Why do Asians really get straight A's? - Project Gutenberg Consortia ...
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that plenty of <strong>Asians</strong> have endured for having very American names.<br />
“ Hey Johnson! Come look at this picture of Darcy! ” Gabriel shouts brusquely from<br />
across the room, picking up the photo on the bedroom drawer. “ He looks like such a <strong>do</strong>rk! ” I<br />
have to see this for myself.<br />
“ Actually, he looks much better than you, even with those coke-bottle glasses and that<br />
butt-cut hair, ” I tease.<br />
“ I thought it was just you that's ugly. Now I know it runs in your whole family, ” Gabriel<br />
teases back.<br />
“ He may be ugly but you've seen his wife. She's a mighty fine piece of—”<br />
“ Not as hot as my Honey Lee! ” Gabriel interrupts, with excitement upon mentioning<br />
her name. Honey Lee is a Korean model and a former Miss Korea, but more importantly,<br />
Gabriel's biggest infatuation—and presumably every guy in Korea. What I <strong>do</strong>n't <strong>get</strong> is why her<br />
name is Honey. She might as well have the name, Sugar Lee, so it sounds like sugary, then<br />
she can be put in Kool-Aid or chocolate cake. And with a name like Honey, she may as well<br />
be a stripper and work the pole, because no one's going to take her seriously. The thing with<br />
people in Asia is that they love to give themselves ridiculous English names.<br />
I remember a missionary from my church that told me the names of several kids in<br />
villages all across China: Kobe Chang, Shaq Huang, Pokemon Mah, and a multifarious<br />
mockery of other names, including the worst of them all, American I<strong>do</strong>l Wang! One of the boys<br />
actually has the first name, American I<strong>do</strong>l. I couldn't help but laugh my @ss off. No wonder<br />
Americans make fun of Asian foreigners; I would too!<br />
“ Gabriel, your little Honey Lee ain't all that. ”<br />
“ Oh you're just jealous because she's hotter than your Emilie, ” Gabriel teases,<br />
displaying a stupid smile that I would love to smack right off his face.<br />
“ I wish she was my Emilie, ” I say, dejectedly. d@mn I wish she was mine. Let me tell<br />
you that she's absolutely stunning in every way: tall, thin, and statuesque. Her eyes are wide,<br />
but nicely shaped, and—wait! I've already told you about Emilie, haven't I? I <strong>really</strong> need to<br />
snap out of it.<br />
An unexpected knock comes at my <strong>do</strong>or. The <strong>do</strong>or opens even before I can say “ Come<br />
in”— like Daddy, like Auntie.<br />
“ You need go to sleep now. You two go to bed. Church tomorrow. Wake up early. ”<br />
Auntie slams my <strong>do</strong>or, just as violently as Daddy; I guess the both of them went to the same