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Baby Born on AirAsia Flight Named AirAsia

Leave a comment | 1 November 2009
About two weeks ago, a Malaysian woman gave birth aboard an AirAsia flight from Penang to Kuching. What did she name her son? Asia Liew Ya Hang, in honor of the budget airline. She says “Ya Hang” means “AirAsia” in Mandarin, and that: It’s the best name I can give my son who was the first [...]
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How to Pronounce Asian Names

9 Comments | 29 January 2007
Yesterday I discovered the “Asian Name Pronunciation Guide,” which was created by California State Polytechnic University (Pomona) to help its students “more accurately pronounce some common Asian first and last names.” What a cool thing for the school to make available to the public! There are pages for names in Japanese, Chinese (both Mandarin and Cantonese), [...]
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