Our kids get to grow up in the most culturally diverse family I know…They get American culture, Chinese culture, and Ethiopian culture. I visited my grandmother last weekend and she told us their names in Cantonese and also wrote out their names in Chinese characters (shown above – next to bamboo drawings she made) (She’s really good at calligraphy). While we were in Ethiopia we went to a Korean restaurant, and Asher grabbed a pair of chop sticks (having never seen them before in his life) as soon as he saw me doing it and started eating with them. I loved it; I just thought, “Yup, that’s my boy.”
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Asher Tan= American Name
Gebretsadik = Amharic Name
Chun A’chi = Cantonese Name
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Levi Tan = American Name
Mezekr = Amharic Name
Chun Lee Mae =Cantonese Name
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I just think that’s so amazing. Asher and Levi will doubtlessly be confused at times, but I hope and pray the ability to draw from so many cultures will be a blessing, rather than a curse overall. I think it’s pretty awesome. Without a doubt there will be struggles, identity issues, and confusion, but oh boy, will they ever be unique! Imagine what perspectives and point of views they will have as adults. Plus, I am enjoying trail blazing multicultural/multi-ethnic families. It’s a cool little mini-picture of the Kingdom of God in our family 🙂
-Dave
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