Discrimination behind mispronouncing personal names

Episode 9 August 18, 2022 00:15:32
Discrimination behind mispronouncing personal names
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Discrimination behind mispronouncing personal names

Aug 18 2022 | 00:15:32

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Show Notes

In this episode, Emily Marsten talks with Rachelle Valenzuela on the racism behind English speakers purposely mispronouncing or “nicknaming” people of color names. Valenzuela is a Mount Royal University student who moved to Canada from the Philippines as a child. Since moving to Canada she has dealt with a constant mispronunciation of her name, Rachelle, where many people would constantly refer to her as Rachel, even after correction.

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