As an immigrant, I would not believe that the decision of immigrating would change my life in unimaginable ways. During the Economic Opening of China, a few decades ago, there is no doubt that some people benefitted a lot from it. More companies invited people to apply for jobs, which was beneficial for people to earn more money to improve their living conditions. However, there are still some people who did not prosper under the great era. Due to the bad economic policies of leaders, many people, including my family, did not have savings. Some of them didn’t even have enough money to buy food, and many families could only eat meat several times a year. Fortunately, my family grasped an opportunity to immigrate to Chicago, which let my family have a chance to have a stable life and achieve their dreams. To begin with, in 1990 some members of my family successfully immigrated to Chicago to have a new life because of new opportunities. Though my parents a...
My current name is Naw Micky, but my real name is Naw Barbra Htun. The name Naw Barbra Htun was given to me by my grandfather and it means wise and respectful. In my case, it means a clever girl who knows God, respects her parents and older people. Barbra was named by a girl who lived in the same town where I was born, and she was smart, hardworking and later she became very successful. Htun was my father’s last name and mostly in Karen culture, people have the same last name as their fathers. Karen which is also known as Kayin is one of the eight ethnic groups in Burma (Myanmar) and although we have our own language, we mostly talk in Burmese because it is the main language. In my culture, people start their name with Naw if it is a girl and Saw if it is a boy. The other one Naw Micky was given to me by my mother. When I was young, I was chubby and very cute among my siblings, so my mother called me Micky and everybody around me started calling me that name. I like both of my names and appreciate them. I think both names show my personality because I am a quick learner, friendly, respectful, kind and hardworking. I am blessed to have these names because I like the meanings and they are easy to pronounce and to remember. 
Hi Micky. I like your name because it same to the cartoon character, Mickey Mouse. It's easy to remember and you look so cute. Nice to meet you~
ReplyDeleteHi Micky. Thank you for interesting information. Your character influenced your name meaning. I believe that people's name affects their characters and lives.
ReplyDeleteHi Micky, thank you for sharing your story! Now I know better about your country and its culture, it is very interesting! :)
ReplyDeleteIt was an interesting story! I also agree with Esma that your name matches to your self being 🙂 I wish you all the best for your future!
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