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To Protect Me From America, My Parents Changed My Name Without Telling Me

To Protect Me From America, My Parents Changed My Name Without Telling Me
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"At 18, her parents changed her last name without telling her. She realized that her Asian mother and African father were trying to protect her from racism."

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