Our name is like an elongated shadow attached at our heels. A tenacious sign of identification, it is intimately connected with our identification. While our first name is given to us lovingly and tenderly by our parents (or parent surrogates), our surname connects us to our … [Read more...]
My Interview with Joseph Planta at thecommentary.ca
Since 2004, Joseph Planta from Vancouver has been interviewing artists, writers, academics and professionals from a wide variety of fields on his online show, The Commentary. I was delighted to have had this interesting radio interview with him on various aspects of my new book, … [Read more...]
An interview with WGTD’s Greg Berg
In a recent interview on WGTD’s Morning Show, Greg Berg and I discussed a number of themes drawn from The Power of Names. Our discussion touched on the different meanings attributed to our first and last names, as well as the topic of name-changing as a way of assimilating to a … [Read more...]
How Does Your Name Shape You?
Shortly after the publication of my new book, I was contacted by Anne Strainchamps from To the Best of Our Knowledge, a nationally syndicated online radio broadcast, to participate in the segment of a larger program entitled What’s In A Name? In addition to the significance of … [Read more...]
Parth Shah Discusses Living With a Name That Is Difficult to Pronounce
In this interesting Hyphen episode, Parth Shah, an Indian-American journalist highlights the daily difficulties encountered by Asian-Americans living with names that are difficult to pronounce. Several interviewees discuss the origins of their names and the question of … [Read more...]