Following is an excerpt: 
The following is an abridged version of an interview by Te-hsing Shan, which took place on August 10, 2014 in San Francisco. Video of Judy Yung’s talk at the Asian American and Asian Research Institute, of The City University of New York, on March 6, 2015, can be viewed online at www.aaari.info/15-03-06Yung.htm

I. Forging Paper Identities and Real Names
Shan: May we start with your name? Your formal English name is Judith Yung and all of your books are published under the name Judy Yung. According to Chinese newspapers in the U.S., your Chinese name is Yang Bifang (楊碧芳). But several years ago, Mrs. Laura Lai told me, right in front of Mr. Lai, that your real Chinese surname is Tan (譚). And you told me last April that your real family name is Tan, and that your real Chinese full name is Tom Bick Fong (譚碧芳). Can you say something about the story behind your name, or other people like yourself, with fluid names, in the context of Chinese American history?

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