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Have people ever asked you if you had an English name or an “easier name” to pronounce? Today, we dive into the world of foreign names and talk about how people with foreign names have been disrespected their whole lives, whether it be in the job market or in their personal relationships.

📚SOURCES📚

https://www.hireimmigrants.ca/wp-content/uploads/Final-Report-Which-employers-discriminate-Banerjee-Reitz-Oreopoulos-January-25-2017.pdf (U of T & RU)

https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/5494/black-sounding-name-conjures-larger-more-dangerous-person (UCLA)

https://www.sfgate.com/news/editorspicks/article/Laney-College-professor-anglicize-name-Phuc-Bui-15352298.php# (Laney College Incident)

https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/120710 (LinkedIn Update)

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