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When your child rejects their cultural name

My teenage daughter wants to change her name to something that has no connection to our heritage, and I don't know if I should support her or fight for our family's history.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The generational tension between preserving cultural legacy and allowing individual self-determination tests the boundaries of parental love and cultural survival.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Name and identity across cultures?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.