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A Significant Name
June 23 2021 (over 3 years ago)Rating
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- Director: Diane Russo Cheng
- Genre: Documentary
- Runtime: 5 m
- Company: British Vogue
“A Significant Name” tells the story of Banban’s Chinese name. Born in Texas to Taiwanese immigrant parents, Banban was given an identifiable female American name - now their dead name - as a way to assimilate into western culture. But as their sense of who they are evolves, so does their name.