https://www.scmp.com/rss/525333/feed Jolene Ang was previously a banking and finance journalist at The Straits Times. She is now working in communications for the financial services sector. She remains most at home when telling stories, whether in a newsroom or around a boardroom table. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Jolene Ang Jolene Ang I turned 30 on December 15. That morning, I got a text reminder from the Singapore government that I would need a new photo for my identity card. But renewing the card would also mean having to decide whether to change my surname. My surname today, Ang, is actually not mine by lineage. By blood, I am a Koh. My great-grandmother married a Koh and they had two sons. After his untimely demise, she married an Ang – a man she never had children with. But under social pressure, she changed the surname... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3340768/chinese-singaporeans-first-world-dilemma-should-i-change-my-surname?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3340768/chinese-singaporeans-first-world-dilemma-should-i-change-my-surname?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Jan 2026 01:30:11 +0000