‘I Didn’t Want to Lose My Identity’: 16,000 Readers Reflect on Their Surnames - The New York Times
Hanna Ingber
“I hadn’t only survived it, but it had defined me — as someone who was different yet proud of those differences, a survivor of childhood bullying, a immigrant with a funny last name who had found her own skin and found her own opportunities and identity,” said Ms.
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