one more note. . .
in reply to a message by kizuko
Quoted from my response to Sabrina:
I just think that it was wrong of them to deny the girl a piece of her culture because she didn't look the part. While I don't think that one's heritage should alienate them from the right to use certain names, the parents obviously felt like she had to be Vietnamese to merit an ethnic name . . . therefore, shouldn't the fact that she was Vietnamese have been enough for them, regardless of how she looks! I would very much like to find someone who doesn't think she should have the name based on looks, though . . .I don't really want to offend the parents by asking their reasoning, so I'd like to talk to a similar thinking person about it ^_^
I just think that it was wrong of them to deny the girl a piece of her culture because she didn't look the part. While I don't think that one's heritage should alienate them from the right to use certain names, the parents obviously felt like she had to be Vietnamese to merit an ethnic name . . . therefore, shouldn't the fact that she was Vietnamese have been enough for them, regardless of how she looks! I would very much like to find someone who doesn't think she should have the name based on looks, though . . .I don't really want to offend the parents by asking their reasoning, so I'd like to talk to a similar thinking person about it ^_^