Have you ever:
- Wondered how to address people with Asian names in emails and letters?
- Had difficulty entering Asian names into databases?
- Been unsure how to pronounce an Asian name?
- Felt embarrassed and rude because of difficulty with Asian names?
Success with Asian Names is a hands-on guide for teachers, administrators, librarians, health workers and anyone else who works regularly with people of Asian background.
Covering names from China, Korea, Vietnam, Thainland, Cambodia, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, and key language groups from the Indian subcontinent, this is the essential reference guide to using Asian names correctly.
Dr. Fiona Swee-Lin Price runs regular training courses on the correct use of Asian names and is a specialist in managing cultural diversity.
Part One
Introduction to Part one
Chapter 1 What's in a name?
Chapter 2 Understanding Asian Languages: Romanisation
Chapter 3 Adapting Asian names:anglicisation
Chapter 4 Managing Asian names
Part Two
Introduction to Part Two
Chapter 5 Chinese names
Chapter 6 Korean names
Chapter 7 Japanse names
Chapter 8 Vietnamese names
Chapter 9 Thai names
Chapter 10 Khmer names
Etc.
" Well-presented, clear and deals with the wide range of Asian languages in an impressively accomplished fashion. It should be in the hands of anyone who is concerned to "get it right" in dealing with prople from other cultures."
--Dr Milton Osborne, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Asian Studies, ANU--