Aria Young started using an English name when she moved to the US. She explores how she feels about that in her award-winning podcast, “What’s In A Name?”. Photo: Jenessa Lu
A Chinese student’s podcast on her English name change reflects on Asian identity and the ways she’s reclaiming her culture
- In an award-winning podcast, Shanghai-born Aria Young questions why she abandoned her native Chinese name when she moved to the US
- It was a decision that has left her feeling confused, she says, and while she still goes by her English name, she wants to honour her cultural lineage
Aria Young started using an English name when she moved to the US. She explores how she feels about that in her award-winning podcast, “What’s In A Name?”. Photo: Jenessa Lu
