When I started elementary school, I was always asked by my friends and teachers why my parents gave me a more customary American first name instead of a more traditional Chinese first name, and what is so special about my first name Kevin. When I was younger, many of friends were too young to understand that my parents were trying to assimilate me into American society by giving me an American name. At the time, I wasn’t quite sure why my parents named me Kevin Kwok or the meaning behind it. I would change the subject every time someone would ask me about my name. As I grew older, I realized that my parent gave me the name, Kevin Kwok because it bridges the American and Chinese culture together. In addition to linking American and Chinese
