tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post3803863733450289240..comments2024-03-29T08:48:14.872-04:00Comments on pancocojams: Comments About Distinctive African American Names (Which I Don't Call "Ghetto Names") Azizi Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-32182638149881277282015-05-28T11:06:27.626-04:002015-05-28T11:06:27.626-04:00Here's a link to a 2015 article about distinct...Here's a link to a 2015 article about distinctive names: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0528-ramakrishnan-duke-racist-names-20150528-story.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0528-ramakrishnan-duke-racist-names-20150528-story.html</a><br /><br />Karthick Ramakrishnan, the South Asian author of that article, indicated that " the 4 million or so South Asians living in this country, who make up more than 20% of the Asian American population ... tend to have distinctly ethnic names" while Chinese or Korean immigrants...tend to choose European names for their U.S.-born children."<br /><br />Karthick Ramakrishnan also noted that "that unfamiliar names are not necessarily a barrier for advancement. A prominent circuit court judge, and likely next nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, is named Padmanabhan Srikanth "Sri" Srinivasan. The current chief executive of Microsoft is Satya Nadella, and one of the most celebrated architects of the 20th century is leoh Ming "I.M." Pei.<br /><br />Indeed, among Asian Americans, Indians are the least likely to have Anglo or Christian names, but they are the group with the highest levels of educational attainment and income in the United States and appear relatively frequently as CEOs of Fortune 500 companies"...<br /><br />That author also provides examples of what many Americans would consider "strange" names that are given to White people (such as the male names "Taggart", "Mitt", and "Track" and indicated that " no one should have to choose names that fit an "old American" standard. Instead of pressuring or criticizing parents, it would be far more fruitful to remove the root cause of name-based disadvantage: racial discrimination among prospective employers and admissions officers."...<br /> Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-11416759478722416982015-05-26T11:50:00.737-04:002015-05-26T11:50:00.737-04:00Click https://abagond.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/top...Click <a href="https://abagond.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/top-american-baby-names-by-race/" rel="nofollow">https://abagond.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/top-american-baby-names-by-race/</a> for a 2008 article "Top American baby names by race". <br /><br />The article and the comments to that article are quite interesting.Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-10439556454091952132015-05-24T23:56:22.798-04:002015-05-24T23:56:22.798-04:00With regard to the commenter quoted whose name is ...With regard to the commenter quoted whose name is "Japera", I just happened upon that name on <a href="http://www.familiesonlinemagazine.com/baby-names/african.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.familiesonlinemagazine.com/baby-names/african.html</a><br /><br />That site gives this information for that name:<br />" JAPERA : Shona of Zimbabwe name meaning offer thanks. (female)<br /><br />Of course, that name could also be found in other languages in Africa or elsewhere, and have different meanings, and gender. But I thought I'd share that information.<br /><br />Best wishes!Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.com