/xianqing-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/xianqing-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 124px) 100vw, 124px\" \/><\/noscript><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThe reason why I gave myself an English name is because my Chinese name was difficult for British people to pronounce. Sometimes, even I didn\u2019t realize they were calling my name, which was awkward.\u201d says Xianqing.\u00a0\u201cI do think having an English name get me involved in the local environment better, just like some British people in China who are trying to learn Chinese always give themselves a Chinese name.\u201d Xianqing explained.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-21707 \" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/\u5c4f\u5e55\u5feb\u7167-2017-03-02-\u4e0b\u53483.06.03-150x150.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-21707 \" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/\u5c4f\u5e55\u5feb\u7167-2017-03-02-\u4e0b\u53483.06.03-150x150.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAlthough my name is hard to pronounce, I insist to use my Chinese name, which is a piece of my identity. And learning to\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pronounce a person\u2019s name is basic respect.\u201d Said Jing Quan, a Chinese student in Cardiff Business School.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were many times when someone I met at party or other social events asked my name, and I said my English name \u2018Catherine\u2019. They always asked again to confirm, and I could tell from their eyes that they thought I was lying. Maybe using your \u2018real name\u2019 is more socially accepted.\u201d says Jialing Huang, a Chinese student in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-21714 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/\u5c4f\u5e55\u5feb\u7167-2017-03-02-\u4e0b\u53483.07.38-150x150.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-21714 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/\u5c4f\u5e55\u5feb\u7167-2017-03-02-\u4e0b\u53483.07.38-150x150.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes things go funny,\u201d says Jinyu Wan, a Chinese student at Cardiff University. \u201cOne of my friend, her Chinese name is Shi Ting, which means \u2018beautiful and talented girl\u2019 in Chinese. But the problem is that it looks very similar to \u2018shiting,\u2019 though she always spells her Name as Shi-Ting, her British classmates can only pronounce it as \u2018shiting.\u2019\u201d\u201cChinese girls often have \u2018die\u2019 in their names, which means butterfly in Chinese, but it is greatly embarrassed to use it in British or other English speaking countries,\u201d Wan says.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-21722\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/bingqing.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/bingqing.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/bingqing-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/bingqing-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/bingqing-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/bingqing-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/bingqing-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/bingqing-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 110px) 100vw, 110px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-21722\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/bingqing.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/bingqing.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/bingqing-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/bingqing-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/bingqing-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/bingqing-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/bingqing-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/bingqing-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 110px) 100vw, 110px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPersonally, I think name is a symbol of a person, which depends on how you would like your classmates, friends, and others call you\u201d says Bingqing, a student in Cardiff University \u201cI always use my English name, \u2018Elsa,\u2019 that\u2019s how I want to be called by others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"alignleft\" style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-21718\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/main-thumb-3104836-200-kzivupfxctzzkilbaoytpbpruqtoraar.jpeg\" width=\"126\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/main-thumb-3104836-200-kzivupfxctzzkilbaoytpbpruqtoraar.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/main-thumb-3104836-200-kzivupfxctzzkilbaoytpbpruqtoraar-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-21718\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/main-thumb-3104836-200-kzivupfxctzzkilbaoytpbpruqtoraar.jpeg\" width=\"126\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/main-thumb-3104836-200-kzivupfxctzzkilbaoytpbpruqtoraar.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/main-thumb-3104836-200-kzivupfxctzzkilbaoytpbpruqtoraar-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/noscript>\u201cI had my own experience of teaching a class of 50 students, all of them were the international students from China,\u201d said Mikhail Kotykhov, an English as a second language teacher. \u201cWhen you look at the list of names, you see a half dozen people named Mary or Johnny, as well as a few Richards, Michaels and Simon.\u201d \u00a0\u201cBut when you actually talk to them, the last thing you want to do is to use English names, \u2018cause it does not really feel that this is their actual name.Personally, I would much rather use the student\u2019s real name and try to do my best pronouncing it,\u201d Kotykhov says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For Chinese students, whether you choose to have an English or not, it\u2019s important to know your legal rights, especially related to identity.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/206421062\">Do Chinese students need an English name?<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user59077446\">Danyang Shen<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21726\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21726\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21726\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/new-piktochart_889_ed790d16345c53eec68ed8d9e6690ee80dcbf422.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"3986\" 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