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 their descendants have been influenced by both Chinese and American name customs. This detailed study first describes the naming traditions of China, providing a base for understanding how personal names may change in the interaction between cultures. 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…mehr
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 their descendants have been influenced by both Chinese and American name customs. This detailed study first describes the naming traditions of China, providing a base for understanding how personal names may change in the interaction between cultures. 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.
Table of Contents Foreword by Him Mark Lai Acknowledgments Introduction PART I: CHINESE NAME TRADITIONS 1. History, Myths and Family Names 2. Sources of Family Names 3. Some Characteristics of Family Names 4. On Chinese Given Names 5. The Generation Name PART II: NAMES AS CLUES TO IDENTITY 6. Who Are Chinese Americans? 7. A Great Variety in Dialect Sound 8. A Choice of Name Styles PART III: CHINESE AMERICAN NAME CUSTOMS 9. Chinese Names in Early Official Records 10. Stabilizing Surnames 11. It's Only a "Paper" Name 12. Attempts to Standardize Chinese Name Spelling 13. Americanization of Names 14. Transferring Name Traditions 15. New Patronyms and Other New Names 16. Surname Clumping and Family Associations PART IV: WHAT'S IN A SURNAME CHARACTER? 17. Parsing the Character 18. Preserving the Surname Character 19. Summary Appendix: Common Surnames and Their Chinese Characters Glossary Notes Selected Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Foreword by Him Mark Lai Acknowledgments Introduction PART I: CHINESE NAME TRADITIONS 1. History, Myths and Family Names 2. Sources of Family Names 3. Some Characteristics of Family Names 4. On Chinese Given Names 5. The Generation Name PART II: NAMES AS CLUES TO IDENTITY 6. Who Are Chinese Americans? 7. A Great Variety in Dialect Sound 8. A Choice of Name Styles PART III: CHINESE AMERICAN NAME CUSTOMS 9. Chinese Names in Early Official Records 10. Stabilizing Surnames 11. It's Only a "Paper" Name 12. Attempts to Standardize Chinese Name Spelling 13. Americanization of Names 14. Transferring Name Traditions 15. New Patronyms and Other New Names 16. Surname Clumping and Family Associations PART IV: WHAT'S IN A SURNAME CHARACTER? 17. Parsing the Character 18. Preserving the Surname Character 19. Summary Appendix: Common Surnames and Their Chinese Characters Glossary Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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